Carolina Journal
Volume 19, Number 1 - January 2010
Table of Contents:
On the Cover: - Easley ethics forms omitted rental income
- How much does your congressman cost?
North Carolina:
- Chapel Hill's Hookah Bliss plans to defy new smoking ban, Page 4
- Forced annexation pits towns against residents in western N.C., Page 5
- Cowell proposal brings risks to pension, Page 6
- N.C. briefs, Page 6
- Realtors' Kent recounts 24-0 record against land transfer tax, Page 7
Education:
- Reformers and old guard knock heads on Wake school board, Page 9
- Kristen Blair commentary: Skills vs. substance: 21st century smackdown?, Page 9
- N.C. school systems slightly more parent-friendly, Page 10
- North Carolina stands pat in effort to win 'Race to the Top' grant, Page 11
- 'Wacky Wednesday' policy unusual for N.C. districts, Page 12
Higher Education:
- UNC spending: much more than instruction, Page 13
- Campus briefs, Page 13
- Apart no more? Nation's HBCUs heading into an era of change, Page 14
- George Leef commentary: Privatize UNC School of the Arts?, Page 14
- Issues in Higher Education: A realistic way to think of college administrators: self-interested, Page 15
Local Government:
- Yadking jail raises issue of judge's power, Page 16
- Town and county, Page 16
- Court rules against Union's public facilities ordinance, Page 17
- Michael Lowrey commentary: Charlotte's eastside quandary, Page 17
- Meck sixth locality to approve same-sex partner benefits, Page 18
- Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
- Greensboro City Council in choppy waters over aquatic center, Page 19
The Learning Curve:
- Book review: Whatever happened to growing up and moving out?, Page 20
- From the Liberty Library, Page 20
- Troy Kickler commentary: Slave Omar ibn Said important figure in North Carolina history, Page 21
- Book review: Rogue a story of accomplishments, Page 22
- Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
- Book review: Brookhiser's Right Time, Right Place works on different levels, Page 23
Opinion:
- Editorial: Hagan's health care tax hikes, Page 24
- Roy Cordato commentary: Tax reform should honor first principles, Page 24
- Editorial: Rancid Davis-Bacon, Page 25
- Editorial: Treasurer's bad idea, Page 25
- John Hood commentary: Stop digging the debt hole, Page 25
- Michael Walden commentary: Is tax reform in N.C.'s future?, Page 26
- Editorial briefs, Page 26
- Andy Taylor commentary: Will 2010 be 1994 redux?, Page 27
- Becki Gray commentary: N.C. stimulus funds stimulated government, Page 27
Parting Shot:
- Sneak peek: Mike Easley tell-all Alligator Arms (a CJ parody), Page 28
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