by Thomas Mills | Mar 18, 2020 | 2020 election, coronavirus, Editor's Blog
ShareYesterday, Governor Cooper ordered all bars and restaurants closed to halt the spread of the coronavirus. While it’s economically and socially painful, it’s a necessary step if we want to save lives. Other states have taken similar measures. All of Italy is...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 17, 2020 | Editor's Blog
ShareGovernor Roy Cooper closed schools across the state on Saturday. It was the right thing to do. The coronavirus that is spreading rapidly across the country right now can’t be stopped but it might be slowed. They call it bending the curve or flattening the curve....
by Thomas Mills | Mar 16, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareI have what I call my Facebok focus group. It’s composed of people I know who live in Trump territory and their friends who comment on their posts. Many are relatives and people I grew up with in Anson County who now live across the state. I watch their posts to...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 13, 2020 | 2020 election, Editor's Blog
ShareI can’t stop reading about coronavirus though I probably should. From a political stand point, it’s probably a disaster for the Trump administration. It will lead to a recession if we’re not already in one. By the time it’s over in a year and half or so,...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 12, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog, Politics
ShareOn Tuesday, Democrats avoided a runoff that could have caused divisions in an otherwise united party. State Senator Terry Van Duyn conceded the race for lieutenant governor to state Representative Yvonne Lewis Holley. After the vote on Super Tuesday, Holley led...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 11, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareJoe Biden essentially clinched the Democratic nomination last night. He won crushing victories in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi. He also won Idaho and might win Washington state. Bernie Sanders didn’t address his supporters and instead flew home to Vermont....
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