Two important stories were reported in North Carolina last week. First, it was announced that our state had experienced a 22% increase in overdose deaths during 2021 compared with the previous year. Almost simultaneously, our esteemed state Attorney General, Josh Stein, called for funding of a Fentanyl Control Unit within […]
Month: February 2023
When the Southern Italians Helped the Confederates
Boyd Cathey is a North Carolina treasure. He tells a story over at the Abbeville Institute blog of which many are unaware. Long term readers might recall that I had written previously about the kingdom that existed in Southern Italy prior to the 1860’s. It was the Kingdom of the […]
City Of Greensboro Gleefully Bleeding Money on Crony/ Donor’s Parking Deck
Longtime readers will recall that Randall Kaplan is Congresswoman Kathy Manning’s husband. (Never mind the two different surnames. That is how it is done in certain circles). Kaplan and Manning were local attorneys who donated heavily to political candidates locally. He had an ambition to build a hotel on Elm. […]
Cone’s Competition; and Conflicts of Interest with NIH Funding
A couple of news items illustrated new competition the Cone Health system will be facing here in Greensboro. The Triad Business Journal has a story reporting that Atrium/ Baptist purchased a piece of land off Horsepen Creek Rd. where it will locate its outpatient surgical center. Almost simultaneously, the News […]
Red States Got the Deadliest Batches of Covid Vaccines
Saddleback Church vs. Those that Are Closing
Two interesting church-related stories were reported this past week. Here in North Carolina, a Charlotte TV station reports about churches closing and church buildings being sold. The pandemic is blamed, at least in part. That is a sad story. On the national level, we learned at Disntr that Rick Warren’s […]
Attorney John Thaler Explains the Arizona Bombshell Revelations
I had posted here last night about testimony before an Arizona legislative hearing. Brannon Howse interviewed John Thaler– the attorney who had led the extensive investigations that uncovered numerous fraudulent transactions, bribery of important public officials and compromises of election systems. One of the interesting revelations is that the Speaker […]
“No More Welfare for Europeans”
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The Smoking Gun Regarding Election Fraud in Arizona
The old saying– and a legitimate legal principle– is that “fraud vitiates everything”. Testimony was given at a legislative hearing yesterday in Arizona. A well-spoken woman named Jacqueline Breger detailed the findings of a wide-ranging investigation conducted by a law firm into matters regarding racketeering, corruption and fraud. There is […]
Why Did We See a Rise in Premature Deaths and Decreased Life Expectancy?
Ed Dowd is a considerable thinker. It turns out that several power groups benefited mightily from the way this all unfolded: