Opinion
MSM giving good imitation of Inspector Clouseau
Mainstream media never seems to notice outrageous comments and hate speech coming from the left.
Opinion
Where are all the ‘arch liberals’?
A collection of mangled journalistic tidbits torn from the latest headlines, digital and print.
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Friday Interview: Exposing Health Care Myths
RALEIGH — The American health care system has problems, but certain myths cloud the debate about fixing those problems. Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, rebuts the worst of the myths in a new book. She recently spoke about The Top 10 Myths of American Health Care for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. She also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Recent Polls Show Energy Now Top Concern for Americans
RALEIGH — Energy is the top concern for Americans by a wide margin over any other issue, according to recent polls. A Rasmussen poll Aug. 6 showed that 64 percent of Americans want offshore drilling for domestic oil and natural gas as a way to lower gas prices. Fifty-five percent think the nation should build more nuclear plants.
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Dole Pushes Medical Leave Expansion
RALEIGH — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole has won Senate approval of legislation to extend the Family and Medical Leave Act for up to six months for spouses, sons, daughters, parents, and next of kin of members of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Reserve, who have combat-related injuries.
Opinion
Facts unimportant if you want to smear Limbaugh
Where the media are concerned, it’s long been understood that you don’t need to let the facts deter you from taking a swipe at radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
Opinion
No. 949 Senator Dole Deserves a ‘Thank You’ from Conservatives
This summer Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina helped scuttle the so-called “grand bargain” immigration reform bill that would have given amnesty to more than 12 million to 20 million illegal immigrants—while doing virtually nothing to secure U.S. borders.
Opinion
The Turbine Next Door
Proposed legislation could lead to new neighbors for North Carolinians living in the mountains and along the coast.
Opinion
No. 924: THE DEMOCRATIC TSUNAMI
The Democrats mauled Republicans because big-government neoconservatives abandoned the conservative principles that brought them to power.
Opinion
No. 898: Senate Immigration Reform Bill Forfeits National Sovereignty
The U.S. Senate and Bush's immigration "reform" would destroy the sovereignty of our nation.
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Immigration Hits ‘Critical Mass’ in NC
RALEIGH — At both the federal and state levels, the policy and rhetorical battle on immigration is, in the words of one North Carolina member of Congress, reaching “critical mass” as it pits those who support strict enforcement of current laws against those who advocate sweeping immigration-law reform.
Opinion
Expecting More from Ted Kennedy
The corpulent Kennedy has a new beef with the Bush administration: its plans to offer Katrina victims federal aid to attend the schools of their choice. Here’s why his complaint is baseless, though a better objection exists.
