Opinion
A Burr in the Saddle
There's a good reason why North Carolina's GOP primary for governor isn't exactly galvanizing the state's political attention. Two, in fact: Erskine Bowles and Richard Burr.
Opinion
Session Coming Into Focus
The "short" session of the North Carolina General Assembly convenes in early May, and it's already becoming clear what the major agenda items will be for consideration.
Opinion
Charge of the Lighthouse
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is back in the news after a long and bitter fight on the Outer Banks and in Washington. The latest controversy reflects poorly on both sides.
Opinion
Off and Running Toward Runoffs
Adding to the heat of this summer will be North Carolina's political primaries. And temperatures may rise above sweltering if current trends continue requiring some highly contested races to need runoffs.
Opinion
Candidates Showing Primary Colors
With the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision last week on redistricting litigation, state candidates show their primary colors as they gear up for elections that finally seem on schedule.
Opinion
I Get So Popular, I Could Die
The downtown is dying, people say, because it has simply become too popular. Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of city planning and economic development, Lowcountry style.
Opinion
The Never-Ending, Finished Case
The NC Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling Thursday that transferred a long-running redistricting case to a new Wake County judicial panel. On second thought, no it didn't.
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Campbell’s No Chicken Noodle
The Easley administration and its legislative allies are continuing to come after Ralph Campbell for a critical state auditor of Medicaid. It's the wrong strategy.
Opinion
No. 751: Dominican Republic Leaves an Impression
A visit to the Dominican Republic strengthens director's commitment to civil rights and social justice for low-income pupils.
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Singing the Big Box Blues
Winston-Salem officials set some new Lowe's in North Carolina government this week by choosing big-box retailers as the Target of a development moratorium.
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No. 750: School Daze in N.C.: Bankruptcy Looms
School boards' relentless pressure on counties to raise their spending threatens local governments' solvency.
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It’s Ballantine’s Day
Patrick Ballantine resigned not just his leadership post but also his Senate seat to run for governor. Will this separate him from a still-amorphous pack of candidates?
