In the wake of a double homicide, our esteemed mayor met with citizens. They were looking for wisdom and leadership. What did she say? “If we knew the answer, we’d be doing it. One thing I know is that we need to have community help. We’re not going to police […]
Tag: Nancy Vaughan
Greensboro To Set New Murder Record
John Hammer has a good article in the Rhino Times. He reveals that Greensboro’s previous record for murders in one year occurred three years ago. We had 62 homicides during 2020. He reports we have already had 58 homicides this year through October 8. We are therefore likely to break […]
Greensboro Looking At Red Light Surveillance Cameras again
Nearly two decades ago, Greensboro had a red light camera program. It placed surveillance devices at certain intersections. The goal was to catch motorists when they sought to beat the change from yellow to red. In cases when the motorist ran red lights, their license plate was photographed and they […]
Greensboro Already Equals 2022 Homicides Total, On Pace for Record
The details are found at the Rhino Times. We have already had– as of July 24– as many homicides this year in Greensboro as we had during the entirety of 2022. In addition, at the current rate, we will easily surpass the record number of homicides set during 2020. Nancy […]
More Examples of the Culture War Being Waged Against Us in North Carolina
The protagonists are the Greensboro News and Record, a couple of North Carolina physicians and the North Carolina Medical Society itself. Let’s examine these one at a time: First, there is a puff piece on the News and Record website today highlighting Guilford Green, the local LGBT advocacy organization. And […]
Our Christmas Present: Rolling Blackouts Amid Frigid Temps
At one point early Saturday morning, the wind-chill factor in the Piedmont Triad reached approximately -13o F. Yet, some of us were experiencing electrical blackouts. There were high winds; but we were told that at least some of the outages were deliberately instituted “rolling” blackouts because the electrical grid was […]