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Education officials and advocacy groups are pondering ways to better use those swollen waiting rolls for practical and policy applications.
Education officials and advocacy groups are pondering ways to better use those swollen waiting rolls for practical and policy applications.
 
Employment is certainly an indicator of an economy's performance over time, as long as you are looking at overall rates of employment, unemployment, or underemployment.
Employment is certainly an indicator of an economy's performance over time, as long as you are looking at overall rates of employment, unemployment, or underemployment.
 
North Carolina could see a cluster of runoff elections this summer due to the high number of candidates seeking their party's nomination for state and federal offices.
North Carolina could see a cluster of runoff elections this summer due to the high number of candidates seeking their party's nomination for state and federal offices.
 
It's an election year, and both major political parties have an interest in accentuating the differences between Democratic and Republican candidates for governor, legislature, and other North Carolina offices.
It's an election year, and both major political parties have an interest in accentuating the differences between Democratic and Republican candidates for governor, legislature, and other North Carolina offices.
 
North Carolina's two major preschool initiatives, Smart Start and More at Four, have been the subject of political claims and controversies ever since their creation.
North Carolina's two major preschool initiatives, Smart Start and More at Four, have been the subject of political claims and controversies ever since their creation.
 
Can membership groups exclude people who disagree with organization's principles?
Can membership groups exclude people who disagree with organization's principles?
 
You'd think they want to snatch your firstborn. I'm talking about the ugly portrait that's been painted of risktakers, innovators, and venture capitalists by politicians, pundits, and the Occupy movement.
You'd think they want to snatch your firstborn. I'm talking about the ugly portrait that's been painted of risktakers, innovators, and venture capitalists by politicians, pundits, and the Occupy movement.
 
Protests across the country inspired by Occupy Wall Street featured plenty of people in their 20s. They fumed about everything from a lack of jobs to the cost of a college education.
Protests across the country inspired by Occupy Wall Street featured plenty of people in their 20s. They fumed about everything from a lack of jobs to the cost of a college education.
 
North Carolina Rep. Bryan Holloway, the Republican co-chairman of the state legislature's education oversight committee and a schoolteacher himself, now says that there won't be enough time this year to work out the details of a performance-pay plan for public school teachers.
North Carolina Rep. Bryan Holloway, the Republican co-chairman of the state legislature's education oversight committee and a schoolteacher himself, now says that there won't be enough time this year to work out the details of a performance-pay plan for public school teachers.
 
Political math isn't all about arithmetic. According to the arithmetic, Mitt Romney didn't clinch the GOP presidential nomination in yesterday's Super Tuesday balloting.
Political math isn't all about arithmetic. According to the arithmetic, Mitt Romney didn't clinch the GOP presidential nomination in yesterday's Super Tuesday balloting.
 
The teacher involved in "supplementing" a preschooler's lunch with chicken nuggets in Hoke County has been suspended indefinitely.
The teacher involved in "supplementing" a preschooler's lunch with chicken nuggets in Hoke County has been suspended indefinitely.
 
A new N.C. House task force will study fraudulent unemployment insurance claims and potentially make policy recommendations to the General Assembly.
A new N.C. House task force will study fraudulent unemployment insurance claims and potentially make policy recommendations to the General Assembly.
 
The head of the American Enterprise Institute says James Q. Wilson was a "giant," and was the most influential social scientist of the past hundred years. Wilson died today in Boston at age 80.
The head of the American Enterprise Institute says James Q. Wilson was a "giant," and was the most influential social scientist of the past hundred years. Wilson died today in Boston at age 80.
 
The State Board of Education approved creation of nine charter schools Thursday despite opposition to some of the schools from the NAACP, some elected leaders, and backers of traditional public schools.
The State Board of Education approved creation of nine charter schools Thursday despite opposition to some of the schools from the NAACP, some elected leaders, and backers of traditional public schools.
 
Caterpillar announced recently that it has chosen Athens, Ga., as the site for a new manufacturing plant. Several states were considered for the facilities, including a North Carolina site in Brunswick County.
Caterpillar announced recently that it has chosen Athens, Ga., as the site for a new manufacturing plant. Several states were considered for the facilities, including a North Carolina site in Brunswick County.
 
Candidate filing for the May primary closed at noon Wednesday with 40 percent of legislative districts -- 68 seats out of 170 in the N.C. General Assembly -- lacking either a Republican or Democratic challenger.
Candidate filing for the May primary closed at noon Wednesday with 40 percent of legislative districts -- 68 seats out of 170 in the N.C. General Assembly -- lacking either a Republican or Democratic challenger.
 
