Early college high schools in North Carolina and across the country show us that challenge – not remediation – is an approach to education that works.

The damage assessment teams will follow essentially the same path Ophelia did, starting in the southern counties and moving north, ... This is a vital step in the recovery process, and one that will help provide our people the help they need to get life back to normal.

Air reconaissance will give all of us some sense of what the needs are -- whether it's medical assistance, damage assessments, debris removal -- FEMA has the ability to assist with all that,

These floods are going to be worse than anticipated yesterday.

These floods are going to be worse than anticipated yesterday. Once the high winds come, we cannot get in and get you out -- cannot get you by boat, cannot get you by helicopters, cannot get there by plane.

I had hoped to let the one-half cent sales tax sunset this year, but we do not believe revenues will grow as fast as we hoped for the rest of the year.

Real vision demands that we make tough choices. Real vision is responsible and it is paid for.

We must remember that North Carolina is more than a collection of regions and people. We are one state, one people, one family, bound by a common concern for each other.

As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority.

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon.