A 2009 Carolina Journal article first publicized a western North Carolina boondoggle that critics described as a “teacher’s paradise.” Associate Editor David Bass‘ reporting continues to “sting” the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching, according to an article this week in the Waynesville Smoky Mountain News. The North State Tribune published this week Bass’ articles on a biotechnology incentives bill in the N.C. General Assembly and the Mercatus Center’s recent state freedom rankings. The Lincoln Tribune picked up Associate Editor Sara Burrows‘ latest legislative preview, while FreeTheVoteNC.com promoted her reporting on the Electoral Freedom Act. Watchdog.org highlighted Associate Editor Michael Lowrey‘s report on a recent N.C. Supreme Court ruling involving the attorney-client privilege and third parties. N.C. Senate Republicans promoted contributor Duke Cheston‘s article on enhanced scrutiny of university schools of education, along with Mitch Kokai’s column on politicians’ role in overpromising benefits for public-sector workers. The Kernersville News also published Kokai’s column.