<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title><![CDATA[WSJ Opinion North Carolina Voices]]></title>
<link>http://www2.journalnow.com/content/list/opinion/columns/guest/</link>
<description><![CDATA[WSJ Opinion North Carolina Voices]]></description>
<language>en</language>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Releasing the Prisoners: Unpleasant task is only valid option]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/07/releasing-the-prisoners-unpleasant-task-is-only-va/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/07/releasing-the-prisoners-unpleasant-task-is-only-va/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Gov. Bev Perdue's decision last week to prevent the Department of Corrections from releasing inmates was terribly misguided and ignored the rule of law. While it is certainly understandable why the governor would want to protect the victims and the public from inmates who were convicted of such violent crimes, ignoring the law is not a solution. It undermines confidence in our legal system, not to mention that it costs taxpayers more in the long run.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Meeting the needs of those in the community]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/31/meeting-the-needs-of-those-in-the-community/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/31/meeting-the-needs-of-those-in-the-community/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Since 1986, Crisis Control Ministry has operated a licensed free pharmacy, the first in North Carolina. As is the norm for our ministry, we create programs and services based on the needs of those who live in our community. Unfortunately, it was and still is the case that individuals and families find themselves having to choose between purchasing doctor-prescribed medications and buying groceries. In 23 years, our pharmacy has grown from a closet-sized space into a building of its own, with three full-time staff members and over 50 volunteers. Last year alone, the pharmacy staff filled 26,495 prescriptions for more than 1,700 individuals. This medication was valued at $2.5 million, but only cost the ministry $226,000.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Bring down drug prices by lifting barriers to generics]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/24/bring-down-drug-prices-by-lifting-barriers-to-gene/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/24/bring-down-drug-prices-by-lifting-barriers-to-gene/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, as a medical student at Duke University, I saw a patient with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory intestinal disease associated with substantial disability and mortality that affects more than 500,000 individuals nationwide. This patient required hospitalization for a flare that she attributed to not being able to afford the month's Humira, a biologic medicine used to treat severe, active Crohn's disease.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Monument to a hero stands in Winston-Salem]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/17/monument-to-a-hero-stands-in-winston-salem/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/17/monument-to-a-hero-stands-in-winston-salem/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Happy 275th birthday, Daniel Boone. It is not so often we get to acknowledge such an occasion. No one lives to enjoy appropriate adulation on a remarkable day like that, of course; but also, the lives of so few people make such an impact that we still recall them and their contributions two-and-three-quarter centuries later. Daniel Boone is certainly one of those noteworthy Americans, and he has a strong connection to North Carolina and to the Piedmont.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Immediate risk needs our attention By Dr. Richard Fireman and G. Richard Mode]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/26/immediate-risk-needs-our-attention-by-dr-richard-f/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/26/immediate-risk-needs-our-attention-by-dr-richard-f/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[No one is immune. We all are at risk, and we are placing all of our descendants at risk. There is no escape unless we act immediately, boldly, and with determination to do the right thing. It is not just polar bears that are in danger. All life is vulnerable to one degree or another from the rapidly accelerating effects of climate change.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Play your role in introducing children to nature]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/24/play-your-role-in-introducing-children-to-nature/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/24/play-your-role-in-introducing-children-to-nature/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[North Carolinians are preparing for a weeklong celebration that few of us are aware of. Today begins Take a Child Outside Week -- organized and sponsored locally by the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences. It will come and go with little fanfare, but it is only the third year of the event. (The museum provides a list of suggested activities on its Web site: www.naturalsciences.org.)]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Aggressive ideology is source of real danger]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/19/aggressive-ideology-is-source-of-real-danger/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/19/aggressive-ideology-is-source-of-real-danger/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[With the arrest of several individuals in Caswell County, as terrorism suspects aspiring to engage in jihad, and our recent commemoration of the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City, Washington and Pennsylvania, it is important that we understand the nature of the conflict in which we are engaged. I want to share some insights about the ideology of jihadism that are based upon my work in the study of the discourse of terrorism and specifically jihadism. These comments are part of a talk that I gave recently at the World Summit on Counter-Terrorism held in Israel.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Flexible spending accounts, and tax savings in jeopardy]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/05/flexible-spending-accounts-and-tax-savings-in-jeop/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/05/flexible-spending-accounts-and-tax-savings-in-jeop/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Much of the recent attention and debate about health-care reform has surrounded insurance coverage and the questions of who will be covered and how that coverage will be provided. Health-reform discussion has placed less emphasis on the equally significant issue of cost.