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Wake County teacher pay: setting the record straight
Last week the News & Observer ran a story titled Wake County’s average teacher salary hits $50,000 for the first time. According to school system’s annual financial report (see ... Keep Reading
Time to Vote – How Much Time is Enough?
After the progressive Left in North Carolina prevailed in their lawsuit against the State of North Carolina in regards to election reforms passed in 2013, you probably thought the ... Keep Reading
CLF Responds to News & Observer
Last Sunday, the Editorial Board of the News & Observer claimed that a Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) lawsuit brought on behalf of two individuals in ... Keep Reading
Fact-Checking the N&O Editorial Board
This morning, the Editorial Board of the News & Observer condemned a lawsuit brought by the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) on behalf of two individuals as ... Keep Reading
N&O Reports on CLF, ACLU Coalition
Yesterday, Anne Blythe at the News & Observer reported on arguments at the North Carolina Supreme Court in Faires v. State Board of Elections. The case brings into question ... Keep Reading
Fuquay-Varina, Food Trucks, and Flagrant Cronyism
What is the role of competition in the marketplace? That’s the question surrounding a recent uproar in Fuquay-Varina, a Raleigh suburb located in the southwest corner of Wake ... Keep Reading
Fact-checking the N&O
Yesterday, John Murawski over at the News & Observer reported on a judge's denial of the Attorney General's motion to dismiss in Owens v. North Carolina Department of ... Keep Reading
N&O Slays Straw Man to Avoid Actual Arguments
Rob Christensen in this article takes the typical progressive debate tactic of completely mischaracterizing an opposing viewpoint, and then addressing that conjured up caricature ... Keep Reading
Why Aycock, and Daniels, Should Be Remembered
There was a revealing commentary in the News & Observer, about Gov. Charles Brantley Aycock, an early progressive hero -- and white supremacist. There is a drive to remove his ... Keep Reading
