Piling on with UNC? No
Said the True Blue alum of UNC-Chapel Hill: “No one cares about the so-called scandals any more. People are tired of it. Why do you keep writing about it?” He spoke, of course, of the show that at... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC approves lower passing scores for student achievement exams
The State Board of Education approved new standards Thursday for state exams that will lower required passing scores, potentially saving thousands of third-graders from having to go to summer reading... Read More
Judge: Duke Energy must halt coal ash pond contamination
Duke Energy must take "immediate action" to stop toxins leaking from coal ash ponds at its North Carolina power plants and develop a plan to clean up contaminated groundwater at the sites, a Superior... Read More
Coal-ash incident raises questions about DENR's record
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, March 5, 2014. There is seemingly no end to the revelations coming from the state's designated environmental watchdog in the aftermath of an enormous spill that has... Read More
Pension fund fees
In North Carolina political circles, it is no secret that one of the largest employee groups in the state is coming after State Treasurer Janet Cowell. The State Employees Association of North... Read More
Par for the course
If North Carolina Democrats were to gain some legislative seats this year, state and national pundits would probably spill gobs of ink — or at least fill gobs of pixels — with elaborate... Read More
DMV Snafus join long list of computer ills
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, March 5, 2014. It’s enough to make you want to reboot state government – literally. Employees in North Carolina government departments have faced an avalanche of... Read More
New SAT: Essay portion to be optional
Essay optional. No penalties for wrong answers. The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions. Changes in the annual test that millions of students take will also do away with some... Read More
2-year extension offered for canceled health plans
Warding off the specter of election-year health insurance cancellations, the Obama administration Wednesday announced a two-year extension for individual policies that don't meet requirements of the... Read More
Governor Morehead shaped modern North Carolina
by Governor James G. Martin, published in Greensboro News-Record, March 2, 2014. A few weeks ago in this space, my friend Henry Isaacson and I wrote about how big ideas have attractive merit. It was... Read More
