State Education Spending Facts
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
NC Spin Articles
The Top 10 Republican mistakes
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
Time for careful reading by the governor
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
N. C. Voter laws restrict ballot access
Marc Landry came close to the truth in his July 31 column “New voting safeguards don’t go far enough.” All that people must do to register to vote is to certify under oath they’re an American... Read More
A federal carrot for N.C. teachers
Ron Paul’s views on the Department of Education are clear and easily understood. He views the agency as an unconstitutional bureaucracy that squanders billions of dollars that would be much better... Read More
Mayday for the Middle Class
In his fresh effort to put the economy back at center stage in Washington, President Obama has issued a new challenge to congressional Republicans on the crucial issue of why the American middle class... Read More
It's a different world in rural North Carolina
It's easy to talk about economic development when you're standing in Raleigh or Charlotte. What's not to love? Both cities are on dozens of best-places lists. Both are already a magnet for business... Read More
N.C. Voter Laws Would Remain More Liberal Than In Many States
Blue' states in Northeast and Midwest deny early voting, no-excuse absentee balloting by Barry Smith, Carolina Journal, August 7, 2013. The terms “voter suppression” and “outrageous” were... Read More
