Leading on energy
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 26, 2013. Energy is big business in the United States, but very little of it comes from our state. Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders want to change... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Pope on Christmas Eve lauds Jesus' 'humble' start
Pope Francis lauded Jesus' humble beginning as a poor and vulnerable baby as he celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff Tuesday in St. Peter's Basilica. "You are immense, and you made... Read More
Influential Tar Heels who died in 2013
North Carolina said goodbye to leaders in government and politics in 2013 – trailblazers who included a civil rights leader, a governor, a lobbyist and a man who helped build the Republican party... Read More
Yes, Virginia....
Editor’s note: In keeping with a long-standing Christmas Eve tradition, The Daily News reprints one of the most famous newspaper editorials of all time. It was first published in the New York Sun... Read More
The legend of the Christmas Flounder
from The Wilmington Star, reprinted in The Charlotte Observer, December 25, 2013. From Dec. 24, 1998 editorial pages, and earlier: If there is an old-timer in your house today, he probably is not... Read More
A Death Penalty in Decline
Death penalty opponents in North Carolina, citing a national report, recently noted a continuing decline in executions nationwide. The report, from the Washington, D.C.-based Death Penalty Information... Read More
How We Got Where We Are At in North Carolina Politics
Just in time for the new year, a new book puts modern North Carolina politics in perspective. “The Making of a Southern Democracy: North Carolina Politics from Kerr Scott to Pat McCrory,” by East... Read More
In Chapel Hill an academic change is in the air
In a small conference room in historic South Building on the Chapel Hill campus, the winds of change are blowing. Whether this change is what the greater athletic fan base at UNC wants remains to be... Read More
Using money instead of morals to answer questions about the public good
Last month, on a chill and rainy Saturday morning, I set off for Pilot Mountain. It seemed a fine day for a hike with friends, and four of us made the 90-minute drive from Chapel Hill. As we ambled to... Read More
The Grinch that steals your tax money
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, December 20, 2013. The Grinch is alive and well in Washington, D.C., stealing your tax money for the most ludicrous things. Sen. Tom Coburn, a medical doctor from... Read More
