Opinion
Welcome the Urge to Merge
Don’t expect reorganization to erase the state’s budget hole. There’s not that much savings available. It’s still well worth doing, though.
Opinion
Doughnut Details and Public Health
RALEIGH -- When I first saw the headline, my heart sank. Panic crept into my chest. Life as I knew it was going to change, and there was nothing I could do about it.
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The next big thing
Opinion
Reform That Doesn’t Sell
For as long as I have been in the state-policy mix in North Carolina, the political class has been arguing for sales-tax reform.
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Obama shows the way
Opinion
Do Doughnut Details Help Our Health?
Newly mandated calorie counts miss the point as the government pressures more people to adopt healthy eating habits.
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Tea Party confusion
Opinion
What Carolina Voters Think
With the May primary just a couple of weeks away, now is a good time to take a closer look at the sentiments of the North Carolina electorate for 2010.
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Next patient, please
Opinion
Basic Thinking on Scandals
Scandals can indeed determine electoral outcomes, but not through the mechanism that most often springs to mind.
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Your neighbor freeloaders
Opinion
The Case Against Rail
North Carolina readers will be particularly interested in his comparison of the Charlotte transit line to other systems and the national average. The results aren’t pretty.
