by Thomas Mills | Feb 20, 2018 | Ads |
So legislators are calling for the Governor to deploy troops at our prisons. Not because there are riots, but because they’re underfunded and understaffed. They want to turn our National Guard into temporary workers to cover up for the failed policies of the GOP. What...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 19, 2018 | Abortion, Editor's Blog, Gun Control |
In watching the division that plagues so much of our politics, it seems each side has had some victories, meaning each side has had some losses. The liberals have generally won the culture wars over reproductive health and sexual orientation and identity....
by Thomas Mills | Feb 16, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Gun Control |
The horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida, is bringing out the cultural divide that mars our politics but it also shows the shift that’s happening in our country. On one side state Rep. Larry Pittman of Cabarrus County expressed sentiments that many people see...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 15, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Gun Control |
I wish I could say I’m shocked to be writing about another mass shooting, but I’m not. In fact, I expect to be writing about another one in a few months. I just hope it’s not a few weeks. This time, it’s another school shooting. A troubled 19 year old killed 17 of his...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 14, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Trump |
For eight years, Republicans told us that deficits and debt were too big a threat for more government spending. Even when the Recession was at its worst and businesses and people were losing money, the GOP balked at stimulus spending proposed by Obama and the...