Even before President Joe Biden signed the bill establishing Juneteenth as the official federal holiday observance to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth was viewed by many Black Americans as the best contender for celebrating emancipation and for acknowledging the impact Black American soldiers had in saving the Union. Indeed, this should be “a sacred day” for Black Americans and a commemoration for all Americans.
“What’s in your wallet?” You probably quickly recognized that question from the credit card commercial on TV. There’s Samuel L. Jackson, wanting to know the contents of your billfold, and if that special credit card he especially wants you to have, is in there.
Joe Manchin is being pilloried for the offense of being consistent on the filibuster.
Cannonball!
With negotiators for the North Carolina House and Senate confirming that they’ve agreed on the broad outlines of a state budget for next year, the prospect of ending the state’s 2.5% corporate income tax is one step closer to becoming reality. A phase-out is already in the Senate’s budget plan, and key House members have endorsed the idea.
Clinton’s parks have seen investments in recent years, and the fact a master plan aims to build upon a solid foundation at each of the city’s four parks over the coming years is welcome news.
On the anniversary of the death of George Floyd, dozens of gunshots rang out in the middle of the day at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, forcing reporters and bystanders to duck and cover.
The School of Journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill fostered North Carolina’s tradition of great newspapers, reporters and editors. Now it fosters a debate engulfing the school, the entire university and journalism itself.
Even though it was the first day of summer vacation following my kindergarten graduation, my brother and I were up and at’em bright and early that Saturday morning.
Following the work of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, which established the American governmental system, someone asked Benjamin Franklin, one of the delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention, what had they created? And Mr. Franklin’s response was, “A Republic if you can keep it.”
Recently, I heard a preacher on TV encouraging his congregation about a subject he was excited about. While exhorting them to take a stand, he said, “The only thing you’re going to find in the middle of the road is something that has been run over!”
A national political reporter recently asked me how I would explain North Carolina politics to a class of college students.
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