When will lawmakers go home?
After a break for Easter lawmakers will pick up the pace. They want to adjourn by July 4th but there's lots to be done before they can do so. Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Hating Hate
We've got a history of hating people. But why do we hate immigrants? And how is it going to solve our immigration crisis? Read More
The journey to Easter
At long last it is Spring, when daylight hours grow longer, temperatures turn warmer and flowers burst into bloom. The Anglo-Saxon word for Spring was “lencten.” We shortened the word to Lent, a... Read More
The dangerous politicizing of our universities
Sometimes it is hard finding truth. That’s where I am regarding the UNC Board of Governors. Three top officials within the University of North Carolina System have resigned or been fired this year... Read More
We just want to fight with each other
Nancy McFarlane is my mayor. She has led Raleigh through explosive growth, including a new train station, the purchase of Dix Park, promotion of Raleigh as an arts scene and tourist destination and... Read More
BOG Chair Smith forced ECU's Staton to resign, President Roper did the deed
For some months we've been reporting that Board of Governors Chair Harry Smith has intimidated and pressured ECU Chancellor Cecil Staton, trying first to get him fired, then when he couldn't get... Read More
The end of a 62-year love affair
This weekend marks the end of a sports era. Since I was around at the beginning, I want to join others in mourning the loss of over-the-air broadcasts of ACC sports. Most pundits incorrectly credit... Read More
Plugging North Carolina's "leaky" pipeline
Here’s a good news-bad news story that needs a happy ending. The good news is that as of January our state’s unemployment rate was 3.6 percent. When you consider it was 4.5 percent last February... Read More
Rocky Mount to get up to 200 new jobs
Tuesday morning the Council of State approved the move of the DMV from their headquarters on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh to the old Hardee’s hamburgers headquarters building on Church Street in Rocky... Read More
8 Things we learned in the 9th District hearings
We’ve had time to digest last week’s 9thDistrict congressional hearings, so let us summarize what we learned. 1. Campaigns want to win so badly they either turn their heads to or commit illegal... Read More