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Let's give priority to the patients]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/19/lets-give-priority-to-the-patients/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/19/lets-give-priority-to-the-patients/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[The current health-care reform debate is both complex and emotional. After all, there's hardly a soul in America who won't be affected in some way by this debate. The complexity and emotion involved mean that sometimes all the facts don't make their way onto the table and clarifications must be made.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Children need help to be healthy]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/09/children-need-help-to-be-healthy/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/09/children-need-help-to-be-healthy/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[With one in three kids in the United States overweight or obese, millions of children demonstrate how more destructive it is to gain excess weight at a young age compared to adding it later in life. Dietary inflation has spawned obesity rates among children between the ages of 6 and 19 that have not just doubled as seen with their parents and grandparents, but have tripled.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[From its first year, this festival has been 'marvtastic']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/08/from-its-first-year-this-festival-has-been-marvtas/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/08/from-its-first-year-this-festival-has-been-marvtas/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[On May 1, 1979, Larry Leon Hamlin officially founded the North Carolina Black Repertory Company; on June 30, its first production, <i>Siswe Bansi Is Dead</i> by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona, was presented at Winston-Salem State University's Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Rifts remain between minorities and police officers]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/05/rifts-remain-between-minorities-and-police-officer/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/05/rifts-remain-between-minorities-and-police-officer/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Only Sgt. James Crowley knows what subjective motivations prompted him to arrest professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. for disorderly conduct on his front porch on July 16, 2009.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Decisions from General Assembly could benefit all]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/02/decisions-from-general-assembly-could-benefit-all/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/02/decisions-from-general-assembly-could-benefit-all/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[It's refreshing to see our state government, without being in crisis mode, do something right.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[If Detroit builds it...]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/30/if-detroit-builds-it/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/30/if-detroit-builds-it/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[America's automakers have long claimed that it will take major technological breakthroughs to meet the stringent fuel-efficiency standards needed to slash carbon emissions and cope with rising energy prices. But Detroit's new display of muscle cars suggests fuel efficiency is, at this stage, more of a problem of taste and will.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[New beer tax hard to swallow]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/02/012030/new-beer-tax-hard-to-swallow/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/02/012030/new-beer-tax-hard-to-swallow/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Is this the time to force the price of a pint of beer to unprecedented heights?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:30:07 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Help is on the way to solve problems of energy costs]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/27/help-is-on-the-way-to-solve-problems-of-energy-cos/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/27/help-is-on-the-way-to-solve-problems-of-energy-cos/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[According to the N.C. Employment Security Commission's May report, the jobless rate in North Carolina has reached 11.1 percent -- putting us among the seven states most deeply affected by the recession.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Anniversaries help us understand American heritage]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/13/anniversaries-help-us-understand-american-heritage/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/13/anniversaries-help-us-understand-american-heritage/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Most of us love to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, even when they are not our own. We especially like to embrace events when the anniversary is a multiple of 10.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[A Solemn Reminder]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/12/a-solemn-reminder/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/12/a-solemn-reminder/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[The United States Holocaust Museum in Washington is a living memorial, a place where visitors go to confront hatred, learn the danger of prejudice and promote human dignity. On Wednesday, this most special place was the setting for a tragic lesson in the worst and best of human behavior. A gunman, seemingly motivated by a profound hate, entered the downtown museum and opened fire; he was stopped by security guards, one of whom sacrificed his life.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[We are failing our neighbors with psychiatric illnesses]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/06/we-are-failing-our-neighbors-with-psychiatric-illn/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/06/we-are-failing-our-neighbors-with-psychiatric-illn/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Your recent report "Hospital crisis: Wait of 8 days" (May 30) about the very long wait by a citizen for inpatient care has, I hope, startled your readers. Many of our citizens who experience a psychiatric crisis are not seen as a priority when it comes to timely (and preventive) care.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Concerns about direction]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/03/022050/concerns-about-direction/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/03/022050/concerns-about-direction/opinion-columnists-guest/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[There's been talk recently that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is trying to stop health-care reform. The talk started when some draft video concepts were taken without authorization and made their way to <i>The Washington Post</i>. The fact is, those draft video concepts weren't about opposition to health-care reform; they were about our concerns related to government-run health insurance. We make no excuses about our concerns.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:50:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>
