UNC grads deficient in work skills
Results from an employer survey recently released by the University of North Carolina system suggest that graduates of the state’s 16 public universities — especially those from less selective... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Voters seek safety in the past
I have a theory about presidential politics and the 2016 election. It has the virtue of fitting much of the data currently available. Another of the theory’s virtues is that it can readily generate... Read More
5 big state budget questions
The last week brought an optimistic tone to lingering budget negotiations on Jones Street, but plenty of important issues remain undecided as the budget impasse reaches its third month since the start... Read More
Race, not politics drove 2011 redistricting plan
Attorneys in the cases challenging the state’s 2011 redistricting plan were back before the state Supreme Court Monday morning, arguing whether certain of the districts survive constitutional... Read More
Trump masters the media universe
Ever since FDR gave his fireside chats on radio, successful Presidents have mastered the dominant new media of their time. Donald Trump masters today’s media by providing what the media wants above... Read More
All should condemn shameful cowards who ambush police
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 31, 2015. Our nation is in a hard and terrible place these days. Gun violence continues to strike down far too many people, whether in mass shootings, single... Read More
Wos made a difference at DHHS
by Jim Melvin, President Joseph M.Bryan Foundation, published in Greensboro News-Record, September 1, 2015. I have often heard people ask why can’t we get more talented people to volunteer for the... Read More
Sales tax redistribution resurfaces in budget negotiations
A controversial plan to send some of the sales taxes paid in Charlotte to poorer counties appeared dead when it was dropped from the North Carolina budget several weeks ago. Now it is being brought... Read More
Funds cuts threaten doctor training
A proposed change to Medicaid rates paid to North Carolina hospitals would eliminate Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments to our state’s teaching hospitals, risking severe damage to the model... Read More
Back to school myths and facts
It is back-to-school time, which means that the mainstream media and public school advocacy groups are busy telling folks that Republicans are jeopardizing the welfare of North Carolina’s public... Read More
