by Thomas Mills | Jun 30, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
The UNC Board of Trustees is meeting this morning to consider tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones. They have a chance to get it right this time. Let’s hope they do. Hannah-Jones was initially not considered for tenure for political reasons. Republicans hate her 1619...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 29, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
On Sunday, I wrote a piece that got a bit of attention. I blamed the GOP for NC State’s dismissal from the College World Series. I got a lot of blowback. Instead, of changing my mind, though, the comments just validated my point. Half of the NC State players were...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 27, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
NC State’s baseball team had a heartbreaking end to its season. It looked like the team was going to give fans another Cinderella story, beating the odds and the best teams in college baseball to go to the College World Series. Instead, the team was eliminated because...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 25, 2021 | Editor's Blog
The state senate’s budget is chock full of tax cuts while continuing to underfund our schools and universities. But tax cuts are what really matter to the GOP. Activists and legislators perpetually tout the Tax Foundation’s business climate ranking as evidence that...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 24, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
Every morning for the past couple of weeks, I’ve been awakened by a cardinal attacking the window in my bedroom. When I scare him off, he goes to another window. Every day, all day, he attacks his reflection. It’s endless. I Googled it. Apparently, cardinals are very...
