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According to WRAL, Attorney General Roy Cooper is pressing Gov. Pat McCrory to roll back "special service charges" imposed on certain requests for public records.
According to WRAL, Attorney General Roy Cooper is pressing Gov. Pat McCrory to roll back "special service charges" imposed on certain requests for public records.
 
Hold on to your hats!! I am about to agree with something our glorious leader said. In talking about the National Debt and the Debt Limit, he laid the blame on the congress, those who control the purse strings. He was right (partly).
Hold on to your hats!! I am about to agree with something our glorious leader said. In talking about the National Debt and the Debt Limit, he laid the blame on the congress, those who control the purse strings. He was right (partly).
 
Thom Tillis and Harold Brubaker have quite a special political bond. They are the only two Republican speakers of the North Carolina House since Reconstruction.
Thom Tillis and Harold Brubaker have quite a special political bond. They are the only two Republican speakers of the North Carolina House since Reconstruction.
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
Barack Obama was right about health insurance mandates. Back in 2008, I mean, when he was competing with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. The two senators disagreed about whether, as part of comprehensive health insurance reform, the federal government should require...
Barack Obama was right about health insurance mandates. Back in 2008, I mean, when he was competing with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. The two senators disagreed about whether, as part of comprehensive health insurance reform, the federal government should require...
 
When the original 13 states came together to discuss the possibility of establishing a confederacy, at the urging of Benjamin Franklin ("Join or Die"), they did so with a great deal of hope, but also a great deal of trepidation.
When the original 13 states came together to discuss the possibility of establishing a confederacy, at the urging of Benjamin Franklin ("Join or Die"), they did so with a great deal of hope, but also a great deal of trepidation.
 
"When guns are outlawed," the adage goes, "only outlaws will have guns."
"When guns are outlawed," the adage goes, "only outlaws will have guns."
 
Like many of you, I am concerned about the state of our beloved university. Among its many prominent problems are the alleged fraud by a former academic department chairman concerning "no-show" classes that gave academic credits to athletes and the report by an academic adviser, disputed by universi
Like many of you, I am concerned about the state of our beloved university. Among its many prominent problems are the alleged fraud by a former academic department chairman concerning "no-show" classes that gave academic credits to athletes and the report by an academic adviser, disputed by universi
 
Local governments should focus on using existing revenues more efficiently, monitoring the effectiveness of school funding, and simplifying rules for land use and zoning. Those are three key recommendations in the John Locke Foundation's new City and County Issue Guide 2014.
Local governments should focus on using existing revenues more efficiently, monitoring the effectiveness of school funding, and simplifying rules for land use and zoning. Those are three key recommendations in the John Locke Foundation's new City and County Issue Guide 2014.
 
Republican leaders in Raleigh are hoping to make political gains by getting behind Gov. Pat McCrory's call for a teacher pay raise:
Republican leaders in Raleigh are hoping to make political gains by getting behind Gov. Pat McCrory's call for a teacher pay raise:
 
North Carolina's renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS) survived an attempt to cap and end the mandate last year as crony politics won out over protection of poor ratepayers.
North Carolina's renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS) survived an attempt to cap and end the mandate last year as crony politics won out over protection of poor ratepayers.
 
The Guilford County Board of Education has voted unanimously to file a lawsuit against the State of North Carolina contesting the new law that replaces teacher tenure with term contracts plus a salary bonus.
The Guilford County Board of Education has voted unanimously to file a lawsuit against the State of North Carolina contesting the new law that replaces teacher tenure with term contracts plus a salary bonus.
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
Any political movement that can turn out tens of thousands of protesters on a chilly morning in February must be deemed impressive.
Any political movement that can turn out tens of thousands of protesters on a chilly morning in February must be deemed impressive.
 
Why release hypothetical November matchup results when filing hasn't started and we still have a May primary election?
Why release hypothetical November matchup results when filing hasn't started and we still have a May primary election?
 
Five of the nine announced candidates for Sheriff of Beaufort County addressed the Beaufort Patriot TEA Party on January 16, 2014. They were Todd Alligood, Gary Blount, Ernie Coleman, Donald Dixon and Harry Meredith.
Five of the nine announced candidates for Sheriff of Beaufort County addressed the Beaufort Patriot TEA Party on January 16, 2014. They were Todd Alligood, Gary Blount, Ernie Coleman, Donald Dixon and Harry Meredith.
 
t is hard to imagine any candidate for US Senate surviving the May Republican Primary who could be a worse choice for America than our current US Senator, Obama-supporting Democrat Kay Hagan.
t is hard to imagine any candidate for US Senate surviving the May Republican Primary who could be a worse choice for America than our current US Senator, Obama-supporting Democrat Kay Hagan.
 
