Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 12, 2013. As they prepare for the impending start of the fall semester, state university students and their parents should be relieved to know they won’t... Read More
Editorial by Greensboror News and Record, August 10, 2013. President Barack Obama gave a push Tuesday for the man he selected to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. “Months ago, I nominated a... Read More
It remains to be seen whether the scandals that have rocked athletics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will slowly begin to fade away or if some new revelation awaits around the... Read More
The common sense, election reforms I just signed into law will protect the integrity of one of the most precious rights guaranteed in our state constitution, the right to vote. Voter photo... Read More
Sen. Phil Berger There are some dishonest but powerful special interests in Raleigh who are forgetting what our public schools are all about. Instead of focusing on the kids, they’re focusing on one... Read More
The Beaufort Observer, August 12, 2013. Politicians who run for office always look for issues they thin will get them votes. I suspect if you could accurately assess it, the high school "dropout" rate... Read More
Perhaps you’ve read that governments are shedding jobs as the private sector makes employment gains. As Barron’s “Economic Beat” columnist Gene Epstein says in his latestpiece, the... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, August 10, 2013. North Carolina, a right-to- work state, doesn’t have teachers unions, but as teachers return to their classrooms this month they’ve never been more... Read More
Senate Republicans out-raised their Democratic counterparts by more than 12 to 1 during the first half of 2013, and GOP senators had four times more cash remaining in their campaign accounts than... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, August 9, 2013. For kids, obesity has many side effects, beyond the established health problems it can bring later in life, from diabetes to heart disease. Kids who are... Read More
