NC Universities shine nationally
Opinion by The Times-News, October 1, 2014. We spend a lot of time these days bragging about Elon University. It seems a week doesn’t go by when the campus isn’t being decorated with one award or... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Seven more under-recognized bad decisions by General Assembly
Last week we told you about seven bad decisions made by the General Assembly that have received very little attention amid all the back and forth about education cuts, the refusal to expand Medicaid... Read More
Lottery tries to juggle tickets, prizes, schools
For every dollar spent on the N.C. Education Lottery in the latest fiscal year, slightly more than a quarter – 27.3 cents – came back to the state for education. In this fiscal year, which ends... Read More
Elmers leads Aiken in Civitas Poll
RALEIGH – U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers leads challenger Clay Aiken by 8 percentage points in their race for House District 2, according to a new Civitas Flash Poll released today by the Civitas Institute... Read More
If they want to keep Senate, Democrats should be nicer to the South
MOBILE, Ala. — It’s been noticed by just about everyone except what we call the “liberal establishment” that of the eight Senate seats now up for grabs, four are in the South – Arkansas... Read More
Troxler will enforce gun ban at State Fair
RALEIGH — The state’s most recent gun law may allow concealed firearms at this year’s N.C. State Fair, where they have been forbidden for decades. Grass Roots North Carolina, an advocate group... Read More
New laws on taxes, coal ash and drones take effect October 1
RALEIGH — There’s a difference between drones and the remote-controlled airplanes hobbyists enjoy. So notes a new law effective Wednesday that firms up the definition of “unmanned aircraft... Read More
Give polls a college try
RALEIGH — The first and only time I ever helped take a political survey was during my undergraduate days at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill back in the 1980s. I was one of many... Read More
GOP voter fraud
A party that denies citizens their constitutional right to vote is a party that deserves to lose. That’s the Republican Party today. The party of Lincoln and TR has become the party of Block the... Read More
Understanding Robert Pittenger's "freedoms" and "autonomy"
Last Friday afternoon, during my regular stint as a guest on a local conservative radio talk show, the subject of the day was Congressman Robert Pittenger and his recent, headline-grabbing statements... Read More
