Don't look now but we are getting grayer
Get ready for the Wrinkle Revolution as one in five North Carolinians will soon be 65 or older. Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Getting politicians to listen to us
Call me a doubting Thomas, but I question who politicians are listening to and serving. Read More
The heartbreak of saying goodbye
Migration is taking its toll, resulting in many once-wonderful small towns unable to pay its bills. Read More
Am I missing something?
We should be celebrating our teachers, not shooting arrows at them. Read More
Children paying the price for partisan arguments
Once again our children become the pawns in judicial partisanship. Read More
It's time to fish or cut bait
North Carolina has been arguing over fishing regulation for years. It's time to stop the fighting and find solutions before we totally deplete stocks of some species. Read More
Not a record to boast about
You haven't seen many analyses of the longest legislative session since 1965. Maybe its because this session didn't accomplish much. Read More
The courts spoke. Now we must.
Expecting our legislators to draw fair and impartial maps is about as impossible as teaching the proverbial pig to fly. Read More
Do we have the energy?
How does a fast-growing state meet the electric needs for the future? Read More
Believe in Us. Work for Us.
The fix for what ails us won't come from any politician, government program, miracle cure (if we can even get people to take it) or end to inflation. Read More
