Carolina Journal
Volume 15, Number 11 - November 2006

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • Easley withheld information on transfer, p. 1
  • North Carolina ozone levels continue to plummet, p. 1

North Carolina:

  • Nonprofit scofflaws on Web, p. 5
  • Taylor wins "Porker" award, p. 5

Education:

  • Standard 'solutions' not remedying ed problems, p. 8
  • Legislature mandates study of spending effectiveness, p. 9
  • Lindalyn Kakadelis commentary: Built coalitions for choice, p. 9
  • Critics join forces to oppose Wake bonds, p. 10
  • School employee growth outstrips student growth, p. 11

Higher Education:

  • Connerly: Time for America to be color blind, p. 12
  • ISI: Colleges and universities teach civics, history poorly, p. 13
  • Shannon Blosser commentary: Athletics still top dog on ACC campuses, p. 13
  • Bats in the Belltower: Michelle Malkin vs. the UNC-CH law professor, p. 14
  • Spellings makes recommendations for future of U.S. higher education, p. 14
  • Jane S. Shaw commentary: Higher education would benefit from an economic perspective, p. 15

Local Government:

  • Citizens fighting zoning law in Vance County, p. 16
  • Appeals Court tells Durham no, p. 17
  • Chad Adams commentary: The bias against freedom, p. 17
  • Local innovation bulletin board, p. 18
  • From Cherokee to Currituck, p. 18
  • Errors or lies?: Researchers look into cost overruns, p. 19

The Learning Curve:

  • Book Review: Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower, p. 20
  • Troy Kickler commentary: What is Western Civilization, and is it worth preserving? Part 2, p. 21
  • Book Review: Timothy F. Carney's The Big Ripoff, p. 23

Opinion:

  • Richard Wagner commentary: Pack Mules for Government, p. 24
  • Editorial: High-risk pool a good first step, p. 24
  • Editorial: An alternative to dropouts, p. 25
  • Editorial: Say no to escheats fund raid, p. 25
  • John Hood commentary: Individual rights and smoking, p. 25
  • Michael Walden Commentary: Some speedy economic myth debunking, p. 26
  • George C. Leef commentary: Some questions about higher education 'diversity', p. 27
  • Letters to the editor, p. 27

Parting Shot:

  • State fair economic-impact report different this year (a CJ parody), p. 28

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