Something surprising has happened in Raleigh: Republicans have suddenly become spendthrifts. And they’re even spending money on education, to boot. Of course, there is a catch: the money in question... Read More
Very bad decision. Sorry, but this will soil our Gov…” – Secretary of Public Safety Frank Perry The amateurishness of Governor McCrory’s office is chronic and sometimes comic, but now it has... Read More
Pat McCrory has long had a problem with the truth. He’s shown over and over again that he will say virtually anything to make himself sound good or to please his audience. So when McCrory says he... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, November 3, 2015. Oh, to be in Lake Wobegone, where all of the children are above average. Instead, North Carolina’s rankings from the National Assessment of... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 3, 2015. The past few weeks have not opened an era of distinction for the UNC Board of Governors. Quite the contrary. First the board furtively gathered... Read More
North Carolina schools got a mixed report from the latest independent tests, known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). During the coming political season, you should expect to... Read More
Two newspapers owned by The McClatchy Company are involved in a dispute with Gov. Pat McCrory and the N.C. Republican Party about a Saturday article on prison maintenance contracts. The Raleigh News... Read More
When temptation raises its head politicians, like most folks, topple off their pedestals. Back when the Democrats ruled the roost in Raleigh the Republicans reviled them for their wicked ways like... Read More
One of the most striking things about the latest scandal involving Governor Pat McCrory and his administration uncovered by the Raleigh News & Observer and the Charlotte Observer is that it has no... Read More
John Fennebresque can certainly claim that he is a uniter, not a divider. He accomplished an amazing feat in his 16-month tenure as chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors: he... Read More
