'Brain gain' in North Carolina Metros
America’s shrinking cities are widely viewed to be suffering from a “brain drain”—the flight of highly educated residents to other, more hospitable locales—that is crippling these cities... Read More
NC Spin Articles
School system has a plan to succeed
Patience is a challenge, especially when dealing with public education issues! Much has been written and said in the past several weeks about the Rowan-Salisbury Schools and I would like to add my... Read More
"Pay to play" allegations must be investigated
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 8, 2015. The FBI is apparently asking questions about recent allegations that Gov. Pat McCrory improperly helped broker a government contract for Graeme... Read More
A chance to shine light on 'dark money' politics
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 8, 2015. If laws are only as good as the people who enforce them, maybe we should give up on campaign-finance regulations. Bad enough that the U.S. Supreme... Read More
Businessweek offers Dems good news in N.C. Senate elections
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek offers Democrats some encouraging news about the 2016 U.S. Senate race. The magazine suggests that North Carolina is similar to swing states Colorado... Read More
Population shifts shape elections
It may be hard to believe given the results of this fall’s municipal elections, but not so long ago Republicans competed effectively with Democrats for political offices in North Carolina’s... Read More
Chancellor pay the wrong priority
Editorial by The Greenville Daily Reflector, November 7, 2015. On the radar of tax and tuition dollars flowing through North Carolina’s 17 public university campuses, the salary increases announced... Read More
You decide: Can efficiency save our natural resources?
North Carolina could add 3.5 million people over the next 40 years. That’s a 40 percent jump from today’s total. While there are questions about where the new people will live, what jobs they will... Read More
Friday follies
The McCrory Administration’s improper reaction to pay to play request The latest pay to play scandal in the McCrory Administration continues to draw headlines and confusing reactions from inside the... Read More
One fire to the next
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 7, 2015. The UNC Board of Governors has stood out this year for generating controversy. Starting one fire after another isn’t a good way to run a... Read More
