The state has rejected the city of Raleigh’s offer to buy 308 acres of the former Dorothea Dix psychiatric hospital campus for about $38 million and instead has responded with a counteroffer. The... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, April 9, 2014. We confess: It was fun having Claire Danes and the “Homeland” cast film a scene for their hit show in the Observer newsroom last spring. (At least... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, April 8, 2014. A lot that is wrong with big-time collegiate athletics was on display Monday night when the national men’s basketball championship was contested in... Read More
How would Republican primary voters feel about a prominent supporter of gay marriage holding a fundraiser for Thom Tillis in New York City? That would be Paul Singer, a hedge-fund CEO whom the... Read More
Long ago and far away, in bygone days, during Jim Hunt’s first incarnation as Governor, we (Jesse Helms’ political organization) lit on what we thought was a grand idea: We ’d do a TV ad... Read More
The folks currently running things in North Carolina keep touting what they describe as the Carolina Comeback, unemployed workers flocking to all the jobs they say have been created by the policies of... Read More
Sarah Hurtubise at The Daily Caller explores a Morgan Stanley survey of insurance brokers and finds some interesting news. Americans have recently been hit with some of the largest premium increases... Read More
Four weeks out from primary day, the Republican race for Senate in North Carolina continues to look like it's headed for a runoff. Thom Tillis leads the GOP field with 18% to 15% for Greg Brannon... Read More
Here’s a smart way to improve education in North Carolina: Banish the words gifted and talented. As flattering as it is meaningless, the G&T label has metastasized across our state and country in... Read More
The maximum number of weeks that North Carolina’s jobless can receive unemployment checks is expected to decline significantly again in July because state law ties the benefits to the state’s... Read More
