Our Views on Freedom and Self-Control Across Society
Our Views asserts that citizens deserve maximum freedom to control their labor and results. It argues equality under a Creator grants life, property, and liberty, insisting freedom comes from self-control and personal responsibility for all people.
Financial oversight bill moves to Obama for signature
Democrats hail a bipartisan financial regulation bill creating a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau within the Federal Reserve to oversee large banks, mortgage lenders, and fees. Critics warn it shifts power to government, raises costs, and limits consumer choice, urging action through voting and bank switching.
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Confused by North Carolina politics and morality claims
John Hood examines NC leaders on gambling, liquor stores, tax credits to film makers, and morality, noting hypocrisy in public policy. He questions Democratic responses to Etheridge's incident, and critiques NC NAACP responses to Wake County’s neighborhood schools policy, urging consistency and accountability.
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State Lottery Commission
NAACP
William Barber
Wake County Board of Education
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Charlotte
Durham
Winston-Salem
Wake County
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John Hood
John Locke Foundation
Carolina Journal.com
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Out of state scholarships face push to end UNC tuition break
The Winston-Salem Journal argues out of state scholarship students should pay full tuition on UNC campuses. State taxpayers have subsidized top out of state students for five years via a tuition break, funded by foundations. House actions aimed to end the breaks, with a conference committee deciding the fate in the budget.
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UNC
State Senate
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House Senate Conference Committee
Opinions Around North Carolina on Out-of-State Scholarships
The piece argues private foundations should not dispense public money via in-state tuition breaks for out-of-state students. It notes subsidies exceed awards and that students counted as in-state for caps harm North Carolina residents. It calls for ending the provision to protect local students.
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Bob Etheridge
Etheridge
Mr. Etheridge
North Carolina
Foundation
Letters to the Editor on BP oil spill greed
A reader criticizes Big Oil and OPEC lobbying in the BP oil spill saga. The letter argues both parties enable greed and corruption, deflecting criticism with liberal conservative labels, and warns of environmental and national security costs. Patrick J. Davis Jr. signs from Kings Mountain.
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Patrick J. Davis Jr
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