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Regulation imposes significant costs on the economy through deadweight loss - i.e., labor and capital employed in complying with government edicts and red tape, as opposed to being used for productive purposes.
Regulation imposes significant costs on the economy through deadweight loss - i.e., labor and capital employed in complying with government edicts and red tape, as opposed to being used for productive purposes.
 
Here in Moore County, the owners of our local thrice twice-weekly Peabody Award-winning, hallucination-inducing newspaper are the same bunch who perfected the concept of lefty media bias over decades at The Raleigh News & Observer.
Here in Moore County, the owners of our local thrice twice-weekly Peabody Award-winning, hallucination-inducing newspaper are the same bunch who perfected the concept of lefty media bias over decades at The Raleigh News & Observer.
 
On the front page of the Sunday June 8, 2013 Washington Daily News was an article titled "SBI Move Concerns Local Officials". The Daily News has been supporting those good old boy Democrats during the past few days.
On the front page of the Sunday June 8, 2013 Washington Daily News was an article titled "SBI Move Concerns Local Officials". The Daily News has been supporting those good old boy Democrats during the past few days.
 
To go over all the instances of favoritism over the center's past 26 years would be overwhelming. The following examples are from the last year alone, when the Rural Center was involved in over 800 projects.
To go over all the instances of favoritism over the center's past 26 years would be overwhelming. The following examples are from the last year alone, when the Rural Center was involved in over 800 projects.
 
The debate about health care reform has long been fraught with persistent myths and inaccurate claims. Here's another one to add to the list: Obamacare...
The debate about health care reform has long been fraught with persistent myths and inaccurate claims. Here's another one to add to the list: Obamacare...
 
In an interview, Tillis said the two chambers need to breach a "philosophical" divide - one that may take days, if not longer, to reconcile.
In an interview, Tillis said the two chambers need to breach a "philosophical" divide - one that may take days, if not longer, to reconcile.
 
This week's Bad Bill of the Week has the intention of removing a barrier to employment opportunities for people with a criminal record, but like previous Bad Bills relating to employment, this one has unintended consequences that must be pointed out.
This week's Bad Bill of the Week has the intention of removing a barrier to employment opportunities for people with a criminal record, but like previous Bad Bills relating to employment, this one has unintended consequences that must be pointed out.
 
The event's featured speaker, however, was none other than Glenn Beck, who delivered a riveting speech outlining exactly what is at stake in the government's concerted scheme to shut down political opposition.
The event's featured speaker, however, was none other than Glenn Beck, who delivered a riveting speech outlining exactly what is at stake in the government's concerted scheme to shut down political opposition.
 
I got my first lesson in competition when I was a 12-year-old first baseman on a softball team. For years I'd been the only girl able to snag wild throws...
I got my first lesson in competition when I was a 12-year-old first baseman on a softball team. For years I'd been the only girl able to snag wild throws...
 
Hardly a day goes by without the publication of articles on the plight of recent college graduates. Large numbers are either unemployed or employed in jobs that don't call for any academic preparation. Many are struggling with the burden of their college loans.
Hardly a day goes by without the publication of articles on the plight of recent college graduates. Large numbers are either unemployed or employed in jobs that don't call for any academic preparation. Many are struggling with the burden of their college loans.
 
Prohibition did not work when they tried to ban alcohol and the ban on drugs is not working, by any measure one wishes to apply. Drugs, as defined by those substances that are illegal, are bad. real bad.
Prohibition did not work when they tried to ban alcohol and the ban on drugs is not working, by any measure one wishes to apply. Drugs, as defined by those substances that are illegal, are bad. real bad.
 
The improvement of transportation in the 20th century made possible successful textile and furniture factories, prompting many to leave the family farm to take jobs at the mill.
The improvement of transportation in the 20th century made possible successful textile and furniture factories, prompting many to leave the family farm to take jobs at the mill.
 
It appears our state's legacy media is STILL in the tank for Bill Barber's circus on Jones Street. Tuesday's offering from WTVD was absolutely nausea-inducing.
It appears our state's legacy media is STILL in the tank for Bill Barber's circus on Jones Street. Tuesday's offering from WTVD was absolutely nausea-inducing.
 
Liberal groups in and outside the state seem to be spending sleepless nights worried about the fate of judicial-election changes North Carolina adopted in 2002.
Liberal groups in and outside the state seem to be spending sleepless nights worried about the fate of judicial-election changes North Carolina adopted in 2002.
 
After reading House Bill 976, the Gun Safety Act, it becomes hard to believe that Joe Biden, Diane Feinstein and Andrew Cuomo are nowhere to be found roaming the halls of the North Carolina General Assembly.
After reading House Bill 976, the Gun Safety Act, it becomes hard to believe that Joe Biden, Diane Feinstein and Andrew Cuomo are nowhere to be found roaming the halls of the North Carolina General Assembly.
 
Today I did something that broke my heart; I lowered the American flag in my back yard and put it back up upside down. This is the legal way to display the National Colors when your situation has become untenable.
Today I did something that broke my heart; I lowered the American flag in my back yard and put it back up upside down. This is the legal way to display the National Colors when your situation has become untenable.
 
What if I were to coax you into accepting a loan with money I stole from you? You'd probably call the police and have me arrested as a thief and a con artist.
What if I were to coax you into accepting a loan with money I stole from you? You'd probably call the police and have me arrested as a thief and a con artist.
 
