Carolina Journal
Volume 21, Number 4 - April 2012
Table of Contents:
On the Cover: - Perdue flight provider seeks GOP senate nod
- 'Nugget' lunch episode spurs debate on nutrition
North Carolina:
- Teacher brought to tears during questioning, Page 2
- Analysts see no path for Democrats to retake legislature, Page 3
- State, fed green jobs counts differ vastly, Page 4
- State Briefs, Page 4
- Bradley faces heavy opposition in efforts to legalize raw milk, Page 5
- Department of Labor giving national job data security review, Page 6
Education:
- Proposed law would centralize supplemental teacher retirement, Page 7
- Terry Stoops commentary: Money for schools and votes for fools, Page 7
- State board approves charter schools despite vocal opposition, Page 8
- Thousands wait to enroll children in charter schools, Page 9
Higher Education:
- Funding system leaves CCs with extra $10.8 million, Page 17
- Jay Schalin commentary: Obstacles to reform in college sports, Page 17
- 'Science City' plan pits Hopkins against donors, Page 18
- Campus Briefs, Page 18
- Issues in Higher Education: In new financial environment, here are some schools to watch, Page 19
Local Government:
- Report shows cost of city, county governments, Page 10
- Town and County, Page 10
- Railroad companies not saying they're on board with Wake plan, Page 11
- Chad Adams commentary: Wilmington stadium proposal strikes out, Page 11
- Spencer officials object to Salisbury broadband subsidies, Page 12
The Learning Curve:
- Book review: 'Occupy' protesters could learn much from this book, Page 20
- From the Liberty Library, Page 20
- Troy Kickler commentary: Gold mining made rural North Carolina a manufacturing leader, Page 21
- Book review: Freeze details Iceland's collapse, Page 22
- Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
- Book review: Though not a 'tell-all,' Arm's Length a delightful autobiography, Page 23
Opinion:
- Editorial: With friends like these ... , Page 24
- Becki Gray commentary: The fracturing of opposition, Page 24
- Editorial: Smart privatization, Page 25
- Editorial: Protecting rights, Page 25
- John Hood commentary: Political cooperation isn't dead, Page 25
- Michael Walden commentary: Common-sense proposals, Page 26
- Editorial Briefs, Page 26
- Andy Taylor commentary: GOP, don't emulate ethics of predecessors, Page 27
- Marc Rotterman commentary: Eisenhower a hero of the ages, Page 27
Parting Shot:
- Hoke schools to track student nutrition on iPods (a CJ parody), Page 28
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