Opinion
Beach Plan Fix Would Require Another Fix Later
Legislation moving through the General Assembly would improve North Carolina's coastal property insurance situation, but it would also leave long-term problems unresolved.
Opinion
House Shores Up Beach Plan But Taxpayers Deserve Additional Shelter
Although thoughts of hurricane season conjure up images of devastated trailer parks, fearsome storm surges, and ruined roads, North Carolina has more to worry about than just the storm damage. Even one major storm could send the state's finances into a tailspin.
Opinion
Return of the Archons
It’s election season again in North Carolina, with hundreds of candidates filing for office, raising money, and mapping out a strategy for victory in the fall.
Opinion
Mirror, Mirror
The best tax is the one that maximizes public knowledge about government and thus minimizes wasteful spending.
Opinion
Patterns of Force
True reform would mean adopting as least one of these sensible checks on annexation abuse – either oversight by counties or a referendum of affected residents.
Opinion
Flashback: By Any Other Name
Look up the word in a dictionary, and you will find not just a term of description but also a lesson in the power of propaganda to shape political and philosophical debates.
Opinion
Seeking the Targets of Opportunity
Some of the best employment options in the years ahead have nothing to do with a four-year college education.
Opinion
A Taste of Armageddon
The governor proposes that nearly all of each side’s tax-hike ideas be adopted in the final budget, either immediately or eventually.
Opinion
Homeschooled Children Benefit From Kitchen Table Wisdom
Nationwide, 1.5 million schoolchildren are acquiring their own kind of kitchen table wisdom. Federal data show a record number of American children have joined the ranks of the homeschooled, foregoing bus rides and backpacks for an unencumbered amble down the stairs.
Opinion
The Alternative Factor
As for the energy alternatives themselves, expectations of their practicality range from fanciful to ludicrous.
Opinion
Dagger of the Mind
Now is not the time to whack the state’s mental-health budget. Better budget-savings opportunities beckon.
Opinion
Amok Time
If taxpayers are lucky, perhaps the budget negotiations in Raleigh will linger until Labor Day, or longer.
