Rick Martinez: Fracking: focus on the water
It must be Christmas in North Carolina, because the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has given the state a big gift.Click to Continue »
View ArticleThe right incentives for our teachers
The reality is, public educators seem to accept reform only when its mandated by law or has dollar bills attached to it.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMartinez: Get ready to replace the care act
Come June, the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, will be on life support, and thats assuming theres any life left to it once the Supreme Court rules. And…Click to Continue »
View ArticleAs we sink deeper into debt
Were about to endure another election cycle of class warfare rhetoric from Democrats and no new taxes pledges from Republicans. And for every day candidates talk past each other, another…Click to...
View ArticleConfronting hateful talk
Ted Nugent and Rep. Allen West go way, way too far.Click to Continue »
View ArticleGiving health costs a family checkup
To continue to isolate families from hard medical-cost choices only shifts costs to our kids by spending public funds this generation doesnt have.Click to Continue »
View ArticleI voted yes for my faith
My vote, and I suspect the overwhelming majority of votes for the Marriage Amendment, was an act of devotion to faith. It was not an act of hatred or discrimination.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTheology’s place in politics
Thankfully, the First Amendment allows me to use religion, political party, ideology, advertising, ethnicity, history, college allegiance or any other factor I choose as a basis for how I vote.Click to...
View ArticleA lasting change for Edwards?
If God still has big plans for John Edwards, hell learn that helping our fellow man must be grounded in a spirit of self-sacrifice and not in the political calculation…Click to Continue »
View ArticleLiving with fracking’s fallout
A North Carolina state senator has promised ?the very finest regulation, bar none, in the country.? Since the General Assembly appears likely to approve fracking, the least it can do…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTaking religious freedom to the polls
This generation of Catholic bishops understands that while souls are saved at church, the freedom and right to save those souls must be defended in the streets, in the halls…Click to Continue »
View ArticleThe fraud of voter ID
Spare us any more hooey about preventing fraud and protecting the integrity of the ballot box. The Republican-led crusade for voter ID laws is revealed as a cynical ploy to…Click to Continue »
View ArticleNo utility in probing the ouster
The new Duke Energy, its stockholders and ratepayers have enough problems without further investigation of Bill Johnsons ouster as CEO.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMartinez: Americans we can all admire
If youre looking for an American who embraces hard work both in the classroom and on the job, believes marriage is the foundation of society and feels a personal obligation…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMartinez: How the utilities panel failed us
Going forward, the state Utilities Commission has two realistic choices. It can save face by levying a meager fine and telling Duke Energy that following any future merger, it should…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMartinez: Forced to improve the schools
Is it a coincidence that the best overall ABC report card on record was produced in an era of flat and reduced state education funding? I dont think so, but…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMartinez: Medicare can change and survive
I'm confused by those who want to preserve "Medicare as we know it." Yet this is a frequent refrain among Democrats now that Wisconsin congressman and House Budget Committee Chair…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMartinez: Teaching makes the difference
What leads to a high-performing school -- the teachers or the students? To my surprise, some educators don't believe it's the teachers.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMartinez: Keeping the faith with teachers
Consider the plight of sixth-grade science teacher Patricia Corbino, who was suspended with pay from her position at Leesville Road Middle School in Raleigh. Her offense? She told students not…Click to...
View ArticleMartinez: Medicare is a drain on the young
For previous American generations, their 20s were the time of life for personal, professional, social and economic growth. Today it's become a time of stagnation, lowered expectations and moving...
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