A jackass or a carpenter?
Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.” Using a saying from UNC President Margaret Spellings’s native Texas, one attributed to Sam Rayburn, the long-time speaker... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The UNC challenges
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 31, 2016. UNC President Margaret Spellings turned heads last week with the announcement that she’s hired a senior vice president for strategy and policy at... Read More
We honor their sacrifices
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, first published 2000, reprinted May 29, 2016. Memorial Day is a laid-back holiday for some. There’s not a lot of advance shopping to do. Gifts are not usually... Read More
March primary signals big problems for NC voters
Citing findings from the March Primary, Democracy North Carolina has filed an amicus brief asking the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the lower court ruling and overturn NC’s 2013 voting... Read More
Memorial Day is never over for these parents, many others
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 28, 2016. Memorial Day weekend is usually a happy affair for most of us. We have a good time and then it’s over. But for others, especially those for whom the... Read More
Unappealing the layers of our hunger problem
Last year, Greensboro-High Point was ranked first in the nation for food insecurity. This ominous ranking was reported by the Food Research Action Center, or FRAC, and served, unfortunately, to... Read More
Confusion reigns supreme
Nobody who does politics knows what’s up with politics now. Republicans can’t explain why Trump is winning. Democrats can’t explain why Clinton isn’t winning. Ask candidates, consultants... Read More
Legislature's education bill fails
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 26, 2016. A bill introduced by the state legislature with claims that it will improve access to higher education has already lost at the starting gate. The... Read More
Coal Ash Wednesday: To commission or not to commission
Another battle between McCrory and the Legislature seems imminent: Senate Bill 71 gives the governor the five of the seven appointments to the Coal Ash Management Commission and creates new quorum... Read More
Ambitious Senate teacher pay plan announced
Over the past few weeks Governor McCrory and the House both put forth plans to address North Carolina’s teacher pay problem. Today it was the Senate’s turn. During a morning press conference... Read More
