Carolina Journal
Volume 18, Number 4 - April 2009

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • Basnight-inspired "B&B' concerns Hyde Countians
  • Lawyers spent gas-tax funds on beer and candy

North Carolina:

  • Reaction mixed to Rand's proposals to deal with health care, Page 4
  • Out-of-wedlock births a policy issue waiting to be addressed, Page 5
  • Study: N.C. scores 'average' in freedom, Page 6
  • Republican leader questions gas tax payment, Page 6

Education:

  • Commissioner says busing foes trying to roll back diversity, Page 9
  • Terry Stoops commentary: Curtailing dropouts, Page 9
  • N.C. Republicans push 'aggressive' education agenda package, Page 10
  • Report: One-fifth of students ineligible for meal programs, Page 11
  • Will Obama's support for charters make a difference? Page 12

Higher Education:

  • Governor's budget adds a little funding for community colleges, but cuts UNC, page 13
  • Campus briefs, Page 13
  • Jenna Ashley Robinson commentary: On-campus truth in advertising, Page 14
  • With endowments decreasing, private colleges get creative, Page 14
  • Issues in Higher Education: A is for average, B is for being there, C is for ... comatose? Page 15

Local Government:

  • Local governments dig own budget holes, Pagew 16
  • Guilford officials wrestle with shortage of lawyers, Page 17
  • Michael Lowrey commentary: Bad days in banktown, Page 17
  • Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
  • Tax delinquencies jump in Buncombe County, Page 18
  • Pasquotank loses manufactured housing case in appeals court, Page 19

The Learning Curve:

  • Book review: Robert V. Remini's Andrew Jackson, Page 20
  • Troy Kickler commentary: American business has shown it doesn't need help in a crisis, Page 21
  • Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
  • Book review: Thomas E. Woods Jr.'s Meltdown, Page 22
  • Book review: Louis E. Carabini's Inclined to Liberty, Page 23

Opinion:

  • David N. Bass commentary: The spending juggernaut, Page 24
  • Editorial: Little Miss Sunshine, Page 24
  • Editorial: Teacher pay, Page 25
  • Editorial: Improving health care, Page 25
  • John Hood commentary: Disrespecting the Constitution, Page 25
  • Marc Rotterman commentary: GOP, get serious, Page 26
  • Mike Walden commentary: Is recession-proof a myth? Page 26
  • Andy Taylor commentary: The faulty logic of public financing, Page 27
  • Letters to the editor, Page 27

Parting Shot:

  • Mary Easley slates 'Governors Gone Bad' series (a CJ parody), Page 28

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