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    Stimulus silliness

    posted December 17, 2009
    The Fayetteville Observer turned to Roy Cordato for reaction to the latest figures Cumberland County has used to tout the benefits of federal stimulus spending. Cordato’s critique of…
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    Easley remains in the headlines

    posted December 17, 2009
    New developments in the ongoing federal and state investigations of former Gov. Mike Easley included his former aide Ruffin Poole’s decision Thursday not to offer testimony to the State Board…
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    Other items of interest

    posted December 17, 2009
    A letter writer in the Garner Citizen recommended this week that the newspaper turn to the John Locke Foundation to help rebut the claims U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge…
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    Parent-friendly schools and other education news

    posted December 17, 2009
    The John Locke Foundation’s assessment of North Carolina public school districts’ “parent-friendliness” continues to attract media attention. The Durham Herald-Sun responded to Education Policy Analyst Terry Stoops‘…
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    Carolina Journal covers ongoing scandals

    posted December 10, 2009
    Mike Easley no longer lives in North Carolina’s Executive Mansion, and Attorney General Roy Cooper believes that fact alone should end a public-records lawsuit Carolina Journal and other media outlets…
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    Hood enlightens state, national audiences

    posted December 10, 2009
    When MSNBC’s Web site reported this week “Conservative Blog Buzz” connected with President Obama’s latest stimulus proposals, the first blogger highlighted was John Locke Foundation President John Hood,…
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    Exposing the hot air in the global warming debate

    posted December 10, 2009
    Americans for Prosperity invited John Locke Foundation Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar Roy Cordato to participate Wednesday in a luncheon discussion tied to the Copenhagen climate…
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    ‘Parent-friendly’ schools report attracts more attention

    posted December 10, 2009
    School officials and media outlets across North Carolina responded this week to John Locke Foundation Education Policy Analyst Terry Stoops‘ latest assessment of “parent-friendliness” within the state’s public…
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    Other items of interest

    posted December 10, 2009
    John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray appears again this week with John Hood on the statewide N.C. Spin telecast. They’ll discuss new state debts connected to unemployment…
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    Hood enlightens state, national audiences

    posted December 3, 2009
    John Locke Foundation President John Hood continued to offer his political expertise this week to readers of National Review Online’s primary blog, “The Corner.” Hood’s take on President…

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