In addition to his work promoting By The Numbers, Joseph Coletti helped educate newspaper readers on other topics this week. The News & Observer quoted Coletti in an article about the impact of health-care reform on seniors, while the Charlotte Observer interviewed him for a story on the uninsured. The Fayetteville Observer turned to Coletti for reaction to the state’s decision to delay issuing income tax refunds. The Henderson Daily Dispatch quoted him in an article about local government transparency. N.C. Senate Republicans also highlighted in one of their daily e-mails Coletti’s recent Daily Journal column about the importance of preserving freedom. In other news linked to John Locke Foundation researchers, the Washington Times published a column from Daren Bakst, Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies, discussing the courts’ potential rule in overturning unconstitutional portions of ObamaCare. Media outlets also called on Bakst’s expertise in the past week. Freedom Newspapers, including the Shelby Star, New Bern Sun Journal, and Kinston Free Press, published an article in which Bakst discussed forced annexation. The Shelby Star also quoted Bakst in an article about a local sheriff’s possible violations of constitutional free-speech provisions. State Government Radio interviewed Bakst for a story on offshore energy exploration. The Heritage Foundation’s Insider Online also promoted Bakst’s most recent work on annexation, along with a new planning jargon glossary from Michael Sanera, Director of Research and Local Government Studies. The News & Observer‘s coverage of that glossary generated a petulant letter to the editor from Locke Foundation critics. Speaking of Sanera, WTVD Television aired its interview with him on the ineffectiveness of public rail transportation in reducing traffic congestion. The Charlotte Observer also interviewed him about his research into the tax drain associated with government-owned golf courses.