Chapel Hill, NC – UNC System Interim President Bill Roper announced Wednesday that he expects to reopen the campuses for the 2020 Fall Semester. He issued the following statement regarding the plans for the Fall 2020 semester: “Recent data in…
By Kevin Roche Here are some quick summaries of news articles and op-ed type columns, which bring a ray of reality into the discussion. These I generally select because if you want the hell scared out of you about how…
Winston-Salem, NC – Wake Forest Director of Athletics John Currie has named Steve Forbes the 23rd head men’s basketball coach in Demon Deacon history. A 30-year coaching veteran, Coach Forbes is a proven winner and builder of championship cultures with…
Raleigh, NC – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is expanding the type of payments it accepts at its license plate agencies to include non-contact credit and bank cards. All license plate agencies now accept Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung…
by Andy Foshee Pittsboro, NC – The last storm reminds us that emergency situations can happen any time – even in the middle of another crisis! As we move into the summer storm season – especially including hurricanes – don’t…
Greensboro, NC – The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will return to Greensboro, North Carolina, with Greensboro Coliseum playing host to the event. The 2020 ACC Tournament in Greensboro was canceled after two days of play due to…
At its meeting this week, the Board of Governors supported rule changes to allow student-athletes to receive compensation for third-party endorsements both related to and separate from athletics. It also supports compensation for other student-athlete opportunities, such as social media,…
By Kevin Roche I have noted in past posts that the excessive use of executive power in regard to the coronavirus pan(dem)ic is fundamentally undemocratic. It is also unconstitutional. At least three provisions are violated by the ongoing use of…
by Steve Murphy North Carolina – Over the past week, a lot has changed. For example, North Carolina has started to release death statistics and cases broken down by Congregate (nursing home, residential facility, prison) and Non-Congregate (general population). Also,…
by John Trump Concord, NC – Steve Pinkerton is a business owner who now does little business. He isn’t unique because of that, and he gets it. This pandemic and the ensuing shutdowns and lockdowns have taken much. Pinkerton owns…