by Thomas Mills | Apr 20, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
Back during World War II, the US Army held military exercises called maneuvers in Anson County. My grandfather had a peach farm in Lilesville and also held the franchise for several brands of beer. The Army contracted with him to turn one of his packhouses into a PX....
by Thomas Mills | Apr 19, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Education, North Carolina |
Republicans in the North Carolina legislature are trying to reconfigure how public schools are funded in the state. The constitution says that school funding is the responsibility of the state, but the GOP wants to pass the buck to local government. To do it, they’re...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 6, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
In the New York Times, Nate Cohn suggests that Democrats might be addressing the turnout problems they’ve faced in recent midterm elections. Nationally, the last two midterms were disasters for Democrats. The 2010 Republican wave set the stage for the dramatic...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 23, 2017 | Ads, HB2, North Carolina, Obamacare |
Today is the anniversary of both the Affordable Care Act and HB2. For Republicans, today may become a day that lives in infamy. House Bill 2 sunk their Governor and later today, Republicans in the U. S. House will vote to repeal and replace Obamacare with a program...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 22, 2017 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Americans are as divided as ever along political lines and we constantly hear people say how tired they are of the hyper-partisanship driving our politics. Some politicians are acknowledging the damaging effects of the division. They understand that their political...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 15, 2017 | Editor's Blog, HB2, North Carolina |
After four years of controlling every branch of state government, Republicans in North Carolina are having a hard time understanding compromise and bipartisanship. They’ve passed legislation at will with very little successful resistance. That power led to overreach...
