Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, December 2, 2013. During both of his gubernatorial campaigns, Pat McCrory promised better transparency and said he would make it easier for the public to know what... Read More
North Carolina – especially the Research Triangle Park – is a hotbed for next-generation technology development and is among the nation’s leaders in overall employment and job creation in... Read More
In the summer of 2011, as an NCAA investigation into payments from agents and improper academic help from a former tutor raged within UNC-Chapel Hill's football program, African studies chairman... Read More
Amira Welch says she converted from being reluctant about having her children vaccinated to becoming a champion for the practice when her husband, Lee, contracted a kidney disease. The Welches, of... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, December 2, 2013. You’ve heard the outcry over teacher pay in North Carolina. But do you recognize just how much worse North Carolina has been than every other state... Read More
Two symbols of North Carolina politics – the chief opponent of Republican-approved laws and the state budget director who’s helped promote conservatism for decades – met Monday in a rare back... Read More
The first spending decline on a Black Friday weekend since 2009 reinforced projections for a lackluster holiday, increasing chances retailers will extend the deep discounts already hurting their... Read More
Much has been said and written about the election law reform legislation known as VIVA (Voter Identification Verification Act – HB 589) – but too many of the reports are misleading or just plain... Read More
Should we look to Germany for a better way to organize our government? Our parents and grandparents from the “Greatest Generation” would be shocked at the idea that the country they fought so hard... Read More
by Thomas Mills, Politics North Carolina, December 1, 2013. State Senator Bob Rucho really is a silly little man. When he didn’t get his way on tax reform, he threw a temper tantrum and resigned as... Read More
