bizSearchStatewide columnists
The Mountaineer regularly receives columns from individuals who closely follow government and political activities in Raleigh and submit columns to newspapers across the state. Columnists include:
Scott Mooneyham, who works for Capital Press Association
John Hood, the executive director of John Locke Foundation, a conservative think tank in the state
Mike Walden, an economist with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University
Damon Circosta, the executive director of the N.C. Center for Voter
Education, a Raleigh-based nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, dedicated
to helping citizens more fully participate in democracy
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Senate puts toe forward on tax reform
By Scott Mooneyham - May 09RALEIGH — Woo hoo! I'm going to save $650 a year! What? You haven't plugged your income, your dependent information and your tax filing status in ...
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In the absence of argument
By John Hood - May 07RALEIGH — “People generally quarrel,” G.K. Chesterton once wryly observed, “because they cannot argue.” To the extent North Carolina politics ...
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Senate looks to slow debt not approved by voters
By Scott Mooneyham - May 03RALEIGH -- About two decades ago, the North Carolina Supreme Court told local governments that they could borrow money without voter approval, ...
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In the absence of argument
By John Hood - May 01RALEIGH — “People generally quarrel,” G.K. Chesterton once wryly observed, “because they cannot argue.” To the extent North Carolina politics ...
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N.C. voters support redistricting reform
Apr 29RALEIGH - A strong majority of North Carolina voters support reforming the state's redistricting process, according to a new poll commissioned by ...
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You Decide: How should North Carolina fund roads?
Apr 29YOU DECIDE: HOW SHOULD NORTH CAROLINA FUND ROADS? By Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension My father was born in 1922 on a farm ...
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Hog industry key to environmental win
By Scott Mooneyham - Apr 25RALEIGH -- Who would have thought two decades ago that North Carolina hog farmers would prove pivotal in preserving an environmental law? It ...
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What voucher advocates aren't telling you
By Jason Langberg - Apr 22RALEIGH - My “day job” involves providing legal services for students from low-income families. So, I know firsthand that students’ rights provide ...
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Setting Aside All That Small Stuff
By Scott Mooneyham - Apr 17RALEIGH — For several years now, conservative legislatures around the country have been putting more scrutiny on recipients of government assistanc...
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Two iron ladies showed the way
By D.G. Martin - Apr 15What about North Carolina’s “iron lady”? The recent death of Margaret Thatcher, the steely, hard-working, and effective British prime minister, ...
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Celebrating the end of the Charlotte curse
By D. G. Martin - May 07What is one thing we can do for Charlotte now that that former Mayor Pat McCrory has been elected governor of North Carolina and his successor, ...
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Seeing trepidation on tax reform
By Scott Mooneyham - May 07RALEIGH -- Well, it is May. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining (OK, not a whole lot), the lawn is green. This year's session of the North ...
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A reminder of the enduring strength of American democracy
By Brent Laurenz - May 01RALEIGH - There was a pretty remarkable moment last week at the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas. All ...
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Pulling pages out of the Black playbook
By Scott Mooneyham - Apr 29RALEIGH -- As much as I have referenced Jim Black in this column over the years, readers might conclude that I believe the former Democratic House ...
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Keep our grandfather’s fire burning
By D. G. Martin - Apr 29“Everybody in North Carolina should have heard that speech.” Someone had just heard Tom Lambeth’s recent remarks to the North Caroliniana ...
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Ten dumbest bills
By Scott Mooneyham - Apr 25RALEIGH -- With most of the North Carolina legislature's bill filing deadlines now past, consideration of the depth of the bad ideas emanating ...
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The arrogant and vindictive senate
By Chris Fitzsimon - Apr 22RALEIGH - Senator Tommy Tucker from Union County is the latest member of the General Assembly receiving national attention and his 15 seconds of ...
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Research guides policy initiatives
By John Hood - Apr 17RALEIGH — For a group of people who claim to believe in empirical study and higher learning, liberal politicians and other critics of North ...
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Whose Property Rights?
By Scott Mooneyham - Apr 15RALEIGH — Many of the North Carolina legislators who have been working to undo local government authority over zoning and land-use planning ...
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You Decide: Will robots replace people in work?
By Dr. Mike Walden - Apr 14In the 2012 movie Robot and Frank, set sometime in the future, a robot is purchased to provide personal care for an elderly -- and mentally ...
