University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill trustees heard Thursday about two controversies that have roiled the campus in recent weeks: the reading skills of student-athletes and the online... Read More
Once upon a time, and not too long ago, the job of journalism was seen as reporting the truth “without fear or favor” and “letting the chips fall where they may.” Not so much anymore... Read More
A TAPster who spent years working in economic development shares this: “The most astonishing news last week (other than the daily calamities at DHHS) was the invitation we received via email to... Read More
Back when General Washington whipped King George the old saying ‘A penny saved is a penny earned’ was a bit of folk wisdom hardly a soul disagreed with – but these days modern economists have... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, January 21, 2014. As allegations about no-show classes, poor reading test results and calculated efforts to keep athletes academically eligible to play ball continue... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday outlined the goals for his second year in office, which include increasing teacher pay, fast-tracking fracking, and calling on the General Assembly to embrace his wife’s... Read More
If state leaders want to improve North Carolina’s education system in the future, they will have to begin with a better understanding of the history of school reform in our state. Unfortunately, the... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 20, 2014. Warning horns should blast full force around the Obama administration approving a change in federal law to replace most federal inspectors on poultry... Read More
Thom Tillis is walking the same tightrope that Jim Hunt walked in his U.S. Senate race 30 years ago. But Tillis’ balance is even more precarious. Tillis today, like Hunt then, has to appeal to... Read More
Despite all the bumbling and fumbling in his state health agency, Gov. Pat McCrory and his embattled agency secretary, Aldona Wos, may finally be poised for a small policy and political victory. Or... Read More
