You Decide: Where Can We Cut Back?
By Mike Walden
Both of my grandfathers were farmers in southwestern Ohio. One had a hog farm and the other raised beef cows. This...
You Decide: If Inflation Subsides, Will Everything Be OK?
By Mike Walden
I came to Raleigh and joined the North Carolina State University faculty in 1978. Then, manufacturing dominated the North Carolina economy....
You Decide: Do We First Need Economic Pain To Have Economic Gain?
By Mike Walden
I started lifting weights when I was in graduate school at Cornell University in the early 1970s. I joined a group—appropriately called...
You Decide: Is The Social Safety Net A Spring Board Or A Cushion?
By Mike Walden
There are few public issues that create more debate than the “social safety net.” By social safety net, I mean the set...
You Decide: Should The Fed Stop Influencing Interest Rates?
By Mike Walden
The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) is now in the process of increasing interest rates. This is a tactic the Fed uses...
My Kid’s Club Receives Johnston County Arts Council Grant
SELMA - My Kid’s Club (MKC), a Johnston County non-profit providing services for local youth, has received a Grassroots Grant from the Johnston County...
Opinion: State Politics Snaps Back Toward Normal
By John Hood
RALEIGH — This year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina is shaping up to be a highly competitive and expensive one...
Opinion: 10 Things To Consider As Another School Year Begins
By John Cabascango
Teaching is not like volunteering for your child’s Rec. League sport.
Many parents will step up for a season to coach their...
Opinion: Surge In Violence Demands Attention
By John Hood
RALEIGH — While North Carolina continues to outperform the rest of the country on a range of economic and social indicators,...
You Decide: Should We Use Incentives To Attract Firms?
By Mike Walden
North Carolina recently received some outstanding economic news. Our state was named “America’s Top State for Business” by a major national...
