Now that Election Day is past and election season is nearly over, we might hear more details soon about the state and federal criminal investigations involving former Gov. Mike Easley. We?ve also learned recently that the feds are asking questions linked to current Gov. Beverly Perdue?s 2008 campaign. Rick Henderson discusses recent developments in those investigations for the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.
Speaking of election-related news, you?ll learn why Raleigh financial executive Garland Tucker decided to write a book about the 1924 presidential race and name it The High Tide of American Conservatism.
You?ll also hear more about federal health care reform. First, you?ll learn that state legislators have as many questions about the recent federal law as the average taxpayer and voter. Lawmakers questioned Pam Silberman of the N.C. Institute for Medicine during a recent legislative hearing on the impact of federal reforms. You?ll hear highlights from that hearing, along with an update from Joseph Coletti.
Plus the editor of Modern Age, N.C. State English professor R.V. Young, will explain how changes in the way colleges and universities teach English composition serve as an example of declining academic standards.
