Fort Dobbs linked N.C. to first ‘world war’

North Carolina has a tangible tie to the war that preceded America's bid for independence.

Policies in 2017 should continue to focus on growth

The 2016 N.C. legislative session was short, but full of significant action: limiting the growth of government, cutting taxes, paying down debt, building savings, raising teacher pay by almost 5 percent, protecting property rights, and continuing the momentum toward economic growth that began in 2011. What’s ahead? More of the same, I hope. As we...

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Economic policies should continue to focus on growth in 2017

Policies focusing on government-directed economic development miss the mark.

Up to the job?

Powerful ideas drive political debate

After a certain point, spending more money — particularly in the public sector — doesn’t produce enough gain in productivity to offset the cost of the expenditure.