Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, September 20, 2013. The numbers relating to binge-drinking high school students are horrifying. Throw in the fact that the numbers might not even be the whole... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 25, 2013. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest drew attention to himself last week for telling conservative support-ers in Greensboro that North Carolina should have the... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, September 25, 2013. Pat McCrory said he was going to run North Carolina’s state government like a business, but it’s proving to be a funny business. Consider the... Read More
Although it may not seem obvious at first, there is a common denominator between two separate dramas playing out in Washington and Raleigh right now. Nationally, the top story in domestic policy is... Read More
by Sarah Ovaska, NC Policy Watch, September 24, 2013. The state’s Medicaid director is out, after only eight months on the job. Carol Steckel submitted her resignation later Monday, saying she would... Read More
Governor McCrory has to hope that Aldona Wos and the high-paid operatives around her pull off a miracle at DHHS. Because he clearly can’t fire her. Wos is the most powerful person in Raleigh... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 24, 2013. There is only one reason N.C. Education Lottery officials want to offer lottery ticket sales online – they know more people will throw away... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 24, 2013. The political chatter surrounding controversial N.C. Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos has centered on the high salaries and a... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 24, 2013. The second earthquake is on the way. It won't be an aftershock. And it's likely to be worse than the first. Welcome to the waiting line for... Read More
Popular lies about U.S. education certainly don’t do the kids any good. They just let the adults continue to feel comfortable while kids receive increasing diagnoses of ADHD(one in five boys now... Read More
