Opinion
Study Up on Medicaid
One of the biggest fights you'll see in the state legislature this year will be over Medicaid savings. Now is the time to read up on this critical North Carolina issue.
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Edwards picks a Commie
Sen. John Edwards continued his string of underwhelming performances on Sunday morning talk shows when he told George Stephanopoulos that his favorite book was written by an alleged Soviet agent.
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Are You Paying for This?
Activists met this weekend at Western Carolina University to develop a “women’s agenda” for the 2003 legislative session that includes demands for more tax money. What’s worse, the meeting was sponsored by an arm of the university.
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No 112: The American Republic: A Good Time to Rediscover Our Roots
Once again another great value emanates from the people who are dedicated to the proliferation of freedom: Liberty Fund. It seems that this book comes at a time when America needs to rediscover its bearing, its meaning. What is remarkable about much of today’s political rhetoric is the absence of argument grounded in the permanent things. It is a symptom of modernity that many lose touch with the past or more importantly the immutable truths that form the foundation of this country.
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Learning about Jim Hunt
Just when you thought there wasn’t anything else to learn about the former governor, it turns out that he had a hand in creating a multi-billion-dollar debt problem with our municipal power utilities.
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No. 642: Junk Journalism: Newspapers Routinely Violate Core Principles
Readers “hate us again,” a respected trade publication of the media lamented one year after Sept. 11 and an ensuing, brief courtship with the press. Focusing on a public opinion poll that showed widespread dissatisfaction with journalists, the Editor & Publisher opinion article analyzed the most recent flareup in the love-hate relationship between the press and the public.
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No. 643: Fiction, Fact and Freezing in the Ice Storm
The ice storm that paralyzed hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians in December set off much discussion about its impact and meaning. As with anything, some of this discussion has been useful, but other of it widely missed the mark. Let me take this opportunity to set the record straight, as I see it, on the real story of the ice storm and its aftermath.
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Petty UNC-CH officials rebuffed in attempt to de-recognize Christian group
The laurels were still fresh from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's defense of academic freedom and religious pluralism in its requirement that incoming freshmen read portions of the Koran. Nevertheless, UNC-CH found itself facing a lawsuit threat from a Christian student organization, which said the school had threatened to revoke its official recognition on campus.
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Tainted Vote Merits Do-Over
The State Board of Elections made the wrong choice Wednesday in failing to order a new election in Caldwell County, where hundreds may have sold their vote in local elections last November.
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Easley Emerges, Evades, Explains
The governor has started out the week with a string of public appearances and a spirited defense of his first two years. Revenues are on target, but now Wake County is suing his administration.
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Daschle’s Only Realistic Option
Carolina Journal’s Paul Chesser writes that when looking at the field, recent events, and his prospects for success, Sen. Tom Daschle made the only decision he could make by foregoing a run at the presidency.
Opinion
Don’t blame the economy
North Carolina’s state government is about to experience another billion-dollar-plus budget deficit. But as two economists said today, the culprit isn’t some horrible, unprecedented recession.
