Carolina Journal
Volume 20, Number 12 - December 2011

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • Fund seeks minority charter leaders
  • Redistricting suits could jumble 2012 primaries

North Carolina:

  • Commissary rule still stalls food truck ministry, Page 2
  • Various employment reports differ widely on job estimates, Page 3
  • N.C. State Bar goes after LegalZoom site, Page 4
  • State Briefs, Page 4
  • Legislative panel pushes privatization at community colleges, Page 5
  • Obama's $34.6 million 'veterans' initiative funds transit call centers, Page 6
  • 'B Corps' firms seek to mix responsibility with profit seeking, Page 15

Education:

  • Study finds mixed results from charter management groups, Page 7
  • Terry Stoops commentary: Remembering the 'Forgotten Half,' Page 7
  • Teacher-investors put charter school on the map, Page 8
  • Charter school hopefuls active during early application period, Page 9

Higher Education:

  • Belmont Abbey curriculum gets inspiration from past, Page 17
  • George Leef commentary: The New Yorker attacks!, Page 17
  • Scholars at Baylor tackle crisis of the humanities, Page 18
  • Campus Briefs, Page 18
  • Issues in Higher Education: Could an apprenticeship model improve higher education?, Page 19

Local Government:

  • Dems do well in '11 municipal elections, Page 10
  • Town and County, Page 10
  • Businessweek gives Elon's MBA part-time program top ranking, Page 11
  • Michael Lowrey: Need a downtown boost? Sponsor an IndyCar race, Page 11
  • Condo ruling on refunds may scuttle large new projects, Page 12
  • County Notes, Page 12
  • State's justices to revisit felons' ability to regain gun rights, Page 13

The Learning Curve:

  • Book review: Isaacson reveals the many layers of Steve Jobs, Page 20
  • From the Liberty Library, Page 20
  • Troy Kickler commentary: Our public servants have strayed from republican principles, Page 21
  • Book review: One Nation will make you angry, Page 22
  • Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
  • Book review: Andrews: Responsibility movement key to U.S.'s next century, Page 23

Opinion:

  • Editorial: The $3.8 billion question, Page 24
  • David N. Bass commentary: Diapers for 26-year-olds, Page 24
  • Editorial: Look north, Page 25
  • Editorial: Off the rails, Page 25
  • John Hood commentary: Swear off the bubble gum, Page 25
  • Michael Walden commentary: Should you 'buy local'?, Page 26
  • Editorial Briefs, Page 26
  • Becki Gray commentary: Eventful year for new majority, Page 27
  • Marc Rotterman commentary: Gingrich and political dynamics, Page 27

Parting Shot:

  • Perdue announces official response to Occupiers (a CJ parody), Page 28

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