by Thomas Mills | Aug 17, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina, Race |
My great-grandfather, George Stephens, lived a remarkable life. He was born in 1873 near Summerfield in Guilford County into a family of excommunicated Quakers. His father died when he was very young and was raised by his mother. An outstanding athlete, he attended...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 23, 2016 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
The shooting in Charlotte and the protests that followed have brought out the worst in us, especially on social media. The partisans on twitter immediately retreated to their familiar positions either blaming the cops and white racism or blaming the protesters and...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 21, 2016 | Editor's Blog, HB2 |
Before the Bush administration invaded Iraq in 2003, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell warned of the “pottery barn rule”—you break it, you own it. His colleagues dismissed his warning and went marching into a war that has left us with instability in the Middle East...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, Presidential race |
Remember when the GOP was the party of personal responsibility? Not any more. Now, they’re the party of pointing fingers. They’re blaming everybody but themselves for the continuing bad press being heaped on their party. After Republicans passed sweeping legislation...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 9, 2016 | Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights |
The Charlotte bathroom issue is just the type of distraction Republicans in North Carolina were looking for. It’s an emotional issue that has very little bearing on people’s lives but it gives the GOP a chance to grandstand and beat up on a segment of the population...
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