by Thomas Mills | Mar 31, 2021 | Editor's Blog
ShareThis past weekend, we left our bubble of Carrboro to celebrate my son becoming a teenager. He wanted to go to the mountains to an area where “we don’t see many cars.” I had just the spot—a secluded cabin owned by a childhood friend in Transylvania County. It was...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 26, 2021 | Editor's Blog
ShareWhat a difference a pandemic makes. Governor Roy Cooper dropped his budget this week and, while Republicans disagreed with much of it, nobody used terms like “DOA” to describe it like they have in the past. Both sides struck a conciliatory tone, sounding...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 24, 2021 | Editor's Blog
ShareYesterday, Republicans in the legislature grilled State Board of Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell. They claimed they are trying to get to the root of irregularities in election administration and restore confidence in our elections. In fact, they are doing...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 23, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog
ShareA friend who has been traveling around Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee came into town this weekend for a visit. His first observation was, “Carrboro is the only place I’ve seen where people are wearing masks just walking down the street.” It’s true. The...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 22, 2021 | Editor's Blog, Politics
ShareMy attention to Twitter has been sporadic for the past several weeks and, man, has that been good. The less I’m on it, the less tolerance I have for its hot take mentality. Too many tweets are designed to outrage or incite. Too many people distort or lie with...
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