Seeking peace in a troubled time
The holiday season should never be sad. But as I read and watched all of the bad news unfold the week before the holiday, it was hard not to feel that way. I was going to write this column about... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Get reform back on track
When state legislators created a new commission last summer to review North Carolina’s participation in Common Core standards for elementary and secondary schools, they made an excellent decision... Read More
The state cupboard isn't bare, but it's not being restocked very fast
Editorial by Burlington Times-News December 22, 2014. The cupboard is a long way from bare, but it’s not being restocked as fast as anyone expected. It’s the state budget we’re talking about... Read More
Wayne Goodwin's customer service
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and Governor Pat McCrory appear to have different ideas of what “customer service” means. To McCrory and his administration, the “customers” are... Read More
A grave injustice
GQ just published a list of the 20 craziest politicians and two North Carolinians are on it: Mark Walker, the new Congressman from Greensboro who made the list for joking he’d be for bombing... Read More
State orders insurance rate decrease, but insurers may still win
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, December 22, 2014. Friday's announcement that homeowners insurance rates in coastal counties will go down instead of up is good news for people who have watched... Read More
Move ahead with UNC center review
A University of North Carolina Board of Governor’s working group has spent months reviewing more than 225 centers in the UNC system. Looking to cut $15 million from a budget, the UNC centers are... Read More
US Court of Appeals: No to ultrasound abortion provision
A North Carolina law that forced abortion providers to show ultrasounds to women seeking to terminate their pregnancies – and describe the images in detail – “is ideological in intent,” a... Read More
While we nap, the money flows
Editorial by The Charlotte Observer, December 22, 2014. This is the point to which America has evolved: Congress – or a handful of congressional leaders, at least – wants to let the very richest... Read More
Starting a new conversation about race
We North Carolinians don't have a sterling track record in race relations -- fact of life. We need to confront that directly, honestly. We need to look behind the curtain and address a fundamental... Read More
