Opinion
No. 853: Basnight’s Boondoggles: How Many Can N.C. Afford?
Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight personally has exacted a terrible toll on North Carolina's economy and its reputation.
Opinion
No. 852: Are We Wasting Energy?
The new energy bill might encourage conservation, but market forces eventually prove the best means to correct imbalances.
Opinion
Lindalyn’s Journal
There's no disputing the fact that hurricane Katrina created a vortex of human suffering, spanning many miles and several states. While there was no way to prevent a natural disaster such as this, finger-pointing in the days following Katrina has occupied pundits and politicians alike.
Opinion
Credit and the Crime Rate
North Carolina’s crime rate has fallen again, and state leaders deserve to take some credit for the long-running trend — but they should be careful not to overstate the point.
Opinion
Eye of the Political Storm
The partisan blame game on Hurricane Katrina is premature and potentially counterproductive for those savaging the administration. Two Democratic leaders who understand this are named Clinton.
Opinion
A Gathering Storm for the Media
RALEIGH — There is a fetid stink in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and it’s not coming just from the fouled waters flooding New Orleans. It also wafts from the putrid reporting of the disaster by the mainstream media.
Opinion
Providing quality choice options
WASHINGTON, DC — The states' slow progress to meet NCLB demands has most governors thinking about how to improve failing school districts. Providing Quality Choice Options in Education, co-authored by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, cites choice.
Opinion
Panic Is Worse Than Useless
As the horrifying events of Katrina unfold, North Carolinians should resist the impulse to panic — either about what we can and can’t do to help or about the effects of shortages on local gas prices.
Opinion
Price Gouging: A Cure For Gas
Wrong-headed fear-mongering and price hysteria are counterproductive and harmful, no matter what the price of gas. But markets consist of both supply and demand, and prices are the result of market forces.
Opinion
Was It the Last Battle?
Listening to The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis might have seemed like a fitting background track during Tuesday's lottery vote in Raleigh, but the possibility remains of a legal challenge on constitutional grounds.
Opinion
Lindalyn’s Journal
Hold on to your wallets: Lady Luck will soon be tempting the self-restraint of North Carolinians around the state. Legislation creating a state lottery passed on Tuesday, and was quickly signed into law by Governor Easley yesterday.
Opinion
Lipstick on an Ugly Pig
The North Carolina Senate has cleared the way for a state-run lottery. It happened either because a Republican politician misled his colleagues and the public — or because a Democratic one did.
