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 […]
Category: Greensboro Political Culture
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 […]
Beating the Drum For A Pro Hockey Rink in Greensboro, Part 2
I had posted here several days ago about the efforts of a Republican Guilford County Commissioner to promote local government building a new hockey rink/ arena for the professional hockey team in Greensboro. Of course, the Greensboro Coliseum is perfectly adequate for this purpose; so certain questions naturally arise. Why […]
Beating The Drum For Government Building A Pro Hockey Rink In Greensboro
I could scarcely believe it. The Rhino Times had an article yesterday about the fact that professional hockey is coming back to Greensboro. That is a good thing. I remember going to the games during the 1990’s at the Greensboro Coliseum when we had a “minor league” hockey franchise. What […]
Murder At Greensboro Homeless Center
The News and Record reports it took place in the parking lot directly outside the center. Recall that The Interactive Resource Center, funded by the City of Greensboro, has been the object of much concern recently for various reasons. This is a classic example of progressivism that poses as being […]
199 City of Greensboro Employees Make >$100,000 Per Year
This information is from the Triad Business Journal. I can’t imagine any circumstance that could justify such a large number of city employees paid that amount. And remember it’s not cops and firefighters on the front lines who are getting those big salaries. This looks very suspicious to me. It […]
City of Greensboro Pays Settlement To Cover Former City Manager’s Actions
Readers might recall that the former Greensboro City Manager– an African immigrant– who was forced to resign his position in the aftermath of a domestic violence call at his home. The Triad Business Journal is now reporting that the city of Greensboro has paid out approximately $200,000 in connection with […]
We’re #14…
… out of loads of towns and cities nationwide. That’s quite a distinction (HT: TS):
Entire Nation Learns Of Guilford’s Revolving Door Justice
The shocking news yesterday that a middle-aged man from Greensboro had attempted to assassinate Trump was bad enough. But it turns out that this gentleman– Ryan Routh– has had in excess of 100 arrests over the years. He is regarded as a “frequent flyer” within the Greensboro Police Department: Scott […]
The New Claxton Elementary Grand Re-Opening
Local media had some stories about the re-opening of Claxton Elementary School that was demolished and rebuilt using bond monies. Recall that voters had approved huge amounts of money for bonds. That means the taxpayers must pay back the bonds including both interest and principal. A quick view of the […]