by Jim Morill and Ely Portillo, The Charlotte Observer, August 29, 2013. Reflecting the tensions that marked North Carolina’s legislative session, seven Mecklenburg lawmakers sparred with each other... Read More
Fifty years ago, The University of North Carolina passed a Speaker Ban to clamp down on Marxist interlopers trying to poison the young skulls of mush matriculating in Chapel Hill. Of course, the... Read More
A long-time Raleigh veteran warns that next year's short legislative session could bring a “hopeless muddle” in the office of speaker Thom Tillis. I quote: “Tillis is forsaking the best... Read More
Pat McCrory just can’t help himself. When he meets with reporters, he tells them what he thinks sounds good, regardless of whether it’s true or not. Gary Pearce pointed out this traitearlier in... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, August 27, 2013. Amid controversy over voter ID requirements and early voting changes and other modifications to North Carolina’s election statutes enacted by... Read More
Legislators will return to the capital next week to figure out what to do about Gov. Pat McCrory’s two vetoes. Then, the 2013 legislative session should be put to bed for good. No more bizarre bills... Read More
WRAL misses the elephant in the room in dutifully playing its part in the messaging for a minimum-wage hike via covering fast-food workers’ self-defeating strike: “When I saw the strikes on TV... Read More
It's like voter suppression. Only it took place at medical offices. Yesterday I had my blood tested, and today I had a CT scan. In both places, I was required to show a driver's license – or, I... Read More
Leaders of the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center outlined plans Wednesday for a diminished future for the nonprofit agency, saying the loss of millions in state money will lead it to a focus on... Read More
Editorial by Jim Jenkins, News and Observer, August 29, 2013. The N&O’s popular Past Times column edited by Teresa Leonard is a sometimes-nostalgic, sometimes-serious look at stories about events of... Read More
