North Carolina voters have a choice. We know what we’d get with continued Republican leadership because — through four years of a Republican governor and a decade of legislative initiatives — Republicans have shown us. If Republicans are in control, we’ll get more…
North Carolina’s installed solar power is second only to California’s. Some may cringe at the thought of following California’s energy policy, given the rolling blackouts imposed there. Solar power seemed like an attractive option in 2007, when the Democrat-controlled legislature handed Democratic Gov. Mike Easley a bill that provided sweeping…
A recent study by RunRepeat found America is fat and getting fatter. Government edicts are making things worse for most of us. We’re already eating food that’s bad for us, and we’re eating bigger portions of it. Too much sugar, too…
Democrats want these voters heading into the polls thinking about COVID-19 and health care. The GOP would rather see them thinking about economic recovery and public safety.
Decisions handed down in 2020 highlight Cheri Beasley's and Paul Newby's contrasting approaches.
From the mountains to the coast, you’ll find legislative candidates fighting out it for the votes — and the attention spans — of North Carolinians who have a lot of other things on their minds.
On Tuesday, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released the average daily membership for the first month of the 2020-21 school year. The data represent the first of 10 student enrollment reports published by our state education agency throughout the school year. Compared to the same period last year,…
Let’s try something new. New for me anyway. A different path, if you will. Follow me and I’ll lead you, all the while trying to avoid the spooky, dilapidated house at the end of what used to be a road. The house is filled with sadness,…
We should all take reasonable precautions, absolutely. But keeping schools, public venues, and large swaths of our economy closed or severely constrained indefinitely strikes me as the opposite of reasonable.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court revives an important constitutional debate.
