Carolina Journal
Volume 20, Number 2 - February 2011

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • Heirs fight DENR for coastal land
  • Historic legislative session under way

North Carolina:

  • Perdue stands by incentives-based jobs program, Page 2
  • GOP praises Perdue proposal, but says more reform needed, Page 3
  • Panel stacked with Alcoa adversaries, Page 4
  • State Briefs, Page 4
  • Buncombe County increases restrictions on mountain landowners, Page 5

Education:

  • Char-Meck schools open books for community to peruse online, Page 6
  • Terry Stoops commentary: Unhealthy health standards, Page 6
  • N.C.'s technical high schools graduate, but do they educate?, Page 7
  • At meeting, charter struggle compared to civil rights, Page 8
  • Personal responsibility taught, not caught, at charter school, Page 9

Higher Education:

  • Remediation programs in N.C. difficult to access, Page 17
  • David N. Bass commentary: A credential without much learning, Page 17
  • RTP founders' game plan hard to reproduce, Page 18
  • Campus Briefs, Page 18
  • Issues in Higher Education: Better/Cheaper College a powerful message published haphazardly, Page 19

Local Government:

  • Lexington annexation goal: Save the city, Page 10
  • Town and County, Page 10
  • Land-transfer tax could be repealed in upcoming session, Page 11
  • Michael Lowrey commentary: Aerotropolis concept not really that special, Page 11
  • Cary to spend $17.9 million to end water-meter leakage, Page 12
  • From the Newsstands, Page 12
  • Terminology an issue in G'boro Downtown Area Consolidation Plan, Page 13

The Learning Curve:

  • Movie Review: Coens fashion a dark remake of the classic 'True Grit,' Page 20
  • From the Liberty Library, Page 20
  • Troy Kickler commentary: 2011 General Assembly more momentous than you may think, Page 21
  • Book review: Payne: Don't buy political illusions, Page 22
  • Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
  • Book review: McGowan chronicles the demise of 'Gray Lady,' The New York Times, Page 23

Opinion:

  • Editorial: N.C.'s fourth branch of government, Page 24
  • Becki Gray commentary: The fundamental role of government, Page 24
  • John Hood commentary: No more Marc Basnights, Page 25
  • Editorial: Restore debt limits, Page 25
  • Editorial: The Roaring '30s?, Page 25
  • Michael Walden commentary: Does N.C. follow Hauser's law?, Page 26
  • Editorial Briefs, Page 26
  • Andy Taylor commentary: Making conservatism serious and substantive, Page 27
  • Marc Rotterman commentary: Rhetoric and congressional security, Page 27

Parting Shot:

  • N.C. budget dollars now called 'teacher jobs saved' (a CJ parody), Page 28

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