Recent revelations about the dubious deal former N.C. Gov. Mike Easley secured in buying coastal property generated media opportunities for John Locke Foundation experts within the past week. President John Hood offered his analysis to the News & Observer, while an N&O editorial cited Carolina Journal‘s efforts to raise red flags in connection with the land deal back in 2006. Meanwhile, CJ Executive Editor Don Carrington discussed the topic with Lockwood Phillips on WTKF Radio and with Scott Fitzgerald on WPTF Radio’s morning show. In related news, Carrington discussed government corruption in a presentation to last weekend’s Civitas Conservative Leadership Conference. JLF Fiscal and Health Care Policy Analyst Joseph Coletti discussed government transparency in a separate panel discussion at the same Civitas conference.