Why are we eating out more?
A milestone was set in January of this year. No, it wasn’t in sports, entertainment or politics – although there may have been some records established in those areas I missed. Instead, it was a... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Connect NC bonds would invest in state's future
Back home in Rocky Mount, I am often asked about my role as secretary of the N.C. Department of Administration. It’s best to think of me as the business manager for the state of North Carolina. As... Read More
GOP in the deep end
The North Carolina GOP is in deep trouble — or so say the Democrats and left-of-center commentators who are rooting for the Republicans currently leading the state to bicker, fall out, and fail. Gov... Read More
Pistol permit system should stay in place
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 6, 2015. Legislation that would end North Carolina’s pistol permitting system is expected to come to a floor vote this week in the N.C. House. The bill, which... Read More
The "Greatest Generation"
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, June 5, 2015. Fifteen years ago this Saturday, the National WWII Museum was established in New Orleans to commemorate the contributions made by the United... Read More
UNC Chapel Hill should sanction self hard to finally leave scandal behind
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, June 6, 2015. If UNC Chapel Hill officials really are serious about putting academics above athletics, they will finally start to shut their athletic/academic... Read More
SB2 veto tramples rights of conscience
We are at the water’s edge of the argument that mainstream Christian teaching is hate speech, because today we’ve reached the point in our society where, if you do not support same-sex marriage... Read More
NC GOP picks first Black leader
The N.C. Republican Party has elected Hasan Harnett as its new chairman Saturday, naming a successor to Claude Pope. Harnett, a businessman and author from Concord, served as campaign manager for GOP... Read More
McCrory rallies GOP faithful despite quarrels with lawmakers
Gov. Pat McCrory knows he's not everyone's cup of tea, even within his own party. "Even as Republicans in this room, we don't always agree on everything," McCrory said as the North Carolina GOP held... Read More
UNC's lack of control
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 6, 2015. The NCAA summed up the academic-athletics scandal at the University of North Carolina in its key allegation: lack of institutional control. Leaders... Read More
