Hurricane Matthew still sits a couple of days away from the North Carolina coast, and those in its projected path root for the storm to turn to the east. But the threat of a potential landfall in... Read More
Judging by what makes the front pages, the top of the newscasts, and the list of “what’s trending” on social media, North Carolina politics consists of spirited debates about H.B. 2, spirited... Read More
I feel compelled to react to your column about the Rev. William Barber, the messenger, and with facts, not as an "uninformed blowhard." Full disclosure: my wife is Patsy Keever, chair of the NC... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star, News, September 30, 2016. In Monday’s presidential debate, Donald Trump scored some of his best points against Hillary Clinton on the subject of trade. The facts were... Read More
He really said that. It's on the record for eternity, or as long as digital files will last. Robert Pittenger, the Charlotte Republican whose 9th Congressional District will include Fayetteville after... Read More
When it comes to HB2, the disastrous anti-LGBT legislation that he signed into law, Gov. Pat McCrory can’t seem to help himself. Virtually every prominent individual or institution that criticizes... Read More
In 2016, the defining political debate in North Carolina is over what it really takes to grow an economy that works for everyone—an economy that creates enough jobs for everyone who wants one and... Read More
It’s hard to find a more bull-headed fellow walking the earth than a UNC professor dead-set on upholding the virtues of political correctness: He’s 100% for diversity and 100% against... Read More
Quick. Somebody get Hillary Clinton a verb. A whole bunch of them. She needs them to reach swing voters – millennials and Trump-averse Independents and Republicans. They don’t know what she... Read More
PPP's new national poll finds Hillary Clinton leading by 4 points both in the full field of candidates, and in a head to head match up with Donald Trump. In the full field she gets 44% to 40% for... Read More
