When the Gaston Gazette promoted John Hood‘s speech this week to the Gaston County Republican Women, the newspaper described him as “president of the John Locke Foundation, syndicated columnist and leading conservative voice in the nation.” In addition to taking the road trip, Hood contributed analysis for a Freedom Newspapers story about the General Assembly’s crossover week, as well as reaction for a News & Observer article about Blue Cross & Blue Shield’s efforts to fight misguided health-care reforms. JLF Fiscal and Health Care Policy Analyst Joseph Coletti also hit the road for a presentation to the Union County Republican Forum on taxes, fees, and spending — especially debt service and school construction — at the local and state level. Wearing his health analyst’s hat, Coletti offered his insight for an article about “information therapy” in the latest edition of the Heartland Institute’s Health Care News.