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Governor Perdue on (Mis)Management

By Carter Wrenn | February 8, 2010 |

I have stumbled across a state agency that’s more mismanaged than Lanier Cansler’s. The Virtual Public Schools agency is (theoretically) leading North Carolina into the New Age of Internet education; students in rural areas will be taught in ‘Virtual Classrooms’ where they can learn anything from Chinese to Sanskrit – it’s technological innovation at…

Election 2010

By Gary Pearce | February 8, 2010 |

Republicans have reason to be confident as filing opens for the 2010 elections. But I’m yet to be convinced this will be another 1994. That year, Democrats – in Raleigh and Washington – were supremely overconfident, all the way to Election Day. Not a problem this time. Still, the cycle favors Republicans.…

Mystery Solved

By Gary Pearce | February 4, 2010 |

Now we know why Mike Easley was so, well, weird. He wasn’t just Governor. He was Secret Agent Man. Instead of a number like 007, he had a nom de guerre: Ckin Regnad. This explains the need to keep his whereabouts secret and constantly change his schedule. It’s why he had to conduct…

You Couldn’t Make This Up…

By Carter Wrenn | February 4, 2010 |

20/20’s story the other night about John Edwards and mistress Rielle Hunter was brutal; after watching Edwards die the death of a thousand cuts I thought, This fellow needs a break and if he doesn’t get one this may end more badly than anyone’s imagined. You couldn’t make up what’s happened to Edwards: Sitting…

Democrats Reforming Again

By Carter Wrenn | February 4, 2010 |

The pictures of young Ruffin Poole being led into the federal courthouse hand-cuffed has sent Democrats into a frenzy to pass another round of Ethics Reforms â and itâs like âdéjà vuâ all over again. After every scandal (from Jim Black fixing the Lottery Commission to Mike Easleyâs wife getting a $170,000 a year…

A Titanic Issue

By Gary Pearce | February 3, 2010 |

People who care about North Carolina’s economy are closely watching Governor Perdue on an issue that will say a lot about her leadership. It’s the proposed Titan concrete plant near Wilmington. Fans say Titan, based in Greece, is one of the best companies in the world, ranking high on corporate accountability, environmental responsibility…

Brad and the Banks

By Carter Wrenn | February 2, 2010 |

Here’s another example of a politician trying to have his cake and eat it too: The other day Congressman Brad Miller bemoaned the Supreme Court ruling on corporations spending money in elections then wailed he’s in hot water because he’s made the banks mad, saying, “I’ve made a real nuisance of myself to the most…

Sex in Juvenile Prison?

By Carter Wrenn | February 1, 2010 |

Awhile back the newspapers were running horror stories about patients in state mental hospitals being sexually attacked, beaten and even dying due to neglect – the whole thing sounded like a nightmare straight out of 19th century mental asylums. Now the newspapers are running horror stories about juvenile prisons for young girls – and…

Shelter From the Storm

By Gary Pearce | February 1, 2010 |

A reader was not impressed by Governor Perdue’s performance this weekend: “She returned from her warm weather vacation to be a leader and then didn’t look much like one.” At least she came back. I don’t begrudge a governor ever taking a vacation. But you take a chance when you go someplace warm…

Another Victim

By Gary Pearce | January 31, 2010 |

I told myself I wouldn’t post another word about John Edwards. But then I spent an hour on the phone with a disillusioned former staffer from Edwards’ presidential campaign. This young man now finds himself unemployable. “Former John Edwards staffer” doesn’t look so good on a resume. He began to have doubts…