Spellings deserves our support
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 24, 2015. The UNC Board of Governors closed ranks behind its president-elect, Margaret Spellings, Friday. So should everyone in North Carolina, because the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
How much are lawmakers really paid?
There is an article floating around complaining about how low NC state lawmakers are paid. While the article, and state law, mention that members of the General Assembly are paid an annual salary... Read More
Judge refuses to dismiss Voter ID lawsuit
A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss portions of lawsuits challenging North Carolina's upcoming voter identification requirement and told lawyers to prepare for a trial early next year. U.S... Read More
Who is Margaret Spellings?
Margaret Spellings will lead the 17-campus University of North Carolina system. She will be the second woman to serve as president, but who is she? She is predominantly known for serving as secretary... Read More
Spellings to lead UNC System
After a tumultuous seven-month search, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted unanimously Friday to name a former member of President George W. Bush's cabinet as the next president... Read More
Restoring the doctor-patient relationship
The excessive amount of government intervention that has been entrenched in our nation’s health care system is curiously pushing medical providers to channel this negative energy into positive... Read More
N.C. rises to No. 2 on Forbes' "Best States for Business and Careers" list
North Carolina has risen to No. 2 on Forbes’ “Best States For Business and Careers” ranking, again moving up one spot. The Tarheel State has now moved up one spot in the rankings every year... Read More
You Decide: Will Medicaid reform work?
Medicaid is the public program assisting limited-income households with their health care expenditures. Begun in 1965, the program is jointly funded by the federal and state governments. In North... Read More
When Piedmont Airlines made our world a little larger
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, October 20, 2015. US Airways passed silently into aviation history Saturday, completing a merger that absorbed it into American Airlines. It’s a once-thriving... Read More
Must love dogs
Long ago the bib-overall wearing editor of a small weekly newspaper in Raleigh published a story claiming Jim Hunt was gay. There wasn’t a word of truth in it. He’d made it up and splashed it... Read More
