by Thomas Mills | Aug 30, 2017 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Redistricting |
The redistricting debate in North Carolina brings into stark focus the rural-urban divide in the state. In his defense of legislative districts that give Republicans a veto proof majority in the state, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger argues that Democrats have...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 24, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
The public hearings on the new legislative maps bought for the GOP with taxpayer money are little more than a ruse. The Republicans in the House and Senate are going to pass the maps without any real discussion and without considering alternative maps. It’s so clear,...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 22, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
In drawing new maps for the North Carolina legislature, Republicans chose division over unity. They drew maps that keep the majority of districts non-competitive. That’s ironic for the party that insists competition is healthy for everything from commerce to...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 18, 2017 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Race |
When Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he supposedly told an aide, “We (Democrats) have lost the South for a generation.” If he really said that, he missed it by a couple of generations. After 50 years, the South is still solidly Republican. That’s a...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 17, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina, Race |
My great-grandfather, George Stephens, lived a remarkable life. He was born in 1873 near Summerfield in Guilford County into a family of excommunicated Quakers. His father died when he was very young and was raised by his mother. An outstanding athlete, he attended...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 16, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Politics, Race |
Some of the folks on the right are having a hard time distinguishing between the antifa protesters on the left and the white supremacists who marched on Charlottesville. Let me help you out. The ones with assault weapons, body armor and small arms are white...
