Opinion
House Touts Some Good Education Ideas
School personnel appear to be among the big winners in the 2015-17 N.C. House budget plan.
Opinion
Hard-Living Tar Heel Charlie Poole A Pioneer of Banjo Music
A mill worker from Randolph County became a national sensation during the 1920s.
Opinion
House Spends Too Much
Lawmakers were right in 2013 to prioritize general needs above business subsidies. Consistency should be the rule for 2015 and beyond.
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Opinion
The State’s Goals for ‘Our Kids’
A cabinet secretary’s creepy commencement address highlights progressives’ nonacademic goals.
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I’m your puppet
Opinion
Ask the Right Questions
The average reading score for 17-year-olds in 2012 was 287, statistically indistinguishable from the 1971 score and down from a high of 290 in 1992. The math trend looks similarly disappointing.
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Mr. Right For Me But Not For Thee
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Intentionally Hurtful News Writing
A North Carolina reporter takes a cheap shot in a recent obituary.
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Zip it! Zip it good!
Opinion
Why the 440th Is the Odd Unit Out
The decision affecting Pope Field highlights the need for another round of Base Closure and Realignment Commission actions.
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Too Many Laws On The Books
Overcriminalization in North Carolina makes business owners, often unwittingly, into criminals every day.
