Carolina Journal
Volume 16, Number 5 - May 2007

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • Pa. advocacy group behind N.C. CO2 push, Page 1
  • Audit: Gallant's Channel deal violated state regulations, Page 1

North Carolina:

  • Senators: State should give promised funds to Johnson & Wales, Page 1
  • Post-Jim Black N.C. House approves some reforms, Page 5

Education:

  • Garner group fights Wake school-growth plan, Page 8
  • Public schools could start if State Senate agrees, Page 9
  • Lindalyn Kakadelis commentary: School-to-work reconsidered, Page 9
  • N.C. report cards: A question of trust, Page 10
  • Vinroot wins cases involving charter school funding, Page 11

Higher Education:

  • Proposal to create UNC-Rocky Mount derailed, Page 12
  • UNC forum debates proposal for 'Academic Bill of Rights,' Page 13
  • Shannon Blosser commentary: Right call on Rocky Mount, Page 13
  • Bats in the Belltower: UNCW's student editors unable to ferret out satire, Page 14
  • BOG elections still politicized but more in line with rules, Page 14
  • Protecting against 'heterosexism' — to the tune of $200,000, Page 15

Local Government:

  • Private property being taken for greenways, Page 16
  • Property owner wins lawsuit over septic-system permit, Page 17
  • Chad Adams commentary: Moving toward socialism, Page 17
  • Local innovation bulletin board, Page 18
  • No relief for property owners, Page 18
  • Group calls real estate transfer tax a 'bad idea,' Page 19

The Learning Curve:

  • Book review: Hugh Hewitt makes his case for Mitt Romney, Page 20
  • Troy Kickler commentary: A short history of the Lost State of Franklin in Western N.C.
  • Book review: Mr. Polk's War — Vivid accounts bring Mexican War to life, Page 22
  • Book review: Blue Ridge Parkway history complicated, contentious, Page 23

Opinion:

  • Michael Lowrey commentary: The goals of transit, Page 24
  • Editorial: Due process vs. groupthink, Page 24
  • Editorial: Educational unproductivity, Page 25
  • Editorial: Common landfill sense, Page 25
  • John Hood commentary: Playing the Blarney fife, Page 25
  • Mike Walden commentary: Are loan interest charges a rip-off? Page 26
  • Becki Gray commentary: Legislature hops on renewable-energy bandwagon, Pag 27
  • Marc Rotterman commentary: Handicapping the 2008 presidential candidates, Page 27

Parting Shot:

  • CJ Parody: More apology bills seen on state's legislative horizon, Page 28

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