NC Spin Articles

NC Democrats have just $42,000 in the bank

The N.C. Democratic Party entered 2015 with just $42,700 in the bank – and just under $6,000 in its main account for day-to-day operations, according to financial reports filed with the state. The...    Read More

January 20, 2015

Thanks, community college

In 1974, I graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., an underachieving student with lousy SAT scores. Allowed to send my results to three colleges, I chose M.I.T. and Villanova, knowing...    Read More

January 20, 2015





Read tax claims skeptically

I don’t exercise my editorial muscles as much as I used to, and even when editing was a major element of my daily routine, I was never as tough on my writers as I probably should have been. To the...    Read More

by John Hood   |   January 19, 2015


King's message for all

Editorial By Greenville Daily Reflector, January 17, 2015. On the eve of the national holiday set aside to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the shadow of ongoing national discord over...    Read More

January 18, 2015

NC is attractive but has some problems

As North Carolina’s legislature returned to Raleigh last week, it might be worth looking at the State of the State. An examination of the statistics would suggest that North Carolina is an...    Read More

January 18, 2015



Why I called Pat McCrory a partner in my firm

I was disappointed, but not surprised, that the Charlotte Observer continues its personal attack on my brother’s previous experience in the private sector (“McCrory vs. the truth – once again...    Read More

January 18, 2015