In his spare time, John Hood focused on other issues of importance to North Carolinians. WTVD Television interviewed Hood about government efforts to direct taxpayers’ resources toward “green jobs.” The Charlotte Observer interviewed Hood this week about the public accessibility of government officials’ e-mail records. The Greensboro News & Record, Hickory Daily Record, and Mooresville Tribune reprinted that article. Freedom Newspapers, including the Gaston Gazette, sought Hood’s opinion about the prospect of privatizing the state’s alcohol sales operation. The McDowell News also talked to Hood about the problems associated with targeted government business incentives. Hood also hit the road this week for a live version of the N.C. Spin program at the N.C. Sheriffs Association meeting in Wrightsville Beach. He also discussed current economic and political issues during a presentation to the Cary Rotary Club. Hood’s contributions to National Review Online’s blog, “The Corner,” attracted attention from Top Conservative Blogs, Liberal Whoppers, Conservative Blog Watch, and World Actual News.