Cone Health Promotes Nurse Practitioners As Key To Future
The organization is launching its Institute for Advanced Practice that promises to provide nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants with advanced training. Of course, this is a blatant admission that many of these practitioners are not remotely ready to deliver appropriate care when they graduate from their programs. After all, how […]
Greensboro City Council Raises Property Taxes
The vote was unanimous, thereby demonstrating that they are ALL socialists at this point. There is no evidence of a concerted effort to find spending reductions. The homeowner does not have a single representative on the Greensboro City Council. At this point, it is more than predictable. They are trying […]
P. Davis Jones On Hospital System Profits
A congressman recently described some nonprofit hospitals as “hedge funds with hospital beds.” My first reaction was: that tracks. So I started digging. Nonprofit hospitals don’t have shareholders, but they generate billions in revenue, pay executives millions of dollars,… pic.twitter.com/NSRHWHfsgE — Davis Jones (@pdavisjones) May 30, 2026
Good Bill Regulating Hospital Systems In NC Senate
Now that so many physicians are controlled by hospital systems, the landscape for patients is precarious. We saw the potential for wrong-doing by hospital systems become blatant– for all to see- during Covid. An excellent bill is moving through the NC Senate. It would do several things: This is a […]
Turning Executive Branch Functions Into “Independent Commissions”
The Constitution gives executive power to the President– not independent agencies:
The Revolutionary War In The South
With a generous mention of Guilford Courthouse:
Elon Musk’s First Trillion
We ought not deify Elon Musk. There is much inspiring in his story; but there are also some aspects that are regrettable. Michael Knowles does a good job of commenting on some of the discussion over the last several days:
Southern Baptist Convention Taking A Positive Turn
With the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention last week, the prospects for the future are improved. A president– Willy Rice– was elected who has conservative instincts and good communication skills. A constitutional amendment was passed to rule out female pastors. Recall that the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission […]
Greensboro Nixes Red Light Cameras, Explores Speed Zone Cameras
The Orwellian totalitarians in the city of Greensboro decided against the red light camera program they planned to implement. But they have now decided to explore a speed zone camera program to enforce speed limits. This, of course, will be a mess. Speed limits on many Greensboro thoroughfares are set […]