Carolina Journal
Volume 19, Number 5 - May 2010

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • Collection letter angers business owners
  • Soles victim gives account of shooting

North Carolina:

  • State pension fund falling short of benchmark, Page 2
  • Eco-farm project in Western N.C. appears dead after publicity, Page 3
  • Transportation funding reform urged, Page 4
  • N.C. Briefs, Page 4
  • Publicly traded firms assessing effects of Obama's health plan, Page 5

Education:

  • Tedesco resigns nonprofit job; some say he was pressured, Page 6
  • Kristen Blair commentary: Of boys and books, Page 6
  • Reforms take back seat as schools wrestle with budget gap, Page 7
  • Officials baffled by state decision to close charter, Page 8
  • Critics say N.C. 'Race to the Top' team misled feds on charter schools, Page 9

Higher Education:

  • Perdue's higher ed budget combines cuts and increases, Page 11
  • George Leef commentary: Airy rhetoric vs. gritty reality, Page 11
  • UNC: Teacher training demands more scrutiny, Page 12
  • Campus Briefs, Page 12
  • Issues in Higher Education: Helping hand or unfair advantage? Universities and disabilities, Page 13

Local Government:

  • Appeals court rules on rate-hike challenges, Page 16
  • Town and County, Page 16
  • JLF report helps clear fog around city planner jargon, Page 17
  • Michael Lowrey commentary: A bleak spring for Mecklenburg, Page 17
  • Asheville revises oversight of benefits in wake of scandal, Page 18
  • Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
  • Tough economy deep-sixes proposed Greensboro amphitheater, Page 19

The Learning Curve:

  • Book review: Marx on his head: Tax consumers exploit taxpayers, Page 20
  • From the Liberty Library, Page 20
  • Dr. Troy Kickler commentary: Census sends troubling message about American self-reliance, Page 21
  • Book review: Carney exposes another ripoff, Page 22
  • Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
  • Book review: Polk, facing similar problems to Obama, found sound solutions, Page 23

Opinion:

  • Editorial: Raise a toast to privatization, Page 24
  • Joyce Pope commentary: Doughnut details and public health, Page 24
  • Editorial: Unsound policies, Page 25
  • Editorial: Put N.C. to the test, Page 25
  • John Hood commentary: Charter a trip to the top, Page 25
  • Michael Walden commentary: Health care free market, RIP, Page 26
  • Editorial Briefs, Page 26
  • Andy Taylor commentary: Diversity for thee, but not for me?, Page 27
  • Becki Gray commentary: North Carolinians must regain control, Page 27

Parting Shot:

  • Tea Parties affect state's appliance rebate program (a CJ parody), Page 28

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