The disturbing demagoguery on LGBT rights
Guest Commentary
This is what politics in North Carolina has come to 16 years into the 21st century.
Honoring Dr. King means more than words
Guest Commentary
Celebrations and ceremonies will be held across the state this weekend to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday is the official state holiday set aside to honor King’s life and accomplishments.
So much for the charade of moderation in the General Assembly
Commentary: N.C. legislature advances to radical proposals
When the state House passed its budget in late May, Rep. Chuck McGrady noted its bipartisan support in a tweet that captured what the House leadership wanted people to think was happening in the General Assembly.
The obvious newsmaker of 2014 for North Carolina
Guest Commentary
As 2014 came to an end, newspapers and websites and television talk shows were busy with their year-in-review features, looking back at the people and events of 2014 with many of them picking a newsmaker of the year in North Carolina.
N.C. GOP still catering to the extreme Right
Guest Commentary
Folks looking for signs that rational behavior and common sense might be slowly creeping back into the national political discussion must be at least a little encouraged these days.
The record breaking special interest election
Guest Commentary
Not too many years ago, Republicans in North Carolina railed against what they described as the “pay-to-play” culture in Raleigh where special interests who gave political leaders big bundles of campaign contributions were rewarded with privileged access and preferential treatment.
The immediate winners in the ACA decision
Guest Commentary
Much of the media frenzy over the June 28 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional focused on the political ramifications of the decision, primarily how it will affect the presidential election in November.
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