Monday numbers
16—number of days the federal government was shutdown (“What You Can Get For The Price Of A Shutdown, Think Progress, October 17, 2013) 3.6 billion—amount in dollars of the cost of the shutdown... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Preening Is Not A Rebuttal
After the 2010 elections put North Carolina’s legislature in the hands of Republicans for the first time in more than a century, state policy began a turn to the Right — that much is indisputable... Read More
Pork Chop Shop era at NC State Fair coming to an end
Pork Chop Shop fans, this is the last year to sit down at this beloved institution to enjoy a vinegary chopped barbecue sandwich or a pork loin plate at the N.C. State Fair. The N.C. Pork Council has... Read More
Academic Freedom or Shrill Partisanship?
Gene Nichol, a UNC Law School professor, goes over the top in his invective. In 2011, President Obama called for a more civil discourse to “make sure that we are talking with each other in a way... Read More
NC GOP candidates: no, no, no
Posted by Jim Morrill on October 18, 2013 - Under the Dome Blog It looks like North Carolina’s Republican U.S. Senate primary will be fought on the right – and set up an even clearer contrast to... Read More
Wake and CMS school leaders complain about loss of teacher tenure
Leaders of North Carolina’s two largest public school systems charge that state legislators made a bad decision when they replaced tenure with a system that will have teachers competing for a small... Read More
Kaiser estimates 318,710 North Carolinians fall in 'coverage gap'
An estimated 318,710 low-income North Carolina residents will fall into a health insurance “coverage gap” and are likely to remain uninsured despite the federal health overhaul, according to a new... Read More
More Shocking News on Obamacare
Civitas Review Online - OCT 17 The latest estimates of Obamacare costs should be shocking to young people. The Heritage Foundation came up with estimates of what Obamacare premiums will cost compared... Read More
Fumbles: N.C. drops the ball during the shutdown
Editorial Published in Fayetteville Observer - October 17, 2013 With the federal shutdown finally resolved, life for most of those affected by it is returning to what passes for normal. Civil servants... Read More
NC should invest in water, the new oil
Hall-of-Fame announcer Jack Brickhouse once pointed out, “Any team can have a bad century,” with reference to his beloved Chicago Cubs. Unlike the performance of that hapless team, North Carolina... Read More
