by Thomas Mills | Aug 13, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NCGA, NCGOP, Voting Rights |
Yesterday, Pat McCrory signed into law one of the most restrictive voter suppression laws in the country. In addition, the Republican-majority Watauga County Board of Elections made voting more difficult for students by eliminating the on-campus early voting site and...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 11, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGOP |
North Carolina Republicans are turning out to be quite tone deaf. Whether through arrogance or ignorance, they seem quite sure they’ve got the support of the people. They dismiss criticism from traditional news outlets like the News & Observer, The Charlotte...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 7, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Remember all that talk about creating jobs during the 2012 campaign? What happened? We barely heard the word “jobs” during the entire, painful legislative session. We heard plenty about motorcycle abortions, Sharia Law, state religions and guns, but nothing about...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 6, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
On Saturday, D.G. Martin offered an apology to anyone who might have been offended by a column he wrote last week. It was the right thing for D.G. to do because of who he is, not what he said. D.G. is a strong Democrat and opinionated, but he’s also the quintessential...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 2, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGOP |
The most insidious lies that Republicans are telling right now are the ones about public education. It’s their Achilles Heel and they know it. In the 1990s and early ‘00s, Democrats pounded them for their opposition to higher teacher salaries, lower class size and...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 2, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov, Politics |
Make no mistake. The Republican spin machine is out in force trying to cover up the damage they’ve done to public education. The truth-challenged Governor Pat McCrory was leading the charge, claiming that the education budget was more than last year. He was backed up...
