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Jon Schuller: Misplaced focus

Our state lost another carmaker, Volvo, to South Carolina. Raleigh’s statehouse minions don’t think millions of dollars and thousands of jobs justify attracting movie companies with incentives. Repairing roads and other infrastructure projects can “wait.”

But they are rather concerned about keeping unwanted babies and preventing healthy solutions to pregnancies. Yes, North Carolina does have its priorities straight.

Jon Schuller

Charlotte

This story was originally published June 22, 2015 at 5:10 PM with the headline "Jon Schuller: Misplaced focus."

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