Getting real about Real ID
With the state Division of Motor Vehicles asking for more staff to help implement the federal Real ID Act, expect this session of the General Assembly to feature lively debate over whether Real ID is a nefarious conspiracy or a beneficial initiative.
On that ranch are pedophiles, pure and simple
During the Vietnam War, there was a phrase that came to symbolize the entire misbegotten adventure: "It became necessary to destroy the village in order to save it."
Peace only when Arabs accept Israel
Before sending Lewis and Clark west, Thomas Jefferson dispatched Meriwether Lewis to Philadelphia to see Dr. Benjamin Rush. The eminent doctor prepared a series of scientific questions for the expedition to answer.
Chiseling away at the real King
It was one of those little news squibs that flit by on the periphery and it isn't until you think about it again, if you do, that it makes you ask, "What the -- ??"
Want students to succeed? Pay 'em
Point of View:American culture is built on rewards, one lesson our kids have learned far too well.
Misinterpreting 'public benefits'
Point of View:Poorly drafted law can give spineless politicians cover to do what they want without taking responsibility. That's the lesson from the recent brouhaha over admitting illegal aliens to community colleges.
A fictitious 'crisis' with real victims
George Will:Lewis Carroll, call your office. Or, better still, the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" should call Washington, where the government's determination to solve the housing "crisis" produced this lead paragraph in a recent New York Times story: "Federal agencies are intensifying a criminal investigation of the mortgage industry and focusing on whether some lenders turned a blind eye to inflated income figures provided by borrowers."
A list for Clinton, Obama, McCain
Jenkins:All it takes is living. A week, a day of moving through this American life as an average traveler. It could save our presidential candidates all the time and money spent in meetings with overpriced "policy" advisers and pollsters who are telling them what all us "average people" are thinking about.
Smart voters say no, 20 times no
Rick Martinez:The land transfer tax's resounding defeat last week in politically progressive Orange County sent a message our political leaders too often refuse to hear -- stop hiding behind shadow taxes.
Grabbing the digital TV transition by the rabbit ears
Point of View:The way television is broadcast and received is about to change profoundly. Too many people in North Carolina and the Triangle are unprepared for what lies ahead.
A responsibility to protect
When a parent abuses or neglects a child, government steps in to offer protection. But who steps in when government abuses or neglects its people?
N.C. voters show evidence of real change
To understand the impact of what happened last Tuesday, it's worth noting what didn't happen for so long in North Carolina.
Stranded DNA bill finally arrives
Point of View:After a 13-year, off-again-on-again courtship, Congress has finally made an honest woman out of GINA.
Consider the context that sparks migration
Point of View:The assumptions that inform future discussions on immigration are intrinsic to the outcome, for they will serve to fix the parameters of policy. Premise will determine purpose.
Getting more of a grip on ethics abuses
Point of View:The General Assembly starts its "short session" this week. It is going to seem a lot like every other such session in the last 10 years.
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