With a wink and a nod, the left-wing media continues to help push the deceptive agenda of the teachers union (NCAE) in the Tar Heel State. It is readily apparent that neither the NCAE nor the media support real educational reform in North Carolina. The original lie touted by the NCAE was that Republicans were […]
Okay, we have reached the tipping point. While there are confusing public statements about what the County should do to implement S159, I now believe that Bobbie Shields’ interpretation of the law is correct, i.e. a Review, not a Redo. Having said that, it is critical that the State clarify what the County should do, […]
The GOP confronts what could threaten to be a crippling dilemma. If real it could prove fatal to its viability as a political party. Electoral victory requires both its libertarians and its social conservatives. And they are at odds. These two crucial elements have a strained relationship. The libertarians, overrepresented in the party’s donor, underrepresented in its activist base, […]
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed the voting overhaul legislation yesterday afternoon, and progressives all around America are assailing the Tar Heel state. Again. Even Hillary Clinton is getting in on the action. From CNN: A law signed by North Carolina’s Republican governor Monday amounted to the “greatest hits of voter suppression,” Clinton argued. The measure, […]
“Health insurance has suddenly become affordable in New York,” said Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president for health initiatives with the Community Service Society of New York. “It’s not bargain-basement prices, but we’re going from Bergdorf’s to Filene’s here.” “The extraordinary decline in New York’s insurance rates for individual consumers demonstrates the profound promise of the Affordable […]
Why do so many government agencies need military units whose purpose is to attack the citizens? Mr. Radley Balko has done a excellent job of reporting on the growth of neighborhood SWAT teams and the abuse they heap upon the citizenry. In an article based on his book “Rise of the Warrior Cop” we are […]
The local teachers union… er … I mean ASSOCIATION is planning a protest (naturally) over the North Carolina budget. From Mountain Xpress: The Asheville CIty Association of Educators is holding a protest march today, gathering at Asheville Middle School at 5 p.m. The march is at the same time as one held by the NCAE in […]
Among the more fascinating discussions we have had over the past 5 years have been with people who believe this following statement with all their heart, souls and minds: ‘More government spending on infrastructure, civil servants and public welfare programs is the way to solve our economic troubles ranging from unemployment, stagnant or non-existent economic […]
*This article written jointly by Kurt Naas and Sharon Hudson of WidenI77.org For months the citizen’s group WidenI77.org has been trying to have a conversation with our N.C. House Representative, Thom Tillis, regarding plans to build HOT lanes on I-77. During that time we heard from a number of surrogates, but never from the Speaker himself. […]
Disclaimer: I’ve been dreading writing this article for months. Last year North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment stating that marriage is only between one man and one woman. I not only supported this amendment – I campaigned for it. But in light of the ACLU’s latest challengeagainst the amendment, I think it is only fair for me to […]
