There had been a major push within the Greensboro establishment to fund and build the Tanger Center as a city-owned and operated facility. Bonds put city taxpayers on the hook for interest expense. And the annual operational expenses were bound to be a financial liability for taxpayers. But this decision […]
Category: Greensboro Political Culture
The Guilford School Board Conflict
When Pat Tillman ascended to the Guilford Board of County Commissioner, state law dictated that a Republican must fill his vacant seat on the county school board. But the current school board had the right to refuse to seat this person. The law the GOP had years ago passed in […]
Hypocrites on the Greensboro City Council
Those of us in Greensboro reside in a blue city. The city council is overwhelmingly democratic socialist. The progressive/socialist left hawking the green agenda wants people to abandon their cars and find another way to live and get around. They want us to no longer reside in single houses, but […]
City Of Greensboro Gleefully Bleeding Money on Crony/ Donor’s Parking Deck
Longtime readers will recall that Randall Kaplan is Congresswoman Kathy Manning’s husband. (Never mind the two different surnames. That is how it is done in certain circles). Kaplan and Manning were local attorneys who donated heavily to political candidates locally. He had an ambition to build a hotel on Elm. […]
3 Greensboro Murders in 14 Hours
It happened from mid-day Saturday through early Sunday morning. The details are here. These numbers are akin to what we would see in Chicago or Philadelphia. Our crime situation is out of control. Why? Because our esteemed leaders on the Greensboro City Council– including but not limited to Mayor Nancy […]
Greensboro’s New California Police Chief
The most recent in a series of Greensboro Police Chiefs has been appointed. It is John Thompson– a white guy who is originally from California. It is interesting that the city would choose someone who is not black, and is not female. But in order for our leaders to agree […]
Greensboro’s “Sheds for the Homeless”
An interesting proposal is being developed by Greensboro’s city government. There is a desire to provide housing for the homeless. The city is accordingly proposing a “Pallet Shelter” project. Approximately thirty of these tiny houses are being planned. They will be located on the ballfield at Pomona Park. There have […]
Goldie Wells’ Empty Christmas Gesture
A very interesting story was published on the Rhino Times website. East Greensboro city councilwoman Goldie Wells represents a part of town that has been riddled by gun violence and murder. She is now making a special Christmas season request for peace in the streets of East Greensboro: We’ve had […]