Opinion

Recreational boating on NC coast threatened by proposed federal regulation

A dangerous regulation has made its way to the final stage of the federal rule-making process and poses a significant threat to North Carolina’s economy, particularly along the coast. Under the proposed rule, introduced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), recreational boats as small as 35 feet would be required to travel at...

Dave Tilley
News

Full state Appeals Court asked to rehear recent CON case

A hospital involved in a certificate-of-need legal dispute is asking the full North Carolina Court of Appeals to rehear a case involving a proposed emergency department in Buncombe County. But a competitor and the state Department of Health and Human Services want the court to publish its original decision.

CJ Staff

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Protecting the Pack: NC State cracks down on counterfeits amid Final Four Frenzy

"It's been a great story, it's been a great run, a lot of success," said Gregg Zarnstorff, director of Trademarks and Brand Protection at NC State University. "You know what happens with success is everybody wants to try to profit from it. Sometimes legally and sometimes not."

Brayden Marsh
Opinion

Will energy mandates work?

We are headed into one of the largest transformations in our nation’s history. It is the energy transformation, designed to shift our major power sources and curtail further global warming. Specifically, the primary shift will be away from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. The initial focus of this shift has been in transportation, where curtailing...

Michael L. Walden