Let’s recall that the Interactive Resource Center (IRC) has become a point of contention and concern in the city of Greensboro because of crime and disorder around the center. The Greensboro City Council is now demanding that the center’s leadership present a plan to reduce this problem. They are withholding […]
Category: Greensboro Political Culture
Greensboro Water/ Sewer/ Stormwater Fees Skyrocket
The new budget passed by the Greensboro City Council includes the following increases: Water rates: 10.25% Sewer rates: 7.25% Stormwater rates: 20% It should be noted that many of the city’s fees had been increased nearly every year since time immemorial. The increases this year are exorbitant. That is the […]
Left vs. Left: Local Politicians Struggle Against The Worst Instincts Of Their Own Side
I found pretty interesting a couple of stories affecting the our local government. First, the city of Greensboro is attempting to move some contaminated soil from Barber Park to the White Street Landfill. The local left– immersed in racial identity politics– had made it impermissible to use this particular landfill […]
The Impotent Greensboro Police
The Greensboro News and Record reports about an anti-violence event at Barber Park. The big message we are to glean from this story is that the police cannot fix crime and violence; and therefore citizens must somehow get involved, and various programs are needed. This is the required lesson we […]
Greensboro Downtown Parking Garage: The Unreported Angle
We are told in the News and Record this morning that it is “about time”, according to Zack Matheny, that the February One Parking Deck is open. What is not reported in the article? This was built by the city after prolonged attempts by the owner of the adjacent property […]
Big Changes at the Rhino Times
Yost is a moderate. The paper under Carroll took a turn toward the center, so this change was already underway. Many of us will never forget the moxie and courage displayed by Hammer and Jerry Bledsoe with the publication of the epic “Cops in Black and White” series that chronicled […]
City of Greensboro Takes Another Step Toward Socialism
During recent years, we have seen our esteemed Greensboro City Council adopt various incremental socialist measures. The body is dominated by socialists with virtually no opposition. Triad City Beat reports that the City Council is now pushing to fund a private advocacy group that attempts to shield people from eviction […]
Nancy Vaughan’s Announcement
She has done this before. She said she was not going to run for re-election, but then flip-flopped. She states that she has made an impact. The problem is that the impact she has made is almost uniformly negative and harmful. She is a product of our corrupt machine politics. […]
Nancy Vaughan’s Crime Talking Point
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 […]
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 […]