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In politics, common decency still matters
I am a conservative. He was a progressive. Still, we had many productive conversations and worked together on a few important issues where our views converged.
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Commerce Official Tries To Divert Money To His Nonprofit
RALEIGH — A senior official in the North Carolina Department of Commerce launched a scheme in November to direct more than $2 million in federal funds to a small Raleigh-based nonprofit organization that he chaired last year. Henry McKoy failed to disclose the relationship on his statement of economic interest.
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UNC Search Panel Offers Glimpse
CHAPEL HILL – A town hall meeting last Thursday afternoon at UNC-Chapel Hill provided a brief glimpse into the mindset of a search committee commissioned to find a new president for the UNC system and those who are associated with it. During the hour-long meeting, several spoke about their desires for a new president – a strong leader who knows North Carolina was the most prominent of the wishes – and what they would like out of the committee. At the end of the meeting, only one thing was a guarantee – the committee would be very deliberate in the coming weeks and months in selecting the successor to President Molly Broad.
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Leandro, Lottery To Weigh Heavy in 2005
RALEIGH — During the 2004 legislative short session 21 public bills and five local education bills passed. As the opening day of the General Assembly’s long session approaches Jan. 26, 2005, observers of the legislative process can expect hundreds of bills to be written. But which ones will get passed? Lindalyn Kakadelis, director of the N.C. Education Alliance, says, “Only those with political clout even get introduced into committee, much less get passed on the floor and signed off on by the governor.” The Leandro decision on school equity will play a huge role in education legislation for 2005, Kakadelis said.
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Academic Freedom Discussed at Pope Conference
A distinguished panel of academic thinkers discussed academic freedom in the wake of September 11 as part of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy’s conference in Chapel Hill Oct. 26. The conference focused on “challenges facing higher education in North Carolina.” By Jon Sanders.
