Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the Crisis Solutions Initiative, a new state effort aimed at addressing the failures of Gov. Easley's 2001 mental ... Keep Reading
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Updates to Prisoner Weekend Release Program
Imagine someone has killed your loved one, and despite the court telling you that the killer’s sentence is 12 years, you suddenly find out that the murderer is able to go home on ... Keep Reading
Ten New Laws Passed in 2013 You Should Know About
Ten New Laws Passed in 2013 You Should Know About The 2013 North Carolina state legislative session was a memorable one. The passage of historic and long-overdue reforms to state ... Keep Reading
Common Core English Language Arts Standards: More Problems than Promise
On June 2, 2010 the North Carolina State Board of Education adopted the Common Core math and English Language Arts standards. Opinion regarding the quality of the English Language ... Keep Reading
Nanny State Increases Day Care Costs
Day care prices across the nation have been rising at a dramatic clip for years. In many cases, the cost to parents for a toddler in day care is more expensive than sending their ... Keep Reading
Game-Playing at Forsyth Elections Board
When I met Rob Coffman last month, he shook my hand and introduced himself as "the evil and incompetent Rob Coffman." I don't think he meant the introduction to be funny and I ... Keep Reading
NC Must Get Serious About Severe Mental Illness
(The following oped was originally published in the News & Observer.) Many people know that Gov. Mike Easley’s 2001 mental health reform was a failure, but few people realize ... Keep Reading
Where Do You Want To Be: A Coffin, Prison, Or In The Community?
"Where do you want to be -- a prison, a coffin, or in the community?" That is the question posed to 18 convicted felons last week in the Rockingham County Agricultural Center. The ... Keep Reading
The Man Who Would Dismantle the Constitution
Meet Herbert Croly, one of the most important political theorists in American history. Along with Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Croly was instrumental in describing an alternative vision ... Keep Reading
Common Core State Standards: Why Parents and Citizens Should Be Concerned
CCSS Are Based on Shaky Assumptions Assumes -- without proof-- that Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are the best standards. Assumes national standards are the route to ... Keep Reading
