By Kevin Roche This time of year, I am reminded that it was about four years ago that governments took us all, like lemmings, over the cliff of epidemic response disaster. Nothing that was done made the slightest difference in…
Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) today posted its annual Statewide Single Audit of the federal funds the state receives each year. The report audits federal funds received by state agencies, universities, and colleges…
Nearly as many Americans believe someone close to them died from side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine as died from the disease itself. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 11% of American Adults say a member…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Was it all in vain? Were the things we did over the last three years attempting to stem the COVID epidemic worthwhile? Or was it a useless, unnecessary effort? Novak Djokovic, probably the…
By Nathan Allen Booko Pittsboro, NC – Don’t think I’ve avoided getting COVID shots and all the boosters. I’ve had five shots in all, I believe. I wore a mask, I dodged crowds. All without incident until the day after…
By Kevin Roche If we should have learned anything from the epidemic, it is that most of the tactics that supposedly would suppress the virus–school and business closures, plastic barriers, social distancing and masking; made no impact on spread in…
Pittsboro, NC – Weekly cases of COVID-19 are trending up in Chatham County, with the county reaching the High level of community transmission as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the week of January 5, 2023. Preliminary…
By Mia Munn Pittsboro, NC – I rarely make overtly political posts, but I think this election deserves one. I see this as a “right way or wrong way” election. If you like what governments (at the federal, state, community,…
Pittsboro, NC – The Pittsboro Town Hall (located at 635 East Street in Pittsboro) will be closed to the public until at least Monday, August 15, 2022 due to staffing shortages and health concerns related to COVID-19. This closure impacts…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – I’m a liberty-minded conservative, not an anarchist. I think government is inevitable and necessary but its legitimate scope and practical competencies are rather limited. The many public-policy failures during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrate the…