? Columnist Scott Mooneyham writes that Bill Graham has been learning some tough lessons about state political realities during his campaign for governor.

? Compensating the victims of North Carolina’s forced-sterilization program has become an issue in the governor’s race, reports the Winston-Salem Journal.

? Richard Moore gets more coverage of his economic-stimulus proposal, including free community-college tuition, while Beverly Perdue has offered her own plan.

? Pat McCrory and Perdue have dozens of donors in common.

There are more headlines over at Carolina Journal Online.