by Thomas Mills | Aug 23, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog
The New York Times posted a short video about vaccine hesitancy in Arkansas where COVID is spreading quickly and hospitals are getting overwhelmed. There are a lot of reasons people shun the vaccine, but they have a common thread of misinformation combined with...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 18, 2021 | coronavirus |
I’m not going to say that Republicans hate kids or want them to die, but I will say that they are pandering to their anti-vax, anti-mask base instead of prioritizing the health of our children. Republican governors are not just banning mask mandates, they are...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 5, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
When I was a kid, I had an imaginary friend named Mo-mo. Every time I did something wrong, like drawing on furniture, I told my parents that Mo-mo did it. That Mo-mo was a bad actor and I was just a victim of his poor choices. It seems the conservative White people...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 29, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
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...
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...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 23, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
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...
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