Carolina Journal
Volume 18, Number 5 - May 2009

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • Easley land deal gaining interest
  • Public outrage accompanying revaluations
  • Tea'd off: Disgust spreads over spending

North Carolina:

  • Legislation would give some school boards more flexibility, Page 5
  • State launches JobsNOW training program, Page 6

Education:

  • Various bills in legislature focus on high school athletics in 2009, Page 9
  • Kristen Blair commentary: Reversing freshman failure, Page 9
  • Bill would encourage private education — but there's a catch, Page 10
  • Charlotte principals given new freedom under decentralization, Page 11
  • Charter school group's focus is on achievement gaps, Page 12

Higher Education:

  • After mob disruption of Tom Tancredo event, Goode manages speech despite interruptions, Page 13
  • George Leef commentary: Darmouth's Politburo, Page 14
  • Some faculty still love to read and teach about the classics, Page 14
  • Issues in Higher Education: Many college students find cheating easier than actual work, Page 15

Local Government:

  • Reformers unhappy with health plan fix, Page 16
  • Economy taking its toll on regional planning, Page 17
  • Michael Lowrey commentary: Keeping tabs on local government, Page 17
  • Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
  • N.C. Appeals Court tosses Buncombe County zoning, Page 18
  • Greensboro hoping stimulus funds can aid redevelopment plans, Page 19

The Learning Curve:

  • Book review: David Fromkin's The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Page 20
  • Troy Kickler commentary: Protesting taxes is as American as apple pie and baseball, Page 21
  • Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
  • Book review: Mark R. Levin's Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Page 22
  • Book review: Michelle Boldrin and David K. Levine's Against Intellectual Monopoly, Page 23

Opinion:

  • Rick Henderson commentary: Free markets and the media, Page 24
  • Editorial: Reform should mean better, Page 24
  • Editorial: Don't cripple farmers, Page 25
  • Editorial: Deregulate telephony, Page 25
  • John Hood commentary: Corporate socialism, Page 25
  • Bruce Caldwell commentary: Smoking and freedom, Page 26
  • Michael Walden commentary: Is a big financial shift coming? Page 26
  • Andy Taylor commentary: Don't be so quick to undercut legislature, Page 27
  • Becki Gray commentary: Watch the budget, but watch freedoms, too, Page 27

Parting Shot:

  • Auto dealer expands program for heavy hitters (a CJ parody), Page 28

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