McCrory versus the Fourth Estate
Pat McCrory kicked off his re-election campaign yesterday with an attack on the News & Observer. He’s selling bumperstickers that read “I don’t believe the Raleigh News & Observer.” It... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Want better schools? Let teachers teach
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 3, 2015. In the 1980s, North Carolina lawmakers crusaded for better schools across the state with the much heralded BEP – Basic Education Plan. In the... Read More
Election dreams
As I visited with friends and relatives over the Thanksgiving holiday, the topic of conversation often turned to current events, including politics. The takeaway from those talks had little to do with... Read More
Keep him or not
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 4, 2015. N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Edmunds of Greensboro won re-election in 2008 with 51 percent of the vote against Wake Forest University law... Read More
Students are paying billions in fees to support sports
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, December 1, 2015. Paige Taul, 19, makes $8.25 an hour working as a cashier at the University of Virginia bookstore. That means she works about 80 hours just to pay the... Read More
You decide: Should we modify or end the Fed?
Few institutions generate more mystery and controversy than the Federal Reserve – or the “Fed” for short. It has already become a topic in the current presidential campaign. Some see the Fed as... Read More
Analysts call Apple renewable energy claims 'lies'
California-based Apple promotes its 500,000-square-foot data center in Maiden, N.C., by saying it runs “100 percent” on renewable energy even though the facility continues to get all of its... Read More
License plate readers now subject to regulation
For years North Carolina law officers have been using automatic license plate readers to track vehicles – but only today has there been state law to regulate how police use the devices and what they... Read More
U.S. debt worse than advertised
Editorial by Tribune News Service, published in Burlington Times-News, December 2, 2015. It has been about one month since congressional Republicans caved in on the national debt limit and approved a... Read More
Yanking away the ladder
David Turner’s spine and back issues cause him nearly constant pain and distress, keeping him inside his house most days and unable to meet with clients for his web design business or care for his... Read More
