Cover

• Easley didn’t disclose before marina vote
• Northeast Partnership ends contract with CEO Rick Watson

North Carolina

• Group says gay seminar illegal, p. 4
• Governor’s budget priorities, p. 9

Education

• Lindalyn Kakadelis commentary: Two Educational Philosophies, p. 9
• Extra-curricular activities grow for homeschoolers, p. 10
• DonorsChoose gets private funds in teachers’ hands, p. 11

Higher Education

• UNC will continue growth push, NCSSM move, p. 12
• Community college officials want more funds from state, p. 13
• ECU leaders pushing ahead with plans for dental school, p. 13
• George Leef commentary: Revenge of the Tenured Radicals, p. 13
• Bats in the Belltower: Geography Teachers’ Tales, p. 14

Local Government

• Arbitrary zoning decisions get scrutiny, p. 16
• Annexation must bring benefits, p. 17
• Chad Adams commentary: Sales Ratios a Moving Target, p. 18
• New Hyde County court facility brews controversy, p. 19

Learning Curve

• Book Review — Charles Pickering’s Supreme Chaos, p. 20
• NC History — Bailey’s Conservative Manifesto helped stymie New Deal programs, p. 21
• Book Review — Rodney Stark’s The Victory of Reason, p. 22
• Movie Review — “Capote”, p. 23

Opinion

• Paul Chesser commentary: The System Made Black Do It, p. 24
• Editorial: Classroom Experiment Arrogant, p. 24
• John Hood commentary: Spending Other People’s Money, p. 25
• Michael Walden commentary: For Some Time, Oil Will Be In Our Future, p. 26
• Marc Rotterman commentary: Upcoming Elections: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities, p. 27
• Letters to the Editor, p. 27

Parting Shot

• A funny thing happened on the way to the, er, schoolhouse (a CJ parody), p. 28