North Carolina's education dilemma
There are many hurdles to jump but it is time we start returning our children in grades k-3 to the classroom. Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Seps to racial healing
North Carolina has had any number of forums, study commissions, proclamations and even laws enacted, but they’ve done little to bring about real racial healing. Maybe we should use the model South African employed after apartheid. Read More
Reckoning with racism
Deny it if you like, but maybe it is time you did some serious self-examination about systemic racism. Read More
Elections then and now
I've been covering elections since the 1960s. The 2020 elections could be the most interesting and strange. Read More
Request an absentee ballot
Who knows what might happen between now and election day? Securing an absentee ballot is a good insurance policy in the event you cannot vote in person. Read More
We need a full court press on the census
40 percent of North Carolinians have not registered in the census. It is hurting them and our state. Read More
A message for our time
The new UNC System President sends a message to employees that combines assurances like Roosevelt’s fireside chats during World War II, with exhortations like those great revival preachers of old. Read More
An alternative plan for reopening our schools
To get some insights into how to better reopen our schools I consulted the one person who has spent more time studying and forming opinions about public schools than perhaps anyone else. Read More
Our changing state
Changes don't have to be bad. In many instances we have seen innovations result from hard times. Read More
UNC President has big challenges ahead
The new President of our state university system has a big tasks ahead of him. We believe he is up to the challenges. Read More
