city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
As the late Nobel prize-winning economist Friedrich A. Hayek once wrote, all economies are planned. Buying, selling, saving, investing, and all other activities are the result of someone’s plan. As…
On November 2, voters selected school board members in nonpartisan, mostly competitive school board races in seven of North Carolina’s 115 school districts. Parents went to the polls with legitimate…
As Americans begin to look at the prospect of reopening businesses and restarting their economies, policymakers need to consider factors that exacerbate the spread of COVID-19. Data scientists, epidemiologists, and…
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper pulled $50 million from reserve accounts and funds set aside for summer reading camps (which will not occur this summer for obvious reasons). Districts and…
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released estimates for the distribution of $100 million in lottery funds for school facilities. Charter schools are not entitled to lottery funds for this…
Our friends at the Independence Institute in Colorado released this video on “Tax Rebate Cronyism” today. Sadly, the issue they’re talking about isn’t unique to Colorado. It’s happening all the…
Every corporate welfare package is a little different. Each one has it’s own little quirks. This one, as reported by Triangle Business Journal, is particularly clever. Initially, this sounds pretty typical.…
The latest Carolina Journal Online parody focuses on new state “Boozemobiles” that will help address the problem of “booze deserts” across North Carolina. (Remember, it’s a parody.) Rick Henderson’s Daily…
You may demand that I give equal time for saying so, but the local daily has three headlines on its online front page for a Donald Trump appearance in Hickory.…
WNBC reports an exciting incident in Hickory, NC: Nicholas Anderson says he was at the right place at the right time…. Nick worked [with his girlfriend Deanna’s son, Brighton] to…
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court’s ruling against Matthews in a condemnation case involving use of the town’s eminent domain power.…
View in your browser. Welcome Since the release of grades based on the state’s new school performance grade system, the mainstream media and liberal advocacy organizations have focused on the…