Carolina Journal has a good story that explains the decision. In a nutshell, some changes implemented by the Raleigh Republicans in the General Assembly–and also by President Trump and his administration at the national level– explain the turnabout. It is always very satisfying when the world turns away from lunacy […]
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Holding The CDC Accountable On Vaccines
This is a good video but I might quibble on one point. The CDC doesn’t “set the rules”, as the video suggests. Instead, the individual states do. The states are where the most important decisions regarding school requirements for childhood vaccines are made. The issue of what pediatric practices require […]
Taylor Swift’s Message
Don’t allow the fact she is getting married (at least temporarily) to legitimize somehow the stink she disseminates: (click image to view video) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kirk Cameron (@kirkcameronofficial)
Local Anti-Police Group Issues Demands, Finds Sympathetic Council Members
The News and Record has a story today about the “Rev.” C.J. Brinson and his group formed to oppose the police. This is the crowd that has been agitating in response to the ugly traffic stop that occurred in east Greensboro a few months ago. Despite all the hoopla, the […]
The Forsyth County Student Agitators
The local news has been abuzz regarding the student demonstrations against budget cuts and terminations within the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools system. I remember when I was a high school student in the New York City school system back during the 1970’s, the city faced a budget crisis because of […]
Left Wing Megadonor Had Triad Connection
Folks who have lived in the Triad for some time will likely recall fondly Wachovia which was a very good bank until it became unmoored immediately prior to the financial crisis. Its headquarters was in Winston-Salem. Wachovia had bought Golden West Financial that had many risky loans in its portfolio. […]
Beware Skip Alston’s “Emergency Housing Effort”
There is a pretty significant story on the Rhino Times website about an initiative Skip Alston is pursuing. The bottom line is that our esteemed local leaders are panicking over the prospect that we are going to have inadequate housing to offer the thousands of people who are ostensibly going […]
Kids No Longer Want To Go To Camp
I heard a talk today that suggested kids today are much less interested in going to camp for a week during the summer than they had been in the past. The explanation was the preference for video games and cell phones. Why go to camp when you can have these […]
Dr. James Dobson’s Passing
Many people are likely unaware of the work of “Family Policy Councils” in many states that lobby state legislatures on family-related issues. Many are further unaware that these originated with Dr. James Dobson’s Focus On The Family. This is excerpted from a statement by the NC Family Policy Council: Throughout […]
Why Don’t Evangelicals Create Beautiful Worship Spaces?
Chase Davis has a good article that discusses the matter of the building of beautiful worship spaces and church buildings. He says evangelicals don’t plan beautiful buildings because of pragmatism. He says the thinking is that beautiful worship spaces are unnecessary and a waste of money; and that monies instead […]