Leaders vague over legislative session
by Patrick Gannon, The Insider, published in Greenville Daily Reflector, January 19, 2015. The vagueness was unmistakable. At a news conference last week, state House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Taxes' low blows
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 20, 2015. State legislators opened their 2015 session saying they want to ease the tax burden on “regular folks.” That will be a turnaround. “Regular... Read More
Tax filing changes could generate confusion
Tax filing season begins in earnest Tuesday in North Carolina, with significant federal and state changes that could confuse and exasperate some taxpayers. For example, North Carolinians will be... Read More
Medicaid expansion means more jobs
Regarding the Dec. 27 Point of View “ Why Medicaid expansion won’t boost N.C. jobs”: Brian Balfour argued that Medicaid won’t work in North Carolina because we don’t have enough doctors. He... Read More
Time for NC to support life-shaping teachers
Mrs. Rhinehart. Mr. Tharrington. Mrs. Riddle. Ms. Horton. Mr. Burton. Mrs. Marks. Even as I approach my 30th high school reunion this year, I can quickly recite the names of teachers who believed in... Read More
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
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
Income inequality would be King's message today
Editorial by News and Observer, January 19, 2015. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. feels present today as he comes to life in the film “Selma,” and his message echoes in the protests over African... Read More
Duke Chapel dean calls for dialogue after Muslim prayer controversy
The dean of the Duke University Chapel sent a message to parishioners Sunday, calling for continued dialogue after a plan to broadcast a Muslim call to prayer from the chapel tower was scrapped amid... Read More
McCrory well on his way to tackling promises made in 2012
Gov. Pat McCrory is beginning the second half of his four-year term laying out his legislative priorities, playing up his accomplishments and, occasionally, making a joke. "As I open up the newspaper... Read More
