by Thomas Mills | Sep 13, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
What week for politics—and it’s only Wednesday. I’ll cover impeachment, a budget held hostage by casino interests, and a new candidate for governor. But first, I need to tackle the important stuff. Up in Virginia, a Democrat running for the state house of...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 11, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. For me, today’s not just a remembrance for those who died, but a recognition of a before and after period, like December 7 was for the generation that lived during attack on Pearl Harbor. The 1990s seems like a pretty...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 8, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
First, a nonpartisan public service announcement: Yield does not mean stop. It does not mean slow down. It means, in traffic circles, to allow other cars who are in the circle to go before you enter if you are entering at the same time that car would be passing. You...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 6, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
As usual, there’s a lot going on this week. We’re finally supposed to get a budget from the legislature, but I’m not holding my breath. They need to get that out of the way so they gerrymander themselves supermajorities again and make our Congressional Districts an...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 1, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
The Republican response to the shooting in Chapel Hill has been disturbing. They’ve downplayed the emotional trauma while making excuses for their utter failure to address the gun violence that is terrorizing our country. They blasted Democrats for politicizing the...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 30, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
On Monday, my community saw the results of Republicans’ dystopian view of the world. Around 1pm, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill issued an alert, telling all students to shelter in place. An armed and dangerous man was on campus. Within minutes, the...
