Carolina Journal
Volume 16, Number 5 - May 2007
Table of Contents:
On the Cover: - Pa. advocacy group behind N.C. CO2 push, Page 1
- Audit: Gallant's Channel deal violated state regulations, Page 1
North Carolina:
- Senators: State should give promised funds to Johnson & Wales, Page 1
- Post-Jim Black N.C. House approves some reforms, Page 5
Education:
- Garner group fights Wake school-growth plan, Page 8
- Public schools could start if State Senate agrees, Page 9
- Lindalyn Kakadelis commentary: School-to-work reconsidered, Page 9
- N.C. report cards: A question of trust, Page 10
- Vinroot wins cases involving charter school funding, Page 11
Higher Education:
- Proposal to create UNC-Rocky Mount derailed, Page 12
- UNC forum debates proposal for 'Academic Bill of Rights,' Page 13
- Shannon Blosser commentary: Right call on Rocky Mount, Page 13
- Bats in the Belltower: UNCW's student editors unable to ferret out satire, Page 14
- BOG elections still politicized but more in line with rules, Page 14
- Protecting against 'heterosexism' — to the tune of $200,000, Page 15
Local Government:
- Private property being taken for greenways, Page 16
- Property owner wins lawsuit over septic-system permit, Page 17
- Chad Adams commentary: Moving toward socialism, Page 17
- Local innovation bulletin board, Page 18
- No relief for property owners, Page 18
- Group calls real estate transfer tax a 'bad idea,' Page 19
The Learning Curve:
- Book review: Hugh Hewitt makes his case for Mitt Romney, Page 20
- Troy Kickler commentary: A short history of the Lost State of Franklin in Western N.C.
- Book review: Mr. Polk's War — Vivid accounts bring Mexican War to life, Page 22
- Book review: Blue Ridge Parkway history complicated, contentious, Page 23
Opinion:
- Michael Lowrey commentary: The goals of transit, Page 24
- Editorial: Due process vs. groupthink, Page 24
- Editorial: Educational unproductivity, Page 25
- Editorial: Common landfill sense, Page 25
- John Hood commentary: Playing the Blarney fife, Page 25
- Mike Walden commentary: Are loan interest charges a rip-off? Page 26
- Becki Gray commentary: Legislature hops on renewable-energy bandwagon, Pag 27
- Marc Rotterman commentary: Handicapping the 2008 presidential candidates, Page 27
Parting Shot:
- CJ Parody: More apology bills seen on state's legislative horizon, Page 28
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