Interview: Natasha Dow Schüll, Ph.D.
Natasha Dow Schüll, Ph.D., is associate professor in the Program in Science, Technology and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a cultural anthropologist, whose documentary, “BUFFET: All You Can Eat Las Vegas,” has screened multiple times on PBS and appeared in numerous film festivals. More recently, she is the author of […]
Gambling With Families
In 2005, then Lieutenant Governor, Beverly Perdue, cast the deciding vote in the Senate that allowed the State to enter the lottery business. This was the capstone of a 23-year effort by the gambling industry to obtain a lottery in our state. After the lottery began operation, the General Assembly banned video poker and later […]
Afterburn
Many people were surprised by the outcome of the 2012 General Election. There are always surprises. At the national level, we are concerned about sanctity of human life issues, marriage redefinition efforts, and disregard for the constitutionally protected rights of religious organizations and individuals. We sadly watched as the citizens of three states voted for […]
Vote For Marriage On May 8
A good friend said to me, “I’m having a hard time getting my head around this whole Marriage Amendment issue. Who would believe that we would ever be considering such a thing as same-sex ‘marriage’ and an amendment to the Constitution to prevent it?” I couldn’t agree more, but the fact is, on May 8, […]
Take a Deep Breath
To say that the second special session of the General Assembly was anything less than exciting would be misleading. After eight years of waiting, Senator Jim Forrester (R–Gaston) finally saw his proposal to protect marriage come up for a vote— and pass in both chambers. The amendment will now be on the ballot in the […]
To The People
A veto proof majority is 72 votes in the House and 30 in the Senate. Those numbers, or votes, reflect the required three-fifths majority of those present when all legislators are in attendance. If you have those votes, you know you can override a gubernatorial veto—or pass a bill that will place an amendment to […]
Gambling With Our Future
Recent months have seen the return of video gambling to North Carolina in a manner not anticipated by the General Assembly when it voted overwhelmingly to ban video poker four years ago. The ban passed in 2006 after a six year effort that stretched over three biennial legislative sessions. The ban came on the heels […]
Work to Be Done
This is one of the fullest issues of Family North Carolina we have ever produced. There was barely room for the table of contents! But that is because there is so much going on in our country and our state, much of which you are surely aware. Because this issue will be in your mailboxes […]