Opinion
The Incredible Shrinking Deficit
The actual FY 2011-12 deficit lawmakers will have to close with new spending cuts or tax hikes could be in the neighborhood of $2.4 billion to $2.8 billion.
Opinion
North Carolina Needs Protection from Eminent Domain Abuse
No person should lose his home or his land because the government believes another private party can make better use of it.
Opinion
Why NC Should Have Sued
Because North Carolina is not yet a plaintiff in the case, it appears that North Carolinians will receive no relief, however temporary it may prove to be.
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Which devil?
Opinion
A Path Ahead for School Reform
While Republicans are more likely than average to favor merit pay, tougher tests, and charter schools, Democrats are more likely to favor annual testing, tax credits, and vouchers.
Opinion
Annual State of Spending Address Proves Budgetary Woes Should be Top Concern
RALEIGH -- Tax cuts do not "cost" anything because the money never belonged to the government in the first place.
Opinion
Government Needs to Learn From Newspapers
Liberal they may be, but daily newspapers are also businesses that are governed by economic realities.
Opinion
McGowan Chronicles the Demise of ‘Gray Lady,’ The New York Times
For committed political junkies, and even ordinary Americans, the fact that The New York Times is a left-wing newspaper comes as no surprise. From the editorial page to news copy to cultural reviews, the Gray Lady operates from a liberal worldview — and a blatant one at that. William McGowan has done newspaper aficionados a service by giving us a birds-eye view of the Times’ journalistic malpractice, mainly over the last two decades. The many tales of woe come neatly packaged in a 276-page tome titled Gray Lady Down: What the Decline and Fall of The New York Times Means for America.
Opinion
Coens Fashion a Dark Remake of the Classic ‘True Grit’
“True Grit” (directed by Joel and Ethan Coen) explores the true meaning of courage as two men and a young girl ride into the wilderness in search of a killer, on a grueling adventure that will change their lives forever.
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My plan for America
Opinion
A New Party Leader Rises
David Parker has a tough job ahead of him. One thing Democrats could do to help him succeed would be to avoid fashioning unrealistic expectations about his role.
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