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May 2010

• Collection letter angers business owners
• Soles victim gives account of shooting

• State pension fund falling short of benchmark, Page 2
• Eco-farm project in Western N.C. appears dead after publicity, Page 3
• Transportation funding reform urged, Page 4
• N.C. Briefs, Page 4
• Publicly traded firms assessing effects of Obama’s health plan, Page 5

• Tedesco resigns nonprofit job; some say he was pressured, Page 6
• Kristen Blair commentary: Of boys and books, Page 6
• Reforms take back seat as schools wrestle with budget gap, Page 7
• Officials baffled by state decision to close charter, Page 8
• Critics say N.C. ‘Race to the Top’ team misled feds on charter schools, Page 9

• Perdue’s higher ed budget combines cuts and increases, Page 11
• George Leef commentary: Airy rhetoric vs. gritty reality, Page 11
• UNC: Teacher training demands more scrutiny, Page 12
• Campus Briefs, Page 12
• Issues in Higher Education: Helping hand or unfair advantage? Universities and disabilities, Page 13

• Appeals court rules on rate-hike challenges, Page 16
• Town and County, Page 16
• JLF report helps clear fog around city planner jargon, Page 17
• Michael Lowrey commentary: A bleak spring for Mecklenburg, Page 17
• Asheville revises oversight of benefits in wake of scandal, Page 18
• Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
• Tough economy deep-sixes proposed Greensboro amphitheater, Page 19

• Book review: Marx on his head: Tax consumers exploit taxpayers, Page 20
• From the Liberty Library, Page 20
• Dr. Troy Kickler commentary: Census sends troubling message about American self-reliance, Page 21
• Book review: Carney exposes another ripoff, Page 22
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Book review: Polk, facing similar problems to Obama, found sound solutions, Page 23

• Editorial: Raise a toast to privatization, Page 24
• Joyce Pope commentary: Doughnut details and public health, Page 24
• Editorial: Unsound policies, Page 25
• Editorial: Put N.C. to the test, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: Charter a trip to the top, Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Health care free market, RIP, Page 26
• Editorial Briefs, Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: Diversity for thee, but not for me?, Page 27
• Becki Gray commentary: North Carolinians must regain control, Page 27

• Tea Parties affect state’s appliance rebate program (a CJ parody), Page 28

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Print Edition

May 2010

• Collection letter angers business owners
• Soles victim gives account of shooting

• State pension fund falling short of benchmark, Page 2
• Eco-farm project in Western N.C. appears dead after publicity, Page 3
• Transportation funding reform urged, Page 4
• N.C. Briefs, Page 4
• Publicly traded firms assessing effects of Obama’s health plan, Page 5

• Tedesco resigns nonprofit job; some say he was pressured, Page 6
• Kristen Blair commentary: Of boys and books, Page 6
• Reforms take back seat as schools wrestle with budget gap, Page 7
• Officials baffled by state decision to close charter, Page 8
• Critics say N.C. ‘Race to the Top’ team misled feds on charter schools, Page 9

• Perdue’s higher ed budget combines cuts and increases, Page 11
• George Leef commentary: Airy rhetoric vs. gritty reality, Page 11
• UNC: Teacher training demands more scrutiny, Page 12
• Campus Briefs, Page 12
• Issues in Higher Education: Helping hand or unfair advantage? Universities and disabilities, Page 13

• Appeals court rules on rate-hike challenges, Page 16
• Town and County, Page 16
• JLF report helps clear fog around city planner jargon, Page 17
• Michael Lowrey commentary: A bleak spring for Mecklenburg, Page 17
• Asheville revises oversight of benefits in wake of scandal, Page 18
• Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
• Tough economy deep-sixes proposed Greensboro amphitheater, Page 19

• Book review: Marx on his head: Tax consumers exploit taxpayers, Page 20
• From the Liberty Library, Page 20
• Dr. Troy Kickler commentary: Census sends troubling message about American self-reliance, Page 21
• Book review: Carney exposes another ripoff, Page 22
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Book review: Polk, facing similar problems to Obama, found sound solutions, Page 23

• Editorial: Raise a toast to privatization, Page 24
• Joyce Pope commentary: Doughnut details and public health, Page 24
• Editorial: Unsound policies, Page 25
• Editorial: Put N.C. to the test, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: Charter a trip to the top, Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Health care free market, RIP, Page 26
• Editorial Briefs, Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: Diversity for thee, but not for me?, Page 27
• Becki Gray commentary: North Carolinians must regain control, Page 27

• Tea Parties affect state’s appliance rebate program (a CJ parody), Page 28

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