With the death of Yvonne Johnson, the Greensboro City Council had to appoint someone to replace her. She was an at-large member who represented the entire city– not just a district within the city. Numerous folks applied to replace her and fill this at-large seat. A particularly spirited effort was […]
Category: Greensboro Political Culture
Institutional Greensboro Figures Would Be Furious…
… if they knew that Boom Supersonic was inspired by Elon Musk: Congrats on going supersonic! https://t.co/xgyDSevEEF — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 30, 2025
Guilford County Socialists Looking To Pass Another School Bond
It is fairly shocking that Skip Alston was quoted saying the county is going to need to pass another school bond referendum. This occurs after the Republicans had passed a school bond shortly before losing control approximately five years ago, and then the socialists passing another within the next couple […]
Greensboro: 4 Homicides In Seven Days
Yet another Greensboro murder took place yesterday morning. We are on a roll.
Greensboro’s 3rd 2025 Homicide
It occurred this morning. That means we have had three homicides over five days since the New Year. At least it is no longer one daily. That is an improvement.
Greensboro: Two Homicides First Two Days of 2025
Here is the report for the second of the two. The first occurred on Lawndale Drive on New Year’s Day. At this rate, we would have 365 homicides this year. The perspective of one exalted city councilwoman: “As council members, we are really concerned. The Greensboro community has to think […]
Christmas Tragedy For Greensboro Police Family
What happened at the Lawndale Drive Food Lion was profoundly awful. Every time a policeman like Michael Horan responds to a call such as this, there can be enormous risk. We continue to appreciate insufficiently the danger they face on our behalf. In the vast majority of cases, we never […]
Greensboro City Council Getting Tougher On Homeless
A couple of interesting articles this past week discussed some newfound efforts on the part of the Greensboro City Council to tackle issues associated with the homeless. The council passed a measure forbidding their sitting, lying or camping on a public street or highway. In addition, it is discussing stricter […]
Yvonne Johnson, RIP
The News and Record reports this morning the passing of Greensboro City Council member Yvonne Johnson at age 82. She had served three decades on the city council, interrupted briefly by a two-year hiatus after losing the mayoral election to Bill Knight 15 years ago. I suspect that she is […]
Guilford County Emulating City of Greensboro’s Tricks
Over the last few weeks, we have seen two instances of the Guilford Board of County Commissioners take actions that reek of Greensboro corruption. The first was the proposal floated to build a new hockey arena. The second was reported in the Rhino Times yesterday. The commissioners voted to get […]