Cover

• ‘Bite Me’ benefits from Obama stimulus
• Voting Rights Act focus of redistricting attention

North Carolina

• Don Carrington commentary: Job commentators in need of reality check, Page 2
• Approaches abound about how to ensure adequate water supplies, Page 3
• N.C. House studies shedding state assets, Page 4
• State Briefs, Page 4
• Lawmakers override Perdue’s veto of regulatory reform, Page 5

Education

• Guilford schools find surplus in predicted tough budget year, Page 6
• Terry Stoops commentary: Learning from South Korea, Page 6
• Dems mobilize to win back majority on Wake school board, Page 7
• Dreams, hopes fill charter in historic Raleigh building, Page 8
• JLF: State certification rules hinder virtual charter schools, Page 9
• Safe Students Act, stripped of citizenship provisions, becomes law, Page 9

Higher Education

• $120M facelift begins on NCSU student center, Page 17
• George Leef commentary: ‘In the Basement of the Ivory Tower,’ Page 17
• Left-wing subjects dominate lecture circuit, Page 18
• Campus Briefs, Page 18
• Issues in Higher Education: Study claiming more students should go to college is all wrong, Page 19

Local Government

• Raleigh creeps up on food truck craze, Page 10
• Town and County, Page 10
• U.S. Supreme Court overrules N.C. appeals court in tire case, Page 11
• Michael Sanera commentary: Suburbs are our urban future, Page 11
• New law lets landowners know who’s hunting on their land, Page 12
• From the Newsstands, Page 12
• Kinston residents win chance to pursue Voting Rights Act lawsuit, Page 13

Learning Curve

• Book review: Bailey’s ‘Blind Allegiance’ portrays a paranoid Palin, Page 20
• From the Liberty Library, Page 20
• Troy Kickler commentary: Debate over founding era reveals profound lack of knowledge, Page 21
• Book review: ‘Fair Trade’ gets in-depth scrutiny, Page 22
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Movie review: Latest in X-Men franchise embroils mutants in past world events, Page 23

Opinion

• Editorial: Back to the drawing board, Page 24
• Mitch Kokai commentary: Both parties hiding behind VRA, Page 24
• John Hood commentary: A rematch, not a replay, Page 25
• Editorial: Convincing no one, Page 25
• Editorial: A new path, Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Learning from foreign economies, Page 26
• Editorial Briefs, Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: A year for the ages on Jones Street, Page 27
• Marc Rotteman: Obama trying to duck accountability, Page 27

Parting Shot

• N.C. stimulus czar demands more publicity for program (a CJ parody), Page 28