Focus on long-term growth
So far in 2017, North Carolina is adding jobs at a slower pace than the national and regional averages. That’s a noticeable change from recent trends — but it’s a reason only for concern, not... Read More
NC Spin Articles
UNC Chancellor Carol Folt's baffling stand on Silent Sam
The University was handed a get out of jail free card by Gov. Roy Cooper – and declined to use it. What? Even more baffling is the fact that we requested the card. Spurred by a letter from Chapel... Read More
Redistricting hearings are a sham
The public hearings on the new legislative maps bought for the GOP with taxpayer money are little more than a ruse. The Republicans in the House and Senate are going to pass the maps without any real... Read More
The General Assembly is redrawing State House and Senate Districts and it’s like the circus came back in town: Six years ago, last time they drew districts, Republican legislators used ‘race’ as... Read More
One of the most important Supreme Court cases in years
One of the most important matters to come before the North Carolina Supreme Court in a long time will be argued next Monday in Raleigh. At issue is nothing less than the basic structure of two vital... Read More
Internet deserts persist
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Salisbury Post, August 22, 2017. Shortly after online dating appeared, a cartoon poked fun at the anonymity they afforded. The caption, “On... Read More
We've seen the enemy and it's white supremacists
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, August 22, 2017. We have met the enemy and he is here. The people who pose as our leaders have been busy insisting that the great danger to our Republic comes... Read More
Opinion shifts fast on NC Confederate monuments
The days of North Carolina’s many Confederate monuments could be numbered after Gov. Roy Cooper declared war on them – just one day after he chastised protesters who toppled a monument in Durham... Read More
Cooper criticized for sending letter to press before UNC System President
Gov. Roy Cooper’s response to a letter from UNC -System President Margaret Spellings, expressing concerns about student safety surrounding the Silent Sam statue on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus... Read More
New Orleans shows the better way to resolve Confederate monument issue
The issue of what to do with North Carolina’s Confederate monuments is a matter that must only be answered locally, city by city, “in accordance with the law,” by way of a process that... Read More