Trawick "Buzzy" Stubbs appears at Wake County Superior Court after his Nov. 28 indictment on felony charges related to the 2008 Perdue campaign.
Trawick "Buzzy" Stubbs appears at Wake County Superior Court after his Nov. 28 indictment on felony charges related to the 2008 Perdue campaign.
 
Two articles in Sunday's Raleigh News & Observer prompted me to think about the problem of personal insults in North Carolina politics.
Two articles in Sunday's Raleigh News & Observer prompted me to think about the problem of personal insults in North Carolina politics.
 
The average North Carolinian surrendered more than 4.5 percent of his personal income to fund city and county government in the 2010 budget year, according to a new report from the John Locke Foundation.
The average North Carolinian surrendered more than 4.5 percent of his personal income to fund city and county government in the 2010 budget year, according to a new report from the John Locke Foundation.
 
A citizen watchdog says the Durham County school board's rush to oppose a science and technology-based charter school has deprived the public of sufficient review and input.
A citizen watchdog says the Durham County school board's rush to oppose a science and technology-based charter school has deprived the public of sufficient review and input.
 
Gov. Bev Perdue associates Juleigh Sitton, top, and Buzzy Stubbs turned themselves in at the Wake County jail Nov. 30. Their court dates are scheduled in March.
Gov. Bev Perdue associates Juleigh Sitton, top, and Buzzy Stubbs turned themselves in at the Wake County jail Nov. 30. Their court dates are scheduled in March.
 
Barring some last-minute filing, it looks like key North Carolina Democrats failed to find persuasive my previous column on the gubernatorial race. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
Barring some last-minute filing, it looks like key North Carolina Democrats failed to find persuasive my previous column on the gubernatorial race. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
 
We've all heard that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It's our nation's governing document. But what happens if provisions in the Constitution conflict with natural law? Which takes precedence?
We've all heard that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It's our nation's governing document. But what happens if provisions in the Constitution conflict with natural law? Which takes precedence?
 
Even though government officials admit mistakes were made in the way a Hoke County preschool program handled lunches students brought from home, they continue to enforce the regulations that caused a nationwide uproar.
Even though government officials admit mistakes were made in the way a Hoke County preschool program handled lunches students brought from home, they continue to enforce the regulations that caused a nationwide uproar.
 
Caterpillar announced recently that it has chosen Athens, Ga., as the site for a new manufacturing plant. Several states were considered for the facilities, including a site in Brunswick County, N.C.
Caterpillar announced recently that it has chosen Athens, Ga., as the site for a new manufacturing plant. Several states were considered for the facilities, including a site in Brunswick County, N.C.
 
For years all we heard from the news media were statements like, "over the last (fill in the number) of years temperatures have risen by (fill in the number) degrees."
For years all we heard from the news media were statements like, "over the last (fill in the number) of years temperatures have risen by (fill in the number) degrees."
 
Jeanette Doran, who assumed the duties of executive director and general counsel of the North Carolina Institute of Constitutional Law in November, says she wants to expand the organization's reach.
Jeanette Doran, who assumed the duties of executive director and general counsel of the North Carolina Institute of Constitutional Law in November, says she wants to expand the organization's reach.
 
Although those involved may wish us to forget, there were actually two attempts over the past year to make a certain statistic, one percent, into a political cause here in North Carolina.
Although those involved may wish us to forget, there were actually two attempts over the past year to make a certain statistic, one percent, into a political cause here in North Carolina.
 
State officials are pressuring local governments to plan for a one-meter sea-level rise by 2100, even though many independent scientists have argued the rise is highly unlikely if not impossible.
State officials are pressuring local governments to plan for a one-meter sea-level rise by 2100, even though many independent scientists have argued the rise is highly unlikely if not impossible.
 
Remember when the Republican-crafted North Carolina budget passed over Gov. Beverly Perdue's veto last summer? Liberal activists predicted economic disaster.
Remember when the Republican-crafted North Carolina budget passed over Gov. Beverly Perdue's veto last summer? Liberal activists predicted economic disaster.
 
When Carolina Journal reported Feb. 14 that a Hoke County girl had come to preschool with a turkey sandwich and came home after having eaten chicken nuggets instead, little did we suspect that the story would go viral, that new information would change some of the details.
When Carolina Journal reported Feb. 14 that a Hoke County girl had come to preschool with a turkey sandwich and came home after having eaten chicken nuggets instead, little did we suspect that the story would go viral, that new information would change some of the details.
 
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