No laurels for the laureate
Wordsmiths are hacked off at McCrory,who named a local poet for glory,it turns out her verse, the pros found adverse, And now the Laureate is a worry. http://www.wral.com/today-nccapitol... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Senate Medicaid overhaul provisions draw criticism
A new Senate plan to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program drew immediate fire from doctors and hospitals who do not like that the proposal would open the state to commercial managed care for people... Read More
Teaching the basics of reading
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, July 16, 2014. We’re supporters of the pleasures and benefits of reading, through which we gain knowledge, understanding and the ability to express ourselves... Read More
Pat versus Phil
This increasingly looks like a political death match – with one survivor in the end. I’m betting on Phil Berger. Yesterday Governor McCrory compared Senator Berger & Co. to Marc Basnight, Tony... Read More
Liberty Valance
The Old Bull Mooses walked into a meeting with the House to wrangle over the state budget but before they could fire a shot the House’s lead wrangler, Nelson Dollar, threw them a curve ball: He... Read More
A list for McCrory and lawmakers to build on
One of the more hopeful signs in the troubling political debate in North Carolina these days comes not from the finger-pointing budget dispute in Raleigh but from Mount Airy of all places—at a... Read More
Replacing Common Core
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, July 15, 2014. The North Carolina General Assembly could agree this week on a measure that would more gradually eliminate Common Core in the public schools and... Read More
Roads need a reliable funding source and solution-oriented politicians
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 16, 2014. Believe it: Gridlock in Washington can lead to gridlock right here in the Port City. And if Congress can’t get past the partisan bickering that has... Read More
Proverbs for politicians: How to serve others with wisdom
In the age of Twitter, a candidate calls his opponent a “deranged, unhinged, pathological liar.” In an age of wisdom, it was written, “A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man... Read More
Budget battle exposes caricatures of Art Pope for what they are: false
What’s the matter with Art Pope? If you buy the liberal spin, the answer is key to understanding why North Carolina’s GOP-controlled government can’t agree on a budget. For America’s liberals... Read More
