by Thomas Mills | Mar 7, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
Ukraine should be our line in the sand. It probably should have been Syria, but now Vladimir Putin is pushing against Europe with a brutal war on the Ukrainian people. In the past, Putin’s army has destroyed population centers leaving little but rubble and bodies...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 2, 2022 | Editor's Blog
Last night, Joe Biden gave one of the least partisan State of the Union addresses in recent memory. He repeatedly mentioned bipartisanship, praising the Republicans for their co-operation on things like the infrastructure bill. Most of the his applause lines got...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 1, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on Russia, but almost 40 years ago, I took a bunch of Russian history classes in college. I was more interested in Russia in the 20th century, but I learned enough to see patterns emerge that go back centuries. While a lot of...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 28, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
The first text came from my son during school hours back on February 8. “Ukraine is going to war with Russia?” It sparked a conversation about international policy and spurred my son to start following the growing tensions. After Russia invaded, I got another text....
by Thomas Mills | Feb 25, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
Earlier this week, the three men who chased down Ahmaud Arbery and killed him were convicted of hate crimes in federal court. They are already serving long sentences, including life without parole for two of them, for his killing after convictions in state courts. The...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 24, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
When Jeff Jackson ended is race for U.S. Senate, he did so with class. He laid on a heavy endorsement of Cherie Beasley and he left her a wide lane while Republicans are battling out a tough primary. Now, he should run in the new NC-14 that covers much of Mecklenburg...