Life, the old saying goes, is best thought of as a journey, not a destination. When it comes to reforming North Carolina's tax code, however, I'd say the reverse is true. The journey may have been messy over the past few months, as state lawmakers and policy analysts pitched and debated various...
Life, the old saying goes, is best thought of as a journey, not a destination. When it comes to reforming North Carolina's tax code, however, I'd say the reverse is true. The journey may have been messy over the past few months, as state lawmakers and policy analysts pitched and debated various...
 
In 2009, the folks at Wikileaks posted a bunch of hacked emails from The Climate Research Unit at The University of East Anglia - at the time, the world leader in global warming research.
In 2009, the folks at Wikileaks posted a bunch of hacked emails from The Climate Research Unit at The University of East Anglia - at the time, the world leader in global warming research.
 
Harvard president Larry Summers quickly became a former Harvard president after he made the mistake of offering some accurate but politically incorrect observations about women and math. Paul Tudor Jones, a billionaire hedge fund manager, large donor, and University of Virginia trustee...
Harvard president Larry Summers quickly became a former Harvard president after he made the mistake of offering some accurate but politically incorrect observations about women and math. Paul Tudor Jones, a billionaire hedge fund manager, large donor, and University of Virginia trustee...
 
I am sure that America's ongoing nightmare will continue, unabated, with the community-organizer-in-chief navigating America into the dank, dark corners of a despondent national psyche of complete, and utter helplessness.
I am sure that America's ongoing nightmare will continue, unabated, with the community-organizer-in-chief navigating America into the dank, dark corners of a despondent national psyche of complete, and utter helplessness.
 
What's left of our state's mainstream media has sunk to an all-time low with their coverage of this Moral Monday silliness on Jones Street. We're getting a lot of dictation.
What's left of our state's mainstream media has sunk to an all-time low with their coverage of this Moral Monday silliness on Jones Street. We're getting a lot of dictation.
 
Recent media reports have suggested that the protesters disrupting the General Assembly at “Moral Mondays” represent a cross-section of North Carolina citizens.
Recent media reports have suggested that the protesters disrupting the General Assembly at “Moral Mondays” represent a cross-section of North Carolina citizens.
 
North Carolina legislators can maximize their flexibility for tax reform and unanticipated Medicaid spending by using a "reverse logrolling" approach...
North Carolina legislators can maximize their flexibility for tax reform and unanticipated Medicaid spending by using a "reverse logrolling" approach...
 
It is hardly surprising Republicans in Raleigh have been busy over the past few months. This is the first time in over a century the party has controlled...
It is hardly surprising Republicans in Raleigh have been busy over the past few months. This is the first time in over a century the party has controlled...
 
A poll by the left-wing Public Policy Polling firm of Durham suggests that a grassroots, Tea Party-backed amateur candidate and the president pro tem of the State Senate would perform the strongest against incumbent US Senator Kay Hagan (D).
A poll by the left-wing Public Policy Polling firm of Durham suggests that a grassroots, Tea Party-backed amateur candidate and the president pro tem of the State Senate would perform the strongest against incumbent US Senator Kay Hagan (D).
 
The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center faces the most uncertainty since it was created in 1987.
The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center faces the most uncertainty since it was created in 1987.
 
Families know the fight and closure are long from over, but they are relieved the Racial Justice Act will be no more.
Families know the fight and closure are long from over, but they are relieved the Racial Justice Act will be no more.
 
Both the federal and state constitutions protect the right of North Carolinians to petition their government for redress of grievances.
Both the federal and state constitutions protect the right of North Carolinians to petition their government for redress of grievances.
 
One of the first things I remember about moving into UNC-Chapel Hill for my freshman year was the number of stereotypes thrown at me. I heard that only these types of people join this club, only these types of girls and guys join this sorority or fraternity, the only way to make...
One of the first things I remember about moving into UNC-Chapel Hill for my freshman year was the number of stereotypes thrown at me. I heard that only these types of people join this club, only these types of girls and guys join this sorority or fraternity, the only way to make...
 
McClatchy, WRAL and the rest of the legacy media are trying to tell us that this "Moral Monday" stuff is a homegrown, spontaneous grassroots movement.
McClatchy, WRAL and the rest of the legacy media are trying to tell us that this "Moral Monday" stuff is a homegrown, spontaneous grassroots movement.
 
The Saturday (6-8-13) front page and Sunday (6-9-13) editorial of the Washington Daily News is a fine example of how facts can be misinterpreted and spun to fit a political agenda.
The Saturday (6-8-13) front page and Sunday (6-9-13) editorial of the Washington Daily News is a fine example of how facts can be misinterpreted and spun to fit a political agenda.
 
North Carolina legislators can maximize their flexibility for tax reform and unanticipated Medicaid spending by using a "reverse logrolling" approach to the final state budget deal. That's the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
North Carolina legislators can maximize their flexibility for tax reform and unanticipated Medicaid spending by using a "reverse logrolling" approach to the final state budget deal. That's the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
 
It's interesting that they are finally noticing The Rural Center 26 years after its establishment while the GOP controls the state's executive and legislative branches.
It's interesting that they are finally noticing The Rural Center 26 years after its establishment while the GOP controls the state's executive and legislative branches.
 
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