Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 18, 2o13. Another day, another McCrory salary kerfuffle. Once again, a well-paid and politically connected employee has been appointed to a top job at the... Read More
By now the scene has become all too familiar, folks on the far-right railing against expanding health care to cover the uninsured, warning that it marks the end of freedom in America as we know it and... Read More
It must be the Governor’s nightmare – opening the newspaper and seeing the acronym ‘DHHS.’ The other morning one headline roared DHHS (the Department of Health and Human Services) had hired... Read More
Do you remember Aunt Linda, the eye-rolling Saturday Night Live character who rated movies somewhere between "Puuhleese!" and "What???" Given this latest story, I'm wondering where this ever... Read More
As the 2013 legislative session drew to a close, Gov. Pat McCrory and other Republican leaders said their main policy focus had been to improve North Carolina’s lackluster economy. They pointed to... Read More
A while back a candidate running for office for the first time sat down in my office and said, What should I do? and I said: Take a poll. For a moment he didn’t say a word then he smiled and said... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 18, 2013. A suggestion that the UNC system should consolidate several campuses, specifically schools that traditionally have served either African... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 18, 2013. The honeymoon was short. The fall from public favor was fast. Pat McCrory started the year as a popular new governor. He was elected with... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, September 17, 2013. In the post World War II boom, the dream of a house in the suburbs with the groomed yard and the swing set and the Ford or the Chevy in the driveway... Read More
Private coverage would allow businesses to provide health insurance at lower cost “Scared” of the impact Obamacare may have on their businesses, some North Carolina employers are considering... Read More
