John Drescher
Drescher: Open files of political appointees
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory wants to raise the number of political employees from 1,000 to 1,500. NC citizens should get access to their hiring, firing and performance reviews.
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JOHN DRESCHER
Drescher: Publisher fights to keep public notices in newspapers
A third-generation newspaperman says the notices keep government open and accountable.
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Drescher: On mental-health care, serious work remains
If we are to truly reform our mental-health system, it will have to come from the governor’s leadership.
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LOCAL/STATE
Drescher: Duke grad plays central role in ‘Blackboard Wars’
Raleigh-reared Baye Cobb’s first year with Teach For America featured on reality TV show
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LOCAL/STATE
Drescher: Feisty Baptist editor was one of a kind
R.G. "Gene" Puckett was a verbal pugilist who enjoyed a good argument. Puckett, a man who enjoyed conflict, probably reveled in the split vote that installed him as editor of the Biblical Recorder. He was not for everybody. Nor did he want to be.
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JOHN DRESCHER
Drescher: Berger has a bold tax plan for NC
Our state tax code is out of date. North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger's bodacious plan will start a fierce debate about who and what should be taxed.
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JOHN DRESCHER
Drescher: Egypt’s Jon Stewart gets the last laugh
An N.C. State student says the Arab world’s top television comedian has gotten the best of Egyptian President Morsi.
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JOHN DRESCHER
Drescher: Baseball players raise money for young cancer patients
Duke played UNC in baseball last weekend. After the final game late Sunday afternoon every player and every coach from both teams sat down in chairs in front of the UNC dugout and had their heads shaved to raise money for local children's hospitals and for cancer research.
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JOHN DRESCHER
Drescher: UNC’s Tom Ross might yearn for Davidson
The president of the UNC system, who used to lead Davidson College, is fighting state budget cuts
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JOHN DRESCHER
Drescher: N&O’s Price reporting from Afghanistan
Veteran reporter and NC native Jay Price has traveled to 50 countries and reported from seven.
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JOHN DRESCHER
Drescher: In Sledge case, judge dropped the ball
For 20 years, inmate Joseph Sledge asked for DNA testing. That should have happened years ago.


