Archive for September, 2008

Democracy for sale at the party conventions

Monday, September 29th, 2008

By now, the Republicans and Democrats have finished up their respective party conventions, and we’ve all long moved on, affixed to the latest development in this insatiable 24-hour campaign news cycle.

Trickle-down: National economic declines hit state budgets. Time to be careful.

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Fayetteville Observer

NC transportation board troubles may hurt Perdue

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Charlotte Observer

Betts: Maybe Perdue is right

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Raleigh News & Observer

Road to Hell

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Editoral cartoon

A new watchdog shows its teeth

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Dix TRO heralds a welcome sea change in the debate over mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse

There are a lot of wonderful groups and individuals in North Carolina who work in the world of mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse. For decades, a variety of doctors, nurses, therapists, family members of patients, care providers, housing providers, advocacy groups, journalists and patients themselves have worked hard to reform and modernize our public systems for serving these vulnerable populations.

The Follies

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Scandals at DOT like clockwork

There aren’t many things you can count on in North Carolina politics, but a scandal at DOT is one of them. We have had bid-rigging, personal corruption, official corruption, a prostitution ring run out of the DMV building, and more conflicts of interest that you can list on the front page of the newspaper.

The philosophy of mental healthcare

Friday, September 26th, 2008


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The culture of denial

Friday, September 26th, 2008


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Easley asks agencies for 2% across-the-board budget cuts

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Asheville Citizen-Times

Sewell quits state transportation board

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Charlotte Observer

Dole, Hayes have millions in AIG stock

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Charlotte Observer

Altered landscape for mental health

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Jacksonville Daily News

NC mental health official quits

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Winston-Salem Journal

The findings behind the headlines

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

When the latest Elon University Poll was released earlier this week, headlines across the country touted one finding, that people in North Carolina overwhelmingly support drilling for oil and natural gas off the state’s coast.