by Thomas Mills | Apr 7, 2017 | Editor's Blog, News |
National news will dominate the news cycle today. Republicans are in another phase of changing the rules to solidify their power in the US Senate. Donald Trump launched a missile attack against Syria last night. And the US jobs report leaves questions about the...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 6, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
In the New York Times, Nate Cohn suggests that Democrats might be addressing the turnout problems they’ve faced in recent midterm elections. Nationally, the last two midterms were disasters for Democrats. The 2010 Republican wave set the stage for the dramatic...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 5, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
Neil Gorsuch is going to be confirmed for the Supreme Court this week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made that clear. Democrats have also made it clear that they will filibuster his nomination, so expect McConnell is exercise the so-called “nuclear...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 4, 2017 | Editor's Blog |
I’ve spent my whole life pulling for Carolina basketball teams. As a boy, I listened every year as my parents rehashed the 1957 triple-overtime win against Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas. I yearned for such a victory and I cried when Carolina fell short, year after year....
by Thomas Mills | Apr 3, 2017 | Editor's Blog, HB2 |
I’m not going to write much more about the HB2 repeal bill but after spending too much time on social media this weekend, I need to get this off my chest. I don’t know if I would have voted for the repeal bill had I been in the General Assembly. I’ve got too many LGBT...
