Carolina Journal
Volume 17, Number 10 - October 2008
Table of Contents:
On the Cover: - Discount House: Raleigh officials give $2.3 million in rental cuts at new center
- Grass roots move against annexations
North Carolina:
- Cultural Secretary's property deal appears lucrative, Page 4
- Analyst: N.C. price-gouging law leads to gas lines, shortages, Page 4
- Questions persist on Mary Easley's initial hiring at N.C. State, Page 5
- N.C. lawmakers quiet on abortion bills, Page 6
Education:
- Legislators rush bill requiring in-school voter registration, Page 9
- Terry Stoops commentary: A case for performance pay, Page 9
- Landmark: NEA not reporting full effort in political campaigns, Page 11
- Study: HS non-graduates cost society, Page 12
Higher Education:
- Change in Board of Governors' leadership could signal major shift in panel's direction, Page 13
- Jane Shaw commentary: College rankings — good and bad news, Page 14
- UNC leads in "quiet revolution" of offering course credit online, Page 14
- George Leef commentary: Service learning — More of a fad than an academic experience, Page 15
Local Government:
- Millions sought for "cultural district" in Greensboro, Page 16
- Fiscal crisis grips Chowan; faces $4 million shortfall, Page 17
- Chad Adams commentary: Government "needs" vs. government "wants," Page 17
- Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
- Cherokee to Currituck, Page 18
- Asheville Transit System operated five months without contract, Page 19
The Learning Curve:
- Book Review: Strickland and Read's The Lawyer Myth, Page 20
- Troy Kickler commentary: Nathaniel Macon fought federal encroachment and high taxes, Page 21
- Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
- Movie review: "Swing Vote," Page 23
Opinion:
- John Staddon commentary: Smoking for England, Page 24
- Editorial: N.C. voters, choose wisely, Page 24
- Editorial: Mental health: Don't make private contractors the scapegoat, Page 25
- Editorial: Welfare reform: Right was right, Left clearly had it wrong, Page 25
- John Hood commentary: Policy makers and energy innovation, Page 25
- Michael Walden commentary: Where's the next bubble? Page 26
- Marc Rotterman commentary: Newt Gingrich — The GOP's idea man, Page 27
- Letters to the editor, Page 27
Parting Shot:
- Bowles consults UNC Oracle on difficult decisions (a CJ parody), Page 28
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