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May 2009

• Easley land deal gaining interest
• Public outrage accompanying revaluations
• Tea’d off: Disgust spreads over spending

• Legislation would give some school boards more flexibility, Page 5
• State launches JobsNOW training program, Page 6

• Various bills in legislature focus on high school athletics in 2009, Page 9
• Kristen Blair commentary: Reversing freshman failure, Page 9
• Bill would encourage private education — but there’s a catch, Page 10
• Charlotte principals given new freedom under decentralization, Page 11
• Charter school group’s focus is on achievement gaps, Page 12

• After mob disruption of Tom Tancredo event, Goode manages speech despite interruptions, Page 13
• George Leef commentary: Darmouth’s Politburo, Page 14
• Some faculty still love to read and teach about the classics, Page 14
• Issues in Higher Education: Many college students find cheating easier than actual work, Page 15

• Reformers unhappy with health plan fix, Page 16
• Economy taking its toll on regional planning, Page 17
• Michael Lowrey commentary: Keeping tabs on local government, Page 17
• Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
• N.C. Appeals Court tosses Buncombe County zoning, Page 18
• Greensboro hoping stimulus funds can aid redevelopment plans, Page 19

• Book review: David Fromkin’s The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Page 20
• Troy Kickler commentary: Protesting taxes is as American as apple pie and baseball, Page 21
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Book review: Mark R. Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Page 22
• Book review: Michelle Boldrin and David K. Levine’s Against Intellectual Monopoly, Page 23

• Rick Henderson commentary: Free markets and the media, Page 24
• Editorial: Reform should mean better, Page 24
• Editorial: Don’t cripple farmers, Page 25
• Editorial: Deregulate telephony, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: Corporate socialism, Page 25
• Bruce Caldwell commentary: Smoking and freedom, Page 26
• Michael Walden commentary: Is a big financial shift coming? Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: Don’t be so quick to undercut legislature, Page 27
• Becki Gray commentary: Watch the budget, but watch freedoms, too, Page 27

• Auto dealer expands program for heavy hitters (a CJ parody), Page 28

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Print Edition

May 2009

• Easley land deal gaining interest
• Public outrage accompanying revaluations
• Tea’d off: Disgust spreads over spending

• Legislation would give some school boards more flexibility, Page 5
• State launches JobsNOW training program, Page 6

• Various bills in legislature focus on high school athletics in 2009, Page 9
• Kristen Blair commentary: Reversing freshman failure, Page 9
• Bill would encourage private education — but there’s a catch, Page 10
• Charlotte principals given new freedom under decentralization, Page 11
• Charter school group’s focus is on achievement gaps, Page 12

• After mob disruption of Tom Tancredo event, Goode manages speech despite interruptions, Page 13
• George Leef commentary: Darmouth’s Politburo, Page 14
• Some faculty still love to read and teach about the classics, Page 14
• Issues in Higher Education: Many college students find cheating easier than actual work, Page 15

• Reformers unhappy with health plan fix, Page 16
• Economy taking its toll on regional planning, Page 17
• Michael Lowrey commentary: Keeping tabs on local government, Page 17
• Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
• N.C. Appeals Court tosses Buncombe County zoning, Page 18
• Greensboro hoping stimulus funds can aid redevelopment plans, Page 19

• Book review: David Fromkin’s The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Page 20
• Troy Kickler commentary: Protesting taxes is as American as apple pie and baseball, Page 21
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Book review: Mark R. Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Page 22
• Book review: Michelle Boldrin and David K. Levine’s Against Intellectual Monopoly, Page 23

• Rick Henderson commentary: Free markets and the media, Page 24
• Editorial: Reform should mean better, Page 24
• Editorial: Don’t cripple farmers, Page 25
• Editorial: Deregulate telephony, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: Corporate socialism, Page 25
• Bruce Caldwell commentary: Smoking and freedom, Page 26
• Michael Walden commentary: Is a big financial shift coming? Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: Don’t be so quick to undercut legislature, Page 27
• Becki Gray commentary: Watch the budget, but watch freedoms, too, Page 27

• Auto dealer expands program for heavy hitters (a CJ parody), Page 28

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