Ned Barnett
Barnett: The real scandal: Political gridlock
Congressional Republican calls to investigate the Obama administration continue a failure to address the nation’s real problems.
Ned Barnett
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NED BARNETT
About that canal .....
Reagan’s strong stance on the Panama Canal started a movement that hinders the economy today.
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NED BARNETT
Pittman’s rebellion fizzled, but another brews
State Rep. Larry Pittman has a divinity degree and a knack for sermonizing, but for all he understands about the power of the pulpit, he’s still learning about the power of the Internet.
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NED BARNETT
One man tilts at fracking’s risks
A 67-year-old, retired engineer from Cary is dedicated to a safety mission — protecting North Carolina from the hazards of fracking.
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NED BARNETT
Pope may inspire a wider response to poverty
The pope heads a church of 1.2 billion people and what he emphasizes affects many Catholics. But there are signs that this pope’s message of simplicity, humility and solidarity with the poor may move a wider audience to reach out to the poor and the marginalized.
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NED BARNETT
Ravitch backs NC teachers targeted by ‘reform’
It wasn’t a debate, but it was a powerful back-and-forth last week about what’s best for NC public schools. The winning view is that the best way to “fix” public schools is to stop breaking the spirit of teachers.
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NED BARNETT
Let’s lift the young out of the student debt trap
A college degree provides more opportunities, but the price of that enhanced earning power is a debt that many cannot pay, a burden that will narrow graduates’ options and stunt their ability to find fulfilling work.
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NED BARNETT
Changes signal a GOP thaw
It’s hard to stay angry, especially when you’re really not. That effort is beginning to drain the long harrumph that has been the Republican Party for the past four years.
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NED BARNETT
New media giants should build a better town square
America is engaged in a new revolution, a communications revolution, and this time Michael J. Copps is Paul Revere.
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NED BARNETT
Truth gets stretched in Medicaid debate
A state audit and a national study got stretched to cover GOP decision not to expand Medicaid.
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NED BARNETT
At DENR, the new boss promises to protect
John Skvarla's job will be to translate Gov. Pat McCrory's pledge of better "customer service" in a domain where some "customers" think the best "service" would be looser rules governing how much they can pollute, bulldoze and extract on their way to maximum profits.


