Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 28, 2016. Our governor should lead in economic development and, in general, standing up for us all. The governor should be our best defender, advancing our... Read More
Spending from the $2 billion Connect NC bond on the March 15 primary ballot "would support thousands of jobs over the next few years," according to a new report from the Budget and Tax Center, a... Read More
There’s been news in Henderson County this week about an announcement from GF Linamar that they’ll build a state-of-the-art aluminum die casting plant in Mills River. And it does indeed sound... Read More
The career of Calvin Coolidge, one of the greatest leaders in American history, has a lot to teach current and prospective leaders right here in North Carolina. Before becoming president in 1923 upon... Read More
Can Donald Trump be stopped short of the Republican nomination? Probably not. But the rational wing of the party has to try — quickly and forcefully — to make that happen. The stakes are far too... Read More
A couple of years before the Berlin Wall fell a writer, gazing into his crystal ball, predicted communism was done for because ‘even the people who believed in it didn’t believe in it anymore... Read More
The demagogues in Raleigh are now seriously considering a special session of the General Assembly to overturn the nondiscrimination ordinance passed by the Charlotte City Council that provides basic... Read More
This year seems to herald the beginning of the end of the two party system. It’s probably actually been happening for awhile and it will probably take a lot longer to complete the transition... Read More
N.C. Rep. Paul “Skip” Stam, a Wake County Republican, made the point during debate over the newly drawn congressional districts that they are “prettier” than the ones previously adopted by the... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 27, 2016. Which bathrooms do transgendered people use in the Legislative Building in Raleigh? Lawmakers in an uproar over Charlotte’s new anti... Read More
