Embrace the tolls
I know it has four letters, but I’ve still never understood why “toll” is such a bad word in North Carolina. Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I vividly remember being woken up routinely on... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Abraham Lincoln's proclamation of Thanksgiving
Published in Wilmington Star-News, November 25, 2015. The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are... Read More
A troubling picture
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 27, 2015. Like some sickening reality show, the fatal shootings of young black men by white peace officers seem to go on and on. Dash camera video footage... Read More
Trump's comments worry NC Republicans
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump knows that inflammatory statements get a lot of media coverage - and he's made a lot of them lately. Now, there's growing concern among Republicans in... Read More
We'll find a way...to blow it
When I opened the newspaper and read the Governor explaining he was having a side conversation and didn’t hear Graeme Keith say he wanted a state contract in return for his contributions, I thought... Read More
The case for keeping the holiday spirit all year long
Here’s a sobering statistic to consider as you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner this year. One in four children in North Carolina does not get enough to eat on a regular basis. It’s hard to... Read More
State highway plans still largely ignore aging I-95
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 25, 2015. Many of us will be thinking about our highway system this week. We'll be on it, quite possibly failing to make the sort of rapid progress we had... Read More
Wet winter predicted by state climate office
A wet winter," it's not what most people want to hear, but according to the State Climate Office of North Carolina there is a "high confidence" of that happening. The NCSCO said we could see... Read More
Much more needed to address $25.5 billion health benefit liability
At a Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee meeting Monday, legislators discussed ways to address the state's $25 billion unfunded liability for state retiree health care benefits... Read More
N.C. charities still in need despite uptick in donations
The North Carolina Charitable Giving Report released Tuesday shows nonprofits across the state raised twice as much money in the last year than the year before. But according to Secretary of State... Read More
