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...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 23, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
I can’t wait to watch Pat McCrory lose again. McCrory is on twitter making asinine statements and parroting childish right-wing talking points. While he might not be as smart as Thom Tillis, he has just as little substance. I don’t know what’s wrong with Charlotte...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 21, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
North Carolina’s US Senate election in 2022 promises to be one of the most watched races in the country. A map I saw yesterday had the state as one of only two in the nation that is considered a toss-up, the other being Pennsylvania. Democrats need the state if they...