Cover

• Perdue campaign advised Stubbs on flights
• University administrative bloat rising

North Carolina

• Ariz. law puts N.C. sanctuary cities in spotlight, Page 2
• Pro-lifers balk at abortion coverage in UNC’s health care plan, Page 3
• Federal insurance pools could be risky for taxpayers, Page 4
• Golden LEAF grants go to fund yacht slips and iPod Touches, Page 5
• U.S. Labor Department sets sights on hospitality industry, Page 6

Education

• Rural N.C. school districts could use more ‘disruption,’ Page 7
• Kristen Blair commentary: Back-to-school economics, Page 7
• Comics, graphic novels found in libraries and schools, Page 8
• State PTA rakes in tax dollars as parents seek alternatives, Page 9

Higher Education

• Fayetteville State leads in syllabus transparency, Page 17
• George Leef commentary: Not education, just credentials, Page 17
• AMA writes wrong prescription for medical schools, Page 18
• Campus Briefs, Page 18
• Issues in Higher Education: Atlas Shrugged‘s free-market ideas anathema to statist AAUP, Page 19

Local Government

• Library porn riles Greensboro council, Page 10
• Town and County, Page 10
• Court says zoning ordinance can’t force gun range closing, Page 11
• Michael Sanera commentary: Why sales tax measures are passing, Page 11
• New Hanover to up water rates, Page 12
• Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 12
• N.C. wiretap law might protect citizens who videotape police, Page 13

Learning Curve

• Book review: Karl Rove aims to set record straight on Bush years, Page 20
• From the Liberty Library, Page 20
• Troy Kickler commentary: During our nation’s Founding era, the states reigned supreme, Page 21
• Book review: Sowell exposes elite pretensions, Page 22
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Book review: Goyette: Pro-regulation arguments luring economy to the rocks, Page 23

Opinion

• Editorial: The race was fixed, Page 24
• Karen Palasek commentary: Listen while you work, Page 24
• Editorial: Financing health care, Page 25
• Editorial: Privatization, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: Why shouldn’t I believe them? Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Plan B for the jobless, Page 26
• Editorial Briefs, Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: Obama unpredictable so far, Page 27
• Becki Gray commentary: Five reasons to care about November, Page 27

Parting Shot

• Griffith to get larger role by boosting Obama agenda (a CJ parody), Page 28