Corruption need not come via bagged cash in bathrooms. It’s happening all around us. Just ask the people of Concord. To change the names and places of the players in the ... Keep Reading
Archives for November 2007
November 2007 DecisionMaker Poll
Civitas Institute's November 2007 DecisionMaker Poll. Tel Opinion Research of Alexandria, Va. conducted the poll on October 9-14 with 800 registered voters who voted in the ... Keep Reading
N.C. Community Colleges Forced to Admit Illegals
A recent memo from the North Carolina Community College System (NCCS) to community college presidents, deans and admissions officers directs that all community “colleges ... Keep Reading
Poll Finds Voters Would Not Support Openly Gay Candidate
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina voters would be less likely to vote for a United States Senate candidate who was openly gay according to the latest DecisionMaker Poll. The ... Keep Reading
Wingbeat: North Carolina Could Change U.S. Healthcare
This article was originally published in the Fayetteville Observer on Saturday, November 24, 2007. Ever heard of the butterfly effect? The idea is that small changes in initial ... Keep Reading
Triangle: Leave Light Rail to Charlotte
This article was originally published in the Raleigh News & Observer, November 16, 2007 under the title "Buses, Not Trains". When Charlotte voters recently ... Keep Reading
Incentives Poll Questioned
Raleigh, N.C. – In response to the release of a poll conducted by the North Carolina Economic Developers Association (NCEDA) regarding public sentiment on the use of economic ... Keep Reading
Promises Broken: “Temporary” Taxes Unnecessary
Are new taxes necessary? No – at least not if the history of the temporary taxes is any indication. Yet once a new tax is passed – even a temporary tax – it ... Keep Reading
Navigating the Shoals of Ninth Grade
The State Department of Public Instruction (DPI) recently released the first “cohort graduation rate,” showing that little more than two-thirds of high school students ... Keep Reading
Calming Subprime Overreaction
Just as Sarbanes-Oxley was a draconian and overzealous reaction to Enron and Worldcom, so also is Congress gearing up to bailout borrowers and regulate the mortgage industry ... Keep Reading