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Demographics drive dramatic political changes in North Carolina PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 02 December 2013 00:00

Ferrel Guillory, director of Program on Public Life at UNC-CH, tells host Barlow Herget that the dramatic shift in demographics over the past 40 years is behind the political shifts in the state.  NC, which will be 7th largest state by 2030, has gone from 15 percent non-native population to 42 percent and most newcomers are from New York, Virginia and Mexico in last 10 years.

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N&O Columnist Christensen on JFK, McCrory & Hagan PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 22 November 2013 14:45

Rob Christensen, author and now twice-a-week political columnist for the N&O joins host Barlow Herget to look at yesterday's (JFK impact) and today's (McCrory and Hagan) political landscape. 

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Museum director steps on the Porche gas PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 11 November 2013 00:00

NC Museum of Art Director Larry Wheeler tells host Barlow Herget about the unusual exhibit of Porche automobiles now on display.  Listen to the story about how one of the rarest of the Porches almost didn't make it to the exhibit.

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Illiterate parents prompted to read to help children PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 31 October 2013 09:05

Carolyn Dickens, president of a Raleigh nonprofit, Motherread, tells host Barlow Herget how her agency prompts illiterate parents to read by  encouraging them to read to their children.  Dickens says one of the biggest indicators of a child's success in school is having parents read to them.

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The wind down in Afghanistan PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 18 October 2013 00:00
N&O War Correspondent Jay Price tells host Barlow Herget that the Afghanistan Army is rallying around the Muslim faith to overcome old ethnic rivalries.  Price says the 300,000+ army is better prepared now than when he first saw them in 2005 to defend the government after Americans leave.

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