Cover

• Eco-farm project seeks millions in tax funds
• North Carolina candidates gear up in swing districts

North Carolina

• WWII vet could lose farm to eminent domain, Page 2
• Homeowners run regulation hurdle dealing with pesky varmints, Page 3
• Amazon tax not clicking in North Carolina, Page 4
• N.C. Briefs, Page 4
• Hookah lounge owner piling up fines for deying smoking ban, Page 5
• How much information do you have to give the census?, Page 6

Education

• Charter schools, local boards spar over education funding, Page 7
• Terry Stoops commentary: Ideas have consequences, Page 7
• Treasurer insists new fund won’t put teacher pensions at risk, Page 8
• North Carolina advances to ‘Sweet 16’ despite cap on charters, Page 9

Higher Education

• State colleges and universities push for greater independence, Page 11
• George Leef commentary: Airy rhetoric vs. gritty reality, Page 11
• Feds dominate university research funding, Page 12
• Campus Briefs, Page 12
• Issues in Higher Education: Myths of the ivory tower: The things academics really believe, Page 13

Local Government

• What does local government really cost?, Page 16
• Town and County, Page 16
• Contamination could delay Yadkin project further, Page 17
• Michael Lowrey column: Another bizarre Durham initiative, Page 17
• How low will Mecklenburg’s commercial property values go?, Page 18
• Lawsuits await cities, counties funding abortions, Page 19

Learning Curve

• Book review: Two offerings chronicle Edwards’ implosion, Page 20
• From the Liberty Library, Page 20
• Troy Kickler commentary: History is more than just the recorded past and documents, Page 21
• Newberry blasts push to socialism, Page 22
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Book review: Fall of auto industry a tale with as many questions as answers, Page 23

Opinion

• Editorial: Barack, the cable guy, Page 24
• Becki Gray commentary: The fight for control, Page 24
• John Hood commentary: Casting insurers as villains, Page 25
• Editorial: N.C.’s job tax, Page 25
• Editorial: If gall were gold, Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: How can we create jobs?, Page 26
• Editorial Briefs, Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: Events turn Burr from vulnerable to strong, Page 27
• Marc Rotterman commentary: Conservatives need to be on war footing, Page 27

Parting Shot

• Hello, America, my name is Johnny Edwards (a CJ parody), Page 28