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North Carolina's efforts in improving education appear to be paying dividends. A comparative study of student achievement found our fourth and eighth grade students ranked highly with students in other states and other countries.
North Carolina's efforts in improving education appear to be paying dividends. A comparative study of student achievement found our fourth and eighth grade students ranked highly with students in other states and other countries.
 
We yearn for that bright future but seem unwilling to take care of what we already have. This failure to invest in infrastructure will result in lost jobs, lost opportunities and even lost lives.
We yearn for that bright future but seem unwilling to take care of what we already have. This failure to invest in infrastructure will result in lost jobs, lost opportunities and even lost lives.
 
Everyone wants to avoid the proverbial fiscal cliff that threatens us on January 1, but nobody wants to make any sacrifices to prevent it.
Everyone wants to avoid the proverbial fiscal cliff that threatens us on January 1, but nobody wants to make any sacrifices to prevent it.
 
Pat McCrory ran a winning gubernatorial campaign and now faces the even larger task of governing.
Pat McCrory ran a winning gubernatorial campaign and now faces the even larger task of governing.
 
Duke Energy's CEO Jim Rogers issued a veiled threat to the NC Utilities Commission: if they don't approve the 7.2 percent rate increase his company requested Duke could move their corporate headquarters to another state.
Duke Energy's CEO Jim Rogers issued a veiled threat to the NC Utilities Commission: if they don't approve the 7.2 percent rate increase his company requested Duke could move their corporate headquarters to another state.
 
One election night television commentator proclaimed that North Carolina had long been a "red" or Republican state.
One election night television commentator proclaimed that North Carolina had long been a "red" or Republican state.
 
As we near the end of this rancorous election there exists a rich irony in the presidential contest.
As we near the end of this rancorous election there exists a rich irony in the presidential contest.
 
The physical abandonment of the Dorothea Dix campus in Raleigh is a final exclamation point on the state's moral abandonment of the mentally ill, essentially returning us to mid-19th century conditions when the mentally ill were confined to jails, locked in attics or hidden from sight in poorhouses.
The physical abandonment of the Dorothea Dix campus in Raleigh is a final exclamation point on the state's moral abandonment of the mentally ill, essentially returning us to mid-19th century conditions when the mentally ill were confined to jails, locked in attics or hidden from sight in poorhouses.
 
Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill was filled with princes and paupers gathered to pay tribute to Bill Friday.
Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill was filled with princes and paupers gathered to pay tribute to Bill Friday.
 
The committee contemplating a strategic plan for our university system was asked an interesting question in their opening session: How much education does North Carolina need?
The committee contemplating a strategic plan for our university system was asked an interesting question in their opening session: How much education does North Carolina need?
 
Just about everyone agrees on the value and importance of education. North Carolina allocates roughly fifty cents of ever dollar in our state budget to education, and while we appreciate our dedicated teachers and acknowledge the good things happening.
Just about everyone agrees on the value and importance of education. North Carolina allocates roughly fifty cents of ever dollar in our state budget to education, and while we appreciate our dedicated teachers and acknowledge the good things happening.
 
The two candidates for governor have spent lots of energy and money debating whether North Carolina has lost our mojo, pointing out who is to blame. With days remaining before the November 6 elections it's time to debunk the rhetoric.
The two candidates for governor have spent lots of energy and money debating whether North Carolina has lost our mojo, pointing out who is to blame. With days remaining before the November 6 elections it's time to debunk the rhetoric.
 
Today's political lexicon identifies states that vote Republican as red states, while states voting Democratic are blue. Until recently North Carolina was undeniably blue but a current description might color us purple, the result from mixing the two colors together.
Today's political lexicon identifies states that vote Republican as red states, while states voting Democratic are blue. Until recently North Carolina was undeniably blue but a current description might color us purple, the result from mixing the two colors together.
 
The last presidential election that focused squarely on issues was the 1972 Nixon-McGovern campaign. Since then campaigns have spent more time and money framing their opponent than dealing with issues.
The last presidential election that focused squarely on issues was the 1972 Nixon-McGovern campaign. Since then campaigns have spent more time and money framing their opponent than dealing with issues.
 
Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo expressed the frustration of many public officials when discussing transportation needs for the Port City. How can you build and maintain roads, Saffo asked, when nobody wants to pay for them?
Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo expressed the frustration of many public officials when discussing transportation needs for the Port City. How can you build and maintain roads, Saffo asked, when nobody wants to pay for them?
 
Not too many years ago political conventions were high drama. We sat glued to our televisions watching delegates hammer out the party platform and present the roll call of states to select a presidential nominee.
Not too many years ago political conventions were high drama. We sat glued to our televisions watching delegates hammer out the party platform and present the roll call of states to select a presidential nominee.
 
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