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New campaign against ABC reform rests on recycled arguments
Please, send this one back. It tastes bitter. Opponents of measures that would relax North Carolina’s arcane — punitive, even — ABC laws are running out of new arguments, which are becoming more pervasive, more hard-edged. The clock, they know, is ticking. These alcohol opponents are quick to cite studies relating alcohol to traffic fatalities,...
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Trade Economics 101
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Let’s NOT go to the videotape
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Freedom can fuel faster growth
Our state does not have the top-performing economy in the country — does that mean North Carolina’s rightward turn on economic policy was a mistake?
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Focusing on outcomes rather than inputs in N.C. education
In contrast to the May 1 teacher walkout, a couple of new legislative proposals focus on educational outcomes.
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Recruitment poster
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Hire some more lawyers
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Governor likely to veto budget
Gov. Roy Cooper is committed to full implementation of the Affordable Care Act in North Carolina, which will require drawing down (borrowed) federal funds to expand Medicaid.
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The essential ingredient for a ‘deep education’
About a year ago, Princeton philosopher Robert P. George came to Chapel Hill to speak about civil discourse and diversity of thought with the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors. He returned Feb. 8, but this time he came with Cornel West, a long-time friend and philosopher at Harvard University, as guest speakers...
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Reality check
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