RALEIGH — The candidates are David Rouzer, who lost a close race to retiring Rep. Mike McIntyre two years ago, Woody White, and Chris Andrade. The race has grown heated in recent weeks, as White has charged Rouzer with being too close to the Washington GOP establishment and Rouzer countering that his experience in Washington would allow him to be a more effective legislator sooner should he win in November.
WENDELL — The seven Republican contenders were pro-life; supported traditional marriage, tax reform, a strong national defense, and the Constitution; called for the repeal of Obamacare; argued the government must reduce burdensome regulations; and backed domestic digging, fracking, and drilling for fossil fuels to reduce America’s dependence on energy imports.
RALEIGH — Some members of the General Assembly want to climb on the national anti-obesity bandwagon by mandating food types and exercise in day care centers and obesity screenings in schools, but others say the proposed measures are just another intrusion of government between parents and their children.
RALEIGH — Americans have had almost a year to get used to the administration of our 44th president. Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard and political analyst for Fox News, says voters have not been pleased. Barnes discussed President Obama’s first year during a conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — Fred Barnes, Fox News political analyst and executive editor of The Weekly Standard, recently addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed the 2008 presidential campaign with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez discusses the conservative movement and politics with John Locke Foundation President John Hood. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
CARY — With the election cycle once again in full swing, the political discourse over jobs and the economy has been profoundly negative. For months, newspapers, radio, and television reports have predicted recession, even hinting at the possibility of a depression.
CHARLOTTE — Conservatives have good reasons to worry about the outcome of the 2008 presidential race, political analyst George Will warned a John Locke Foundation audience five days before the Michigan primary.
CHAPEL HILL — Win or lose in the presidential campaign of 2008, John Edwards will have one thing to cheer about: That pesky Chapel Hill neighbor that his wife complained about last spring will be gone.
RALEIGH — Byron York, White House correspondent for National Review, recently addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed the 2008 presidential campaign with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
RALEIGH —The John Locke Foundation celebrated its 14th anniversary March 10 with a dinner featuring Colorado Gov. Bill Owens as keynote speaker. Owens, recognized by National Review magazine as“ the best governor in America,” praised the work of the “new wave” of conservative think tanks such as the Locke Foundation and the Golden, Co.-based Independence Institute. He said those groups help political leaders make better, more- informed decisions. “When policy makers have data (and) the arguments,” Owens said, “it allows us to win some of these policy debates.”
