Opinion
‘A job was done’
The 2009 session featured higher taxes, increased spending, and more regulations. There were, however, a few bright spots.
Opinion
Studying the possibilities
Technology has dramatically improved access to information nearly everywhere and lowered the cost of getting it. In higher ed, print-based books face tough competition from convenient, portable, and relatively inexpensive alternative formats. So why has the traditional textbook market seemed resistant to the lower prices that competition, lower-cost technologies, and Internet resources now make accessible?
Opinion
Wink Of An Eye
Well, it’s been a nice run. But today will be my last day.
Opinion
Put Down the Hammer, Pick Up Humility
Politicians do not have all the answers. They fail us when they shut the door on potential solutions in misguided efforts to "do something."
Opinion
The Cloud Minders
North Carolina’s statutory cap of 100 charter schools is going to disappear sooner or later.
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Turnabout Intruder
North Carolinians were optimistic at the beginning of 2009. But April brought a turnabout. Now, most voters say the state is on the wrong track.
Opinion
Flashback: Conscience Of The King
In an odd coincidence, a presentation about the morality of war set up a confrontation of a more immediate sort. TV’s “Benson” and ancient Chinese philosophers are involved.
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Put Down the Hammer, Pick Up Humility
Politicians do not have all the answers. They fail us when they shut the door on potential solutions in misguided efforts to "do something."
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Gamesters & Cartels They Run
Public employees and politically favored vendors get to use government muscle to shut down their competition so they can take North Carolina gamblers to the cleaners.
Opinion
Beware the “hate beat” scam
A professor at one of the nation's top journalism schools urges news organizations to create "hate beats" to combat opposition to the Obama administration's health-care plan. This is journalism?
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Health Care Reforms Should Empower Patients
Why not base health care reform on policies that work? Consumer-driven health care has a proven ability to reduce costs while maintaining or improving the care received by patients. Studies have found that people with consumer-driven plans are more likely than those with more traditional insurance to listen to their doctors, purchase generic medications, improve their health habits, and use online tools to find quality and cost information on doctors.
Opinion
The Enterprise Incident
Raising taxes on a company tends to reduce the wages of its employees rather than drain the bank accounts of coupon-clipping fatcats.
