by Thomas Mills | Jun 26, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Health Care, Moral Monday, National Politics, Women's Rights
Americans love an underdog. They loved Rocky so much they had him boxing well into middle age. Seabiscuit gave the public something to cheer about during the Great Depression. And Jim Valvano’s ’83 “Cardiac Pack” thrilled fans far beyond the Triangle. In the world of...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 16, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Health Care, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov
The budget is not even out and two major legislative fights are already brewing. The first is the governor’s proposal to privatize Medicaid and the second is Rep. Skip Stam’s proposal to use school vouchers. The success of both measures depend on the willingness of...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 15, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Health Care, NC Politics, NCGov
Rose Hoban at North Carolina Health News convincingly takes on the notion that Medicaid is broken by interviewing the experts. Since January, state officials have maintained that North Carolina Medicaid is “broken.” Last month, Gov. Pat McCrory proposed an...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 15, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Health Care, NC Politics, NCGov |
George W. Bush once said that he governed from the gut. He sounded tough and a lot of people liked that he didn’t let all those pesky facts get in the way. It wasn’t until we found ourselves mired in two wars and a crumbling economy that we realized his instincts were...
