Jack Boger, dean of the Unc Law School, made an arresting statement in rebuking the latest outrage from the UNC Board of Governors: The University’s core mission,” Boger wrote, “(is) to be a catalyst for change.” Change, though, is the very thing a conservative wants to prevent, especially a conservative white Republican. By definition, they […]
Bob Geary
Posted inNews
Lessons from the tragedy for Gov. McCrory
After the murders and the outpouring of grief and love from within our shared communities, we should heed the wisdom of Farris Barakat. “Fight ignorance,” he told us. “Ignorance is what killed my brother.” He said it quietly, without anger, on a bitter cold night in the Brickyard at N.C. State University when we gathered […]
Posted inNews
Tips for the state Democratic Party on how to become relevant
When 600 Democrats gather, clouds of contention form, especially on topics that are beside the point. The point Saturday, at Northwood High School in Pittsboro, was to elect a new chair of the state Democratic Party. Given that Patsy Keever, a former state legislator and Buncombe County commissioner, won on the first ballot with twice […]
Posted inUncategorized
Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane running for re-election
It’s always an election year in Raleigh. Congressional elections are held in even-numbered years and Raleigh City Council races are every odd-numbered year. Thus, in 2015, Mayor Nancy McFarlane is running again as evidenced by a recent invitation to her fundraiser March 18 at the Southland Ballroom. Yes, you can be a sponsor for $2,000 […]
Posted inNews
We need bigger ideas for Dix Park and mass transit
Transit meetings Tuesday, Feb. 10, noon, Cameron Village Library 1930 Clark Ave. Thursday, Feb. 12, noon, Express Library 336 Fayetteville St. More info: www.waketransit.com Two days at the Raleigh City Council’s strategic planning retreat put me in mind of the Beach Boys. Lots of “Good Vibrations,” but short in the “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” area […]
Posted inNews
McFarlane fundraiser kicks off 2015 Raleigh election year
It’s never NOT an election year in Raleigh given that congressional elections are every even-numbered year and, in between, every odd-numbered year has elections for two-year terms on the Raleigh City Council. McFarlane on Indy cover Thus, 2015 is a Raleigh election year, and Mayor Nancy McFarlane is running again as evidenced by today’s invitation […]
Posted inNews
Send $80 to every working adult who’s not on Social Security
I need a little help this week. I was unable to attend the World Economic Forum, held each January at Davos in the Swiss Alps. The crème de la crème were there, of course, and concerned about the stagnant state of the global economy, which is in a rut of slow growth and lagging wages […]
Posted inNews
Duke and UNC have lost their spine
We fear so many things, North Carolina, but nothing so much as different ideas that might let others get ahead. Which is why, last week, the leaders of our greatest institutions, the universities for which our state is known around the world, could so brazenly shirk their duty to help open our minds and our […]
Posted inNews
Raising the quality of life trumps giveaways to corporations in creating jobs
What’s the best way for states to generate jobs and economic growth? It’s a question raised by Gov. Pat McCrory’s two notable actions of 2015his call for new “tools” to recruit business and his deal with Raleigh to sell the former Dorothea Dix Hospital campus. McCrory’s plea for toolsmoneyto lure corporate facilities to North Carolina […]
Posted inNews
Dix Park: The Deal is Done
Gov. Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane were all smiles this afternoon as they announced that the state will sell the 308-acre Dorothea Dix Hospital tract to the city for $52 million. They announced the deal in a packed ballroom at the Governor’s Mansion — to great applause. IndyWeek file photo by Lissa GotwalsDix […]
