Cover

• N.C. Wonders What to Expect From Lottery
• Supreme Court Case Could Affect Incentives Programs

North Carolina

• Experts Weigh Lottery’s Effects
• Gambling Studied as Pathology
• Coble, Myrick Called “Tax Heroes”
• Commerce Settles CJ Access Case

Education

• Military-Type Training Puts Kids on Right Track
• Lindalyn Kakadelis Commentary: Poverty Can’t Be an Excuse
• Okracoke School Has Family-like Atmosphere
• Teachers Leaving NEA for Other Professional Organizations

Higher Education

• Annual Pope Center Conference Held in RTP
• Bowles Names UNC President
• George Leef Commentary: College Case Highlights NLRA Flaws
• Jon Sanders Commentary: You Have to Offend the Right People to Stay at UNC
• Issues in Higher Education: Is it Necesssary for Everyone to Go to College to be Successful?

Local Government

• Special Report: Does “Peak Oil” Mean an End to the Suburbs?
• Chad Adams Commentary: A Mean Game of Fetch
• Wilmington Could Face Longer Wait Again for Hurricane Aid
• Hillsborough Zoning Case Addressesd Supermajorities

Learning Curve

• Book Review: His Excellency George Washington
• Book Review: Go Directly to Jail
• Book Review: Capitalism and Freedom
• Troy Kickler Commentary: Warrenton Patriot Nathaniel Macon

Opinion

• Paul Chesser Commentary: Distorting a Free Economy
• John Hood Commentary: The Tar-Baby Syndrome
• Editorial: Hanky-Panky and Incentives
• Michael Walden Commentary: When it Comes to Energy, the Market rules

Parting Shot

• Easley to Hit Road to Urge Fuel Consumption (a CJ parody)