There has been much discussion about the “gaps” in childhood educational achievement in North Carolina: gaps between previous and current test scores and gaps in black and white achievement. But... Read More
N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday his administration is looking at many options to increase pay for public school teachers, including offering raises earlier in an educator's career as an incentive... Read More
Thanks to more fuel-efficient cars and the economy's curb on driving habits, the N.C. Department of Transportation is in a jam. The gas tax is the state's primary way to finance road construction and... Read More
Moving is a hassle. We like the new house, but my kids and I are still living partially out of boxes, figuring out where the light switches are, investigating the source of strange new noises, and... Read More
President Barack Obama’s pledge to allow canceled health insurance policies next year is in limbo in North Carolina, as insurers and state regulators scramble to figure out if health plans for... Read More
Robin Hood’s philosophy of “taking from the rich and giving to the poor” is alive and well, fostered by a government hell bent on taking what folks have legitimately made or earned and... Read More
Is Senator Kay Hagan overreacting on Obamacare, or should Democrats rush to the lifeboats and abandon ship? If you go by the N&O website’s headline – “Hagan calls for probe of healthcare... Read More
North Carolinians are still mad at the Republicans in charge of state government for how things went down in the legislative session over the summer, but the anger isn't quite what it was a couple... Read More
Chancellor Randy Woodson has been named chairman of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, the nation’s oldest higher-education association, The News & Observer reported. Woodson... Read More
by Thomas Sowell, Real Clear Politics, November 12, 2013. Third parties have had an unbroken record of failure in American presidential politics. So it was refreshing to see in the Tea Party an... Read More
