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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...

what a difference a year makes

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

A year ago, we were awaiting a Super Tuesday primary on March 3 that could clench the nomination for Joe Biden. He had surprised everybody with an overwhelming win South Carolina after losing Iowa and New Hampshire. His momentum was huge and his opponents were...

Something to complain about

by Thomas Mills | Feb 19, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 1 comment

Since the beginning of the pandemic, conservatives have been demanding that we re-open schools. Teachers and school personnel have been demanding a vaccine before they go back into the classroom. Finally, we have the vaccine so both sides can get their way. Last...

We are failing our children

by Thomas Mills | Feb 16, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 8 comments

Here’s my latest unpopular opinion, at least among people who generally agree with me. We should be reopening schools and our reaction and response to the coronavirus has been driven more by hysteria than reality. The damage we are doing to our children is unknown,...