The subject was compelling, the issue timely and the conservation was sometimes provocative at this year's Emerging Issues Forum focusing on teachers and the great economic debate.
The subject was compelling, the issue timely and the conservation was sometimes provocative at this year's Emerging Issues Forum focusing on teachers and the great economic debate.
 
With all of the attention focused recently on ensuring that North Carolina public school students are able to read at grade level by the end of the third grade, perhaps now is a good time to put forward a brief test of adult reading comprehension.
With all of the attention focused recently on ensuring that North Carolina public school students are able to read at grade level by the end of the third grade, perhaps now is a good time to put forward a brief test of adult reading comprehension.
 
In this week's CommenTerry, I examine school choice from a few different angles, mostly right angles, but angles nonetheless.
In this week's CommenTerry, I examine school choice from a few different angles, mostly right angles, but angles nonetheless.
 
In his first address to Congress President Obama argued that the United States needs to put far more people through college so that our economy will remain competitive with those of other nations. He set forth a goal of again having "the highest proportion of college graduates in the world."
In his first address to Congress President Obama argued that the United States needs to put far more people through college so that our economy will remain competitive with those of other nations. He set forth a goal of again having "the highest proportion of college graduates in the world."
 
State House speaker and US Senate candidate Thom Tillis has been catching some flak from GOP activists — and finally from the mainstream media — for skipping out on candidate debates in the GOP primary race.
State House speaker and US Senate candidate Thom Tillis has been catching some flak from GOP activists — and finally from the mainstream media — for skipping out on candidate debates in the GOP primary race.
 
What high school curriculum best prepares a student for college? Which majors yield the highest-paying jobs? Does being held back in kindergarten ultimately help or hurt lifelong educational performance?
What high school curriculum best prepares a student for college? Which majors yield the highest-paying jobs? Does being held back in kindergarten ultimately help or hurt lifelong educational performance?
 
"I am hurt," says the dying Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet after trying to stand up for his friend Romeo and getting stabbed for it. "A plague o' both your houses!" In popular remembrance, we actually invest the Bard's line with even more poetic force by substituting a different word when wishing...
"I am hurt," says the dying Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet after trying to stand up for his friend Romeo and getting stabbed for it. "A plague o' both your houses!" In popular remembrance, we actually invest the Bard's line with even more poetic force by substituting a different word when wishing...
 
Common Core is the new public school curriculum for reading and math, K-12. It specifies what should be taught at each grade level or in each course.
Common Core is the new public school curriculum for reading and math, K-12. It specifies what should be taught at each grade level or in each course.
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
The Civitas Partisan Index has been updated to show the political balance of power in North Carolina as revealed in the 2012 elections.
The Civitas Partisan Index has been updated to show the political balance of power in North Carolina as revealed in the 2012 elections.
 
Seriously. That's how the BarryO fan club is defending their pet monster against accusations, and a CBO report, suggesting that it will kill jobs by the millions.
Seriously. That's how the BarryO fan club is defending their pet monster against accusations, and a CBO report, suggesting that it will kill jobs by the millions.
 
If it is really a kind of aggression to correct student grammar, composition teachers are unnecessary.
If it is really a kind of aggression to correct student grammar, composition teachers are unnecessary.
 
I've devoted several recent columns to the subject of unemployment insurance (UI) and North Carolina's labor market. That's because the topic is an important and timely one, both within the state and outside it.
I've devoted several recent columns to the subject of unemployment insurance (UI) and North Carolina's labor market. That's because the topic is an important and timely one, both within the state and outside it.
 
I have a pretty utilitarian view of class sizes. Sometimes smaller class sizes make a big difference. Special needs students and those who require intensive instruction or remediation surely benefit from smaller classes.
I have a pretty utilitarian view of class sizes. Sometimes smaller class sizes make a big difference. Special needs students and those who require intensive instruction or remediation surely benefit from smaller classes.
 
Renee Ellmers has been proud of her ties to House leadership. She once slipped up - I think - in a conversation with me, referring to House Speaker John Boehner as her "boss."
Renee Ellmers has been proud of her ties to House leadership. She once slipped up - I think - in a conversation with me, referring to House Speaker John Boehner as her "boss."
 
It happens at the end of every semester. As final grades are computed and entered, faculty all across the United States hear those inner demons talking. Some expound quite loudly; others merely whisper.
It happens at the end of every semester. As final grades are computed and entered, faculty all across the United States hear those inner demons talking. Some expound quite loudly; others merely whisper.
 
We have heard it time and time again. Teachers are demoralized, depressed, and dissatisfied. If lawmakers do not do something fast, then thousands of teachers will leave the state or the profession.
We have heard it time and time again. Teachers are demoralized, depressed, and dissatisfied. If lawmakers do not do something fast, then thousands of teachers will leave the state or the profession.
 
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