Cover

• Groups circumvented state records law, p. 1
• State audit critical of Northeast Partnership, p. 1

North Carolina

• Atkinson: Governor’s School ‘Not Public’ as defined by law, p. 4
• Expert: Beware of bias in debate over global warming, p. 5
• S.C. woman with ‘dementia’ backs Richard Moore’s campaign, p. 5

Education

• Guilford commissioners grill board over transfers, p. 9
• Linda Kakadelis commentary: School choice’s time is now, p. 9
• Greenville blacks say new charter school ‘racist’, p. 10
• Family vacations don’t have to cost arm and a leg, p. 11

Higher Education

• Higher ed commission’s product a mystery, p. 12
• Speakers lined up to give commencement addresses, p. 13
• U.S. House passes renewal bill for Higher Education Act, p. 13
• Shannon Blosser commentary: A good first step, p. 13
• Course of the Month: Irresponsible professors, p. 14
• Issues in Higher Education: College accreditation doesn’t guarantee school quality, p. 15

Local Government

• Recent legislation empowers localities, p. 16
• Court defines a public street, p. 17
• Chad Adams commentary: A moratorium on progress, p. 17
• Water, sewer systems in ‘critical state of disrepair,’ p. 19

Learning Curve

• Book review: Frank Gaffney’s “War Footing”, p. 20
• North Carolina History with Dr. Troy Kickler, p. 21
• Book review: James Gwartney’s “Common Sense Economics, p. 22
• Book review: Ron Chernow’s “Alexander Hamilton”, p. 23

Opinion

• Mitch Kokai commentary: Stay alert! It’s session time, p. 24
• Editorial: Quit sending watchdogs business, p. 24
• Editorial: Gaining support for schools, p. 25
• Raising salaries to save taxes, p. 25
• John Hood commentary: A 9-percent solution for taxes, p. 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Measuring what makes N.C. tick, p. 26
• George Leef commentary: Can tax cheats invest money better than the government?, p. 27
• Letters to the editor, p. 27

Parting Shot

• ‘Solar eclipse’ project proposes regulating nosy reporters, p. 28