published in Under the Dome, News and Observer, December 3, 2013. Two North Carolina lawmakers are getting different kinds of attention from the list-producers at BuzzFeed. The popular website reports... Read More
The following chart is from a recent report produced by the Tax Foundation that examines the government's income redistribution via tax and spending policies. Interesting findings include: Federal... Read More
This year our General Assembly members reached across the aisle on an issue of staggering significance, the trafficking of people in our state. The law now comes down harder on those who buy and sell... Read More
The refusal of 25 states, including North Carolina, to expand their Medicaid programs is a tragedy for the 5.2 million people who won’t get health coverage. It’s also an excellent opportunity to... Read More
If anybody looked old school, it was North Carolina Sen. Clyde Hoey with his swallowtail coat, a flower in the buttonhole and his flowery speeches. His Sunday school lessons given at Edenton Street... Read More
As Maine goes,” the old saying went, “so goes the nation.” Not anymore. Nowadays, North Carolina is America’s bellwether. It is here that the potent forces transforming America – changing... Read More
Bonner Bridge, a 50-year-old Outer Banks structure that links Hatteras and Ocracoke islands to the mainland, was closed to traffic Tuesday after sonar scans and divers found new evidence of dangerous... Read More
From Gov. Pat McCrory, in response to Editorial Page Editor Taylor Batten’s Sunday column (“The source of all McCrory’s troubles?” Dec. 1): I covered many issues in my 90-minute plus interview... Read More
With Tony Bennett, at age 87, still belting out the tunes, maybe Democrats should employ him to sing a campaign theme for 2014. "Put On a Happy Face" seems to be in order. It's what Democrats are... Read More
I've taken a fair amount of heat for a post that I wrote two weeks ago in this space titled "Obama's Gift to the Republicans." The gift is, of course, the Affordable Care Act. I wrote that it was... Read More
