Last week, I had posted here about our local units of government incessantly grabbing for more money in various ways. A couple of additional examples arose this week. The city of Greensboro is discussing raising the sales tax in order to have more bus routes and to provide a city […]
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Early Voting Begins For Runoff Primary Elections
The run-off primary is scheduled for May 14, but early voting is now beginning. I will be voting for Hal Weatherman for Lieutenant Governor in this run-off primary election. If I lived in the 13th Congressional District, I would be voting for Brad Knott. The race for state auditor pits […]
Remembering Mo Green: State Superintendent of Education Race
Michelle Morrow– an excellent conservative candidate– is running for state Superintendent of Education against democratic socialist candidate Mo Green. Readers might recall Green used to lead the Guilford County Schools system. WRAL has an interesting article that gives Green the floor regarding safety in schools. While they made it sound […]
Bird Flu Potential
The World Health Organization (WHO) is speaking out about Bird Flu: So far, there is no evidence that the influenza A(H5N1) virus is spreading between humans. But in the hundreds of cases where humans have been infected through contact with animals, “the mortality rate is extraordinarily high”, Farrar said. From […]
Which NC GOP Legislators Voted for Billions for Ukraine?
According to the Daily Haymaker, the guilty parties include Foxx, McHenry, Rouzer, Murphy, Hudson, and Edwards. Thom Tillis, of course, voted in favor in the Senate.
North Carolina Facing Deficits?
There has been much ballyhoo here in North Carolina over the fact there is a surplus anticipated during the next budget year in the range of a billion dollars. However, some of us have been warning over the sharp escalations in state spending during recent years. In particular, I have […]
As If We Needed More Discouragement…
HT: NC Renegade
Josh Stein Wants Another Sneaky Welfare Program
Last week, the Daily Haymaker reported about one of Josh Stein’s campaign positions. He wants to enact an earned income tax credit in North Carolina. That might sound like wonky stuff down in the weeds, but here are the implications. People who don’t pay any income tax in North Carolina […]
A Retirement At Age 85
During my late childhood/ early teen years, I used to listen to sports talk radio in the New York area. This would have been during the early 1970’s. One particular show in the evening, on WMCA AM 570, was hosted by John Sterling. I eagerly looked forward to his program […]
Finally! The UNC BOG Takes Action Against DEI
The plague of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the UNC system is finally being addressed. A committee on the UNC Board of Governors voted that DEI language must be removed from the UNC System’s policy manual. The entire Board must now vote to approve. It is being reported […]