Budget, Taxation & Economy
Why Are Gas Taxes So High?
View in your browser. It’s autumn, and like many citizens of North Carolina, my husband and I recently went to the mountains to view the splendor of the Appalachian leaf…
Appalachian Mountains
mountain range in the eastern United States and Canada
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National Review’s Williamson focuses on the left’s ‘trickle-down economics’
You’ve heard the criticism of supply-side economic ideas as “trickle-down” policies. Kevin Williamson of National Review takes aim at that criticism in his latest column, then explains why the “trickle-down”…
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New N.C. legislative session generates JLF media appearances, public speeches
The N.C. General Assembly’s return to Raleigh this week prompted media outlets to turn to the John Locke Foundation for analysis of top 2014 legislative issues. Director of Communications Mitch…
Education
N.C.’s real teacher recruitment and retention crisis
View in your browser. Welcome North Carolina has a real teacher recruitment and retention crisis — a shortage in the number of qualified math, science, and special education teachers. Elected…
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It Used to Be a Joke
In the latest issue of the Cherokee Scout, are these headlines: Local students celebrate Earth Day Students learn art of Appalachian basket weaving.
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Nacho Average Water Meeting
Something must be said about the Mountain Voices Alliance Water Forum last night. I only went because it was a slow news week, judging by the Buncombe County Commissioners’ meeting,…
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Honest Appalachia
Some freelance journalists are expected to start what they hope to be an Appalachian version of WikiLeaks today. The web presence will be known as Honest Appalachia, and it will…
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Barone crunches the numbers of Murtha’s district
As you’d expect from the man who assembles the Almanac of American Politics, Michael Barone has some interesting insights about the district of the late Rep. Jack Murtha. Among his…
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Locals Visualize for Copenhagen
A video by two Appalachian groups and narrated by Al Gore won one of fifteen slots for presentation at the UN climate change gathering in Copenhagen. Appalachian Voices from Boone…
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Huge Conservative Convention in Asheville
Even as we speak, a crowd of conservatives are smoking cigars at the Grove Park Inn. It’s all part of the 17th Annual Meeting of the State Policy Network. Quite…
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NC Taxpayers: Tough Lovers or Enablers?
The Education Lottery is not the only state fund haunted by a mystery money-gobbler. Macon and Graham Counties will soon be joined with Bryson City in passing resolutions objecting to…
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Wind Turbines in the Mountains
A couple of days ago I mentioned that language being worked on behind the scenes (as described in this N & O article) to weaken the Ridge Law could possible…