Carolina Journal
Volume 18, Number 3 - March 2009

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • Beach Plan Bingo: Experts say one big storm could collapse program
  • Liberal advocacy groups compete for millions in bailout funds

North Carolina:

  • Vehicle project wants $18 million jump start from taxpayers, Page 4
  • Air quality official recruited for nonprofit on taxpayers' dime, Page 5
  • JLF: Annexation reform should include services, oversight, Page 6
  • Report: N.C. teachers have fared better than other state employees, Page 6
  • Mileage taxes: New highway funding or smart growth proxy? Page 7

Education:

  • Charter schools at disadvantage when dealing with budget cuts, Page 9
  • Kristen Blair commentary: Capping charter school successes, Page 9
  • State lunch program funding jump questioned, Page 10
  • Questions surround Guilford strategic plan's implementation, Page 11
  • Busing for diversity in Wake not making the grade, Page 12

Higher Education:

  • UNC System finding it hard to put on brakes after starting new programs in flush times, Page 13
  • Jenna Ashley Robinson commentary: A letter to prospective students, Page 14
  • Issues in Higher Education: Let's hear both sides of the story from NCSU's speakers, Page 15

Local Government:

  • Annual JLF report shows increase in cost of government, Page 16
  • State high court rules in Raleigh zoning dispute, Page 17
  • Chad Adams commentary: A quagmire for local governments, Page 17
  • Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
  • Durham looks to election scheme to save money, Page 18
  • Court weighs in to fix imprecise wording in trucking statute, Page 19

The Learning Curve:

  • Movie review: Sam Hieb reviews "Milk," Page 20
  • Troy Kickler commentary: North Carolina was early leader in effort to curb government, Page 21
  • Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
  • Book review: Russell Roberts' The Price of Everything: A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity, Page 22
  • Book review: Michael Medved's The 10 Big Lies About America, Page 23

Opinion:

  • David Bass commentary: The giant flushing sound, Page 24
  • Editorial: Kicking the can down the road, Page 24
  • Editorial: Statistics and students, Page 25
  • Editorial: Education reform, Page 25
  • John Hood commentary: Personal responsibility: Is it good or evil? Page 25
  • Michael Walden commentary: What's the exit strategy? Page 26
  • Andy Taylor commentary: North Carolina and the stimulus, Page 27
  • Becki Gray commentary: Snuff out the smoking ban, Page 26

Parting Shot:

  • N.C. to lead federal Crayola job-coding project (a CJ parody), Page 28

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