Carolina Journal
Volume 17, Number 6 - June 2008
Table of Contents:
On the Cover: - Taxpayers fund Easley coastal trips
- State response lags behind water needs
North Carolina:
- Change in 'Code Orange' benchmark raises ozone worries, Page 5
Education:
- Making their mark at home and abroad, Page 8
- College applicants find 2008 to be a tough year, Page 9
- Terry Stoops commentary: School choice abroad, Page 9
- Charter parents organize to meet threats, Page 10
- Wake diversity busing plan runs up against diesel costs, Page 11
Higher Education:
- UNC budget likely to grow, but by how much? Page 12
- Pope Center contest to choose best freedom of inquiry courses, Page 13
- Jane Shaw commentary: Fresh air in college rankings, Page 13
- Bats in the Belltower, Page 14
- Center advises donors on how to ensure money used wisely, Page 14
- How students contributed to the college loan crisis, Page 15
Local Government:
- Revitalization now means restaurant subsidies, Page 16
- Yanceyville Police Department left hanging by COPS grants, Page 17
- Chad Adams commentary: A consultancy solution, Page 17
- Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
- From Currituck to Cherokee, Page 18
- Revision of annexation laws growing as legislative issue, Page 19
The Learning Curve:
- Book review: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: A Political Marriage, Page 20
- Troy Kickler commentary: County names honor the rich history of defenders of liberty, Page 21
- Book review: Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt, Page 22
- Book review: Nanny State, Page 23
Opinion:
- Michael Lowrey commentary: War and perception, Page 24
- Editorial: A school-standards shell game, Page 24
- Editorial: End front-end regulation, Page 25
- Editorial: Unwise energy tax breaks, Page 25
- John Hood commentary: Look to South Carolina, Page 25
- Michael Walden commentary: Will N.C. do better this time around? Page 26
- Becki Gray commentary: Decisions of legislators tell much about their priorities, Page 27
- Marc Rotterman commentary: Making the case for an early N.C. primary, Page 27
Parting Shot:
- Highway Patrol replaces police dogs with Yorkies (a CJ parody), Page 28
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