North Carolina’s global warming commission quietly disappeared at the end of this year’s legislative session. Carolina Journal Associate Editor Sara Burrows‘ exclusive report documenting the group’s demise attracted attention from the Lincoln Tribune and ClimateArk.org. The Lincoln Tribune and the Food Poison Journal website noted Burrows’ work to document the plight of raw-milk advocates in North Carolina. The Lincoln Tribune and Tobacco Facts website picked up Associate Editor David Bass‘ report on questionable projects funded by North Carolina’s Tobacco Trust Fund. Syndicated columnist Scott Mooneyham, published in papers such as the Macon County News, highlighted Bass’ report on a federal appellate court’s decision to toss North Carolina’s air-quality lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Redistricting Majority Project promoted a recent Bass report assessing the potential impact of 2010 elections on redistricting efforts across the country. The Kernersville News also published Bass’ recent column on North Carolina’s hotly contested 8th District congressional race. In other news, the Lincoln Tribune published Managing Editor Rick Henderson‘s exclusive on UNC Public Television’s efforts to quash a critical report about its handling of the recent controversy surrounding the state’s property-rights fight with Alcoa. The Heartland Institute’s School Reform News highlighted contributor Jim Stegall‘s report on North Carolina’s willingness to abandon its state-based curriculum revision in order to chase federal funds tied to new national curriculum standards. The N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law promoted editorial intern Bill Flanigen‘s exclusive about targeted tax incentives approved during this year’s legislative session. Publisher Jon Ham discussed the most recent CJ print issue, along with hot political and media topics, during an appearance with Chad Adams on the WLTT Radio morning show. Speaking of Adams, his recent Squall Lines blog post about mounting criticism of New Hanover County government employment decisions attracted attention from the Wilmington Star-News‘ “Cape Fear Watchdogs” blog.