Reality intrudes on bureaucracy
Sometimes in a news story the subtle assumptions are as important as the headlines. In many recent stories, the unspoken media message is that North Carolina Republicans are trying to politicize state... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Duke, UNC ranked high on top colleges list
U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings on Tuesday, and Triangle universities were well represented in numerous categories. Duke University was No. 7 out of nearly 1,800 schools... Read More
NC Republicans unsure on Senate candidate
PPP's newest North Carolina poll finds that with Virginia Foxx out of the mix Republicans in the state are less sure than ever about who they want their Senate candidate to be next year. 43% say they... Read More
Hunger in North Carolina: Real, persistent and getting worse
Have you ever gone to bed hungry? Have you ever skipped a meal so that your children could eat? Have you ever waited in a long line to take home a bag of leftover groceries that was no longer fit for... Read More
No deterrent, no defense for NC death penalty
As the former chairman of the Durham County Republican Party and a staunch conservative, I have heard for years that North Carolina needs the death penalty to prevent the murder of innocent people... Read More
NC GOP rates a good grade
For the first time in over 100 years, the GOP controls the legislative and executive branches of North Carolina’s state government. But the new leaders will be deemed successful only if the state... Read More
Plans for new DHHS building cause controversy
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is once again under the microscope. The ABC11 I-Team has learned that taxpayers almost ponied up $1 million more than they needed to for a... Read More
Students hungry...for food
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, September 8, 2013. A new national study confirms what Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools already knew – too many children are coming to school hungry and that’s taking... Read More
UNC trying to slow grade inflation
Contextual grading may place spotlight on easy courses or lenient profs In 2008, a committee of faculty members at UNC-Chapel Hill discovered that the average grade of a Carolina student was... Read More
School boards asked to use public money to support lobbying
I am in receipt of documents that show the NC School Boards Association (NCSBA) has organized an Action Center to support their agenda. They are asking School Boards to contribute to that Action... Read More
