by Thomas Mills | Apr 24, 2017 | Editor's Blog |
The tribalism affecting our politics has harmed the process as much as it has skewed the issues. Republicans in control of government are using any means possible to rig the political system while reducing accountability. Nowhere do we see this more than in North...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 21, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Obamacare |
It seems the so-called “repeal-and-replace” bill for Obamacare is still alive. A few weeks ago, Republicans in Congress embarrassed themselves by failing to implement the issue they told voters was their top priority. Most observers thought the issue was dead, at...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 20, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
Back during World War II, the US Army held military exercises called maneuvers in Anson County. My grandfather had a peach farm in Lilesville and also held the franchise for several brands of beer. The Army contracted with him to turn one of his packhouses into a PX....
by Thomas Mills | Apr 19, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Education, North Carolina |
Republicans in the North Carolina legislature are trying to reconfigure how public schools are funded in the state. The constitution says that school funding is the responsibility of the state, but the GOP wants to pass the buck to local government. To do it, they’re...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 18, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
The political world’s attention is focused on the special election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. In the race to replace Republican Rep. Tom Price, who Trump named Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democrat Jon Ossoff is getting all of the attention....
