Cover

• Man alleges sexual assault by Soles
• Media reports prompted hearings on Easley
• Verizon bought booze for state employees while negotiating $51 million contract, records suggest

North Carolina

• McIntyre foe Will Breazeale takes bonded term-limits pledge, Page 5
• Berry challenges Cooper on TVA expenses, Page 6
• State Briefs, Page 6
• N.C. FreedomWorks to hold “Taxpayer March on Raleigh” Nov. 14, Page 7
• State’s new recycling law sets off local scrambles, Page 9

Education

• Furloughted teachers seeking wiser use of education dollars, Page 10
• Kristen Blair commentary: Circle of mockers, Page 10
• Newly elected Wake School Board reformers ready to move, Page 11
• Teacher turnover may not reflect true job market, Page 12

Higher Education

• UNC-CH changes tune on First Amendment, Page 13
• Campus Briefs, Page 13
• Will Online, for-profit education cause “creative destruction?” Page 14
• George Leef commentary: Accreditation nightmares, Page 14
• Issues in Higher Education: Lecture series reveals opinion chasm over Western Civilization, Page 15

Local Government

• Incentive foe backs incentive-like plan, Page 16
• Town and County, Page 16
• N.C. air quality improves, despite tighter standards, Page 17
• Michael Lowrey commentary: Toxic brew for taxpayers, Page 17
• Durham officials want bigger slice of revenue pie, Page 18
• Local Innnovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
• Court: Religious developments can impose otherwise illegal fees, Page 19

Learning Curve

• Documentary review: Documentary credits de Soto’s free-market ideas, Page 20
• From the Liberty Library, Page 20
• Troy Kickler commentary: An overtly partisan press is as American as the First Amendment, Page 21
• Book review: Gelles illuminates woman Founder, Page 22
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Movie review: “The Informant!” a comedy so subtle that you’ll miss the comedy, Page 23

Opinion

• Editorial: We need to cover scandals, Page 24
• Daren Bakst commentary: Focus on low-cost power, Page 24
• Editorial: An edifice complex, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: Fight monopoly with monopoly? Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Are both recessions over? Page 26
• Letter to the editor, Page 26
• Editorial Briefs, Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: People move to where they’ll be happy, Page 27
• Becki Gray commentary: Why so many people are TEAed off, Page 27

Parting Shot

• State to seize Dell factory, make own computers (a CJ parody), Page 28