North Carolina should put more focus on education, a former congressman and state superintendent of public instruction told the Forsyth County Senior Democrats on Wednesday. Bob Etheridge, who was the... Read More
I’m obviously not a big fan of Governor McCrory, but I want an accurate read on him. It doesn’t do Democrats any good to underestimate him. Two cases in point: (1) Democrats who dismissed... Read More
The start of the traditional school year is right around the corner. And the North Carolina Public Schools Application System, which does not include job vacancies for Wake, Mecklenburg, or Pitt... Read More
Editorial, Greenville Daily Reflector, August 6, 2013. The election of Pat McCrory in November ushered into the governor’s office an individual with nearly 30 years of management experience with... Read More
According to one N.C. State University professor’s index of North Carolina’s leading economic indicators, the state’s economy has shown modest growth since last year and will continue to grow... Read More
Former North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has closed her campaign accounts, distributing the more than $1.2 million political war chest raised for her derailed 2012 re-election bid. Nearly... Read More
Remember all that talk about creating jobs during the 2012 campaign? What happened? We barely heard the word “jobs” during the entire, painful legislative session. We heard plenty about motorcycle... Read More
We’ve all heard the dire predictions about the Republican-passed budget: “They’re going to decimate the whole public education system in this state!” and “This proposed budget will set back... Read More
We were jockeying for position in the Target store in Raleigh, the moms and kids and I all racing for the pens, pads and back-to-school bargains on the last-ever sales tax holiday weekend in North... Read More
When Governor Pat McCrory finally gets around to reading the voter suppression bill he promised last week to sign even though he admitted he wasn’t familiar with all its provisions, he will find a... Read More
