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The Republican disinformation dystopia

by Thomas Mills | Jun 29, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 7 comments

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...

Getting back to normal

by Thomas Mills | Apr 23, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog

Right now, we feel like we’re on the cusp of getting back to normal after more than a year of pandemic restraint. First, though, we need to get to herd immunity and the biggest obstacle to reaching that goal is vaccine skepticism. Too many people believe the vaccine...

Get the recovery right for the kids

by Thomas Mills | Mar 23, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 2 comments

A 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 whole...

Hooray for governing

by Thomas Mills | Mar 11, 2021 | coronavirus | 1 comment

Kudos to the governor and the legislature, both Democrats and Republicans. Yesterday, they announced a compromise to get our schools open while protecting school personnel. After rancorous debate that included the veto of an earlier bill and failed override vote, the...

betting on competence

by Thomas Mills | Mar 8, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 1 comment

Democrats are about to try something radical. They are going to run on competence instead of ideology or demagoguery. Joe Biden told the American people he would pass a COVID recovery act and get more than 100 million people vaccinated in the first 100 days of his...

Cooper scored a victory. Now, Do the right thing and govern.

by Thomas Mills | Mar 2, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 2 comments

Yesterday, the Senate voted to sustain Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that would have forced school districts to offer in-person instruction. The bill originally passed with support from Democrats in both the house and the senate. Only one of the two senate...