Carolina Journal
Volume 18, Number 7 - July 2009

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • Critics: Black got sweetheart deal on fine
  • DAQ scrapped report after meeting with AG's reps

North Carolina:

  • Despite abuses, Char-Meck expands school-lunch program, Page 5
  • Inclusionary zoning on table in Charlotte? Page 6
  • N.C. briefs, Page 6
  • Are N.C. auto dealership closures being affected by politics? Page 7

Education:

  • What to do with unused school vexes Guilford County officials, Page 9
  • Kristen Blair commentary: Kitchen table wisdom, Page 9
  • Easley's education legacy in trouble as fiscal problems grow, Page 10
  • "Double-Dippers" on top of Char-Meck job-cut list, Page 11
  • Wake parents look to other N.C. districts for alternatives, Page 12

Higher Education:

  • It's summertime, and the reading is easy -- and sometimes controversial for colleges, Page 13
  • Campus briefs, Page 13
  • Jane Shaw commentary: N.C. State scandal reveals aura of academic entitlement, Page 14
  • Jay Schalin commentary: Actions of N.C. State chancellor were all too predictable, Page 15

Local Government:

  • City officials talking trash in Greensboro, Page 16 Town and County, Page 16
  • "Welfare for local pols" bill stuck in neutral, Page 17
  • Michael Lowrey commentary: "Benefits" of sports subsidies rarely add up, Page 17
  • Winston-Salem dashes to bail out minor-league ballpark, Page 18
  • Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
  • Appeals court scraps drug tests of school system workers, Page 19

The Learning Curve:

  • Movie review: Disney/Pixar's Up a "beautiful, heroic tearjerker," Page 20
  • From the Liberty Library, Page 20
  • Troy Kickler commentary: For Tar Heels, the fall of Fort Hatteras an embarrassing defeat, Page 21
  • Book review: Censorship: The Threat to Silence Talk Radio, by Brian Jennings, Page 22
  • Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
  • Book review: The Reagan I Knew, by William F. Buckley Jr., Page 23

Opinion:

  • Paul Chesser commentary: Easley's evasions should not surprise, Page 24
  • Editorial: Name your price, Page 24
  • John Hood commentary: State government's twin deficits, Page 25
  • Editorial: Fast way to the bottom, Page 25
  • Editorial: Hot enough for ya? Page 25
  • Derrick Nantz guest commentary: The ABCs of regulation, Page 26
  • Michael Walden commentary: Why are we finally saving? Page 26
  • Andy Taylor commentary: Bettering our state by thinking institutionally, Page 27
  • Becki Gray commentary: How do you get to a balanced budget? Page 27

Parting Shot:

  • Easley and Campbell headed for a "dude-vorce" (a CJ parody), Page 28

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