Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 14, 2013. Slavery has long been illegal in this country, but it still exists in an underworld that exploits desperate people for profit. Workers are moved... Read More
Letter to editor by Jim Nolan, Morehead City, published in News and Observer, September 15, 2013. With an average voter turnout of approximately 50 percent since 1960, why are we intent on making it... Read More
The downtown lot where Raleigh’s Occupy movement once camped is now empty. The fast-food workers who picketted over being paid the meager minimum wage of $7.25 an hour have gone back to making... Read More
It is usually not a good sign when Rachel Maddow, the liberal MSNBC TV host, broadcasts from your town, but that is what she did recently from Elizabeth City. Maddow was in Elizabeth City because the... Read More
Apparently Gov. Pat McCrory was serious a few months ago when he challenged UNC system leaders to do something about substance abuse on campus. On Friday, Board of Governors Vice Chairman Frank... Read More
Tea party activists, once unquestioned as a benefit to the Republican Party for supplying it with votes and energy, are now criticizing GOP leaders at seemingly every turn. They're demanding that... Read More
Four years after the recession officially ended, many American adults are still struggling to recover financially with lower incomes and, in some cases, are going hungry, according to two surveys... Read More
The McCrory administration has named a former Ashe County manager and East Carolina University professor to run a new division charged with overseeing the work previously done by the state’s Rural... Read More
Republicans are now leading Democrats on handling several key issues, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll. The poll, released Friday, shows more Americans think that the Republicans are... Read More
Yesterday came word that Governor Pat McCrory’s poll numbersare in perpetual decline. His approval rating has fallen to 35%, compared to a 53% disapproval rating. That is not good. In a... Read More
