In addition to Jim Stegall’s charter school story, both the Lincoln Tribune and N.C. Senate Republicans picked up Carolina Journal Associate Editor David Bass‘ legislative preview story. The Lincoln Tribune also published Associate Editor Sara Burrows‘ article about an unintended consequence of the federal government war on salt, along with contributor Jay Schalin‘s piece about a new study of teacher training in the University of North Carolina system. The Washington Daily News interviewed Executive Editor Don Carrington about the federal corruption investigation swirling around former Gov. Mike Easley. Speaking of government corruption, Managing Editor Rick Henderson will discuss that topic during an appearance this weekend at Americans for Prosperity North Carolina’s Tea Party summit in Hickory.