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 […]
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Cone Health’s Push Toward “Value-Based Care”
There was a splash of acquiescent, fawning media at the Greensboro News and Record and the Triad Business Journal regarding the fact that the takeover of Cone Health by Risant Health has been consummated. The big theme being pushed is the fact that Cone Health will be diving headlong into […]
Charitable Giving In North Carolina Down >50%
The report is from the Winston-Salem Journal. Do you think, perchance, that the economy might be much worse than the federal government has been telling us?
Governor-Elect Josh Stein On Western NC, Kash Patel
He takes a shot at Kash Patel’s nomination at the end of this video. He pretends to be concerned about western North Carolina after his bosom buddy, Roy Cooper, completely blew the response to the hurricane. Major problems persist despite the passage of two months with people living in tents, […]
NC General Assembly: Three Wins, One Mistake
A couple of interesting articles at Carolina Journal detail some interesting legislation being advanced in Raleigh. First, an amendment to the NC State Constitution are being proposed to mandate voter ID for all voters– including absentee voters. There is another amendment to place a cap on state income taxes at […]
Helene Documentary
This is an attempt to document the experience of the people of western North Carolina with Hurricane Helene. It is of high quality but tends to whitewash the governmental response. Produced by WBTV in Charlotte, it is worth a look: (HT: Carolina Plott Hound)
Western NC: Living In Tents
HT: NC Renegade This is not from weeks ago, this is NEW Western North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims are living in all these tents behind her 🚨 They’re being forced to sleep “5 people living in each tent— last night they ran out of firewood and they were cold for […]
Even Those On The Inside Know About The Vaccine
I had expressed within the last several days that the NIH is an unconstitutional agency and thus ought not even exist. The significance of this guy’s interview is that at least some of those on the inside know something was wrong with the process; and understand the Covid vaccines were […]
The New NIH Director
Several weeks ago, I had discussed here Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and posted an interview he had recently given. This evening, it was announced he will be Trump’s NIH director. Trump’s nominations thus far have been a mixed bag in my opinion. However, this was a great pick. Remain mindful that […]
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 […]