In the wake of a double homicide, our esteemed mayor met with citizens. They were looking for wisdom and leadership. What did she say? “If we knew the answer, we’d be doing it. One thing I know is that we need to have community help. We’re not going to police […]
Category: Greensboro Political Culture
Two Illustrative Local Stories
There were two stories that appeared over the last couple of days that illustrate the depravity of our local institutions and particularly our local political culture. First, a Guilford County District Court Judge– Angela Foster– was suspended because her son was charged with a crime, and she reportedly attempted to […]
Spreading Greensboro Homicides To the County
The message was beyond parody. Mayor Nancy Vaughan asked during her State of the City address regarding the city’s high homicide rate, “Where is the outrage?”. She asked this after having spent many years undermining the police, playing identity group politics and hamstringing law enforcement. She and her fellow council […]
The City Manager Drama Continues to Unfold: A New Angle
Readers will recall that our Greensboro City Manager from Nigeria resigned earlier this week. Citizens were left puzzled as to what prompted the resignation. There had been the violent incident at his home and the city’s attempt to cover it up. A judge ordered the release of police body camera […]
Guilford County Produces GOP Candidates for Major Offices… and What Happened?
Let’s look at what happened on Tuesday for statewide offices and congressional races that are open seats. We are concentrating on candidates from Guilford County. Mark Robinson wins the gubernatorial nomination. While it is true that many like him and the stances he has taken, he faces a formidable opponent […]
Greensboro Police Chief’s Duty To His Superiors
The Rhino Times reported yesterday about an announcement by Greensboro Police Chief John Thompson. He said the city planned to appeal the judge’s decision to release police body cam video in connection with the violent incident at the city manager’s home. During recent years, the person filling the position of […]
The City Manager Has A Lawyer
The release of the police bodycam video from the home of Tai Jaiyeoba is supposed to take place in the very near future. The judge issued an order to this effect. Recall that the city of Greensboro had tried to stop the release of the video regarding the violent incident […]
When Will City Employees and Greensboro Citizens Learn The Truth About City Manager Incident?
The disinformation from the city of Greensboro continued when a news release attempted to reassure us about the investigation into the violence at the home of Greensboro’s city manager. They told us that the city manager did not request any deviation from usual procedures. That is little reassurance, however. After […]
Greensboro City Council’s Artful Dodge on Crime at City Manager’s Home
There was an interesting article on the News and Record website this morning. The city council had reviewed the police body camera footage of the incident at the city manager’s home. They then issued this statement: “It is our collective opinion that the domestic disturbance was thoroughly investigated,” the statement […]
Is Mayor Vaughan Covering Up the City Manager Incident?
The saga continues with respect to the incident at the city manager’s home. Readers will recall that the city manager’s adult daughter(s) had injured him at home. A call had been placed to 911 alleging that he had been hitting her (or them). We now learn that body cam video […]