by Doug Thompson | Jan 30, 2021 | FUBAR, Musings
When I walked into the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill in March 1981 to begin work as a press secretary to Rep. Paul Findley of Illinois I nodded to the police officer at the desk in the lobby without any metal detectors