From Gov. Pat McCrory, in response to Editorial Page Editor Taylor Batten’s Sunday column (“The source of all McCrory’s troubles?” Dec. 1): I covered many issues in my 90-minute plus interview... Read More
With Tony Bennett, at age 87, still belting out the tunes, maybe Democrats should employ him to sing a campaign theme for 2014. "Put On a Happy Face" seems to be in order. It's what Democrats are... Read More
I've taken a fair amount of heat for a post that I wrote two weeks ago in this space titled "Obama's Gift to the Republicans." The gift is, of course, the Affordable Care Act. I wrote that it was... Read More
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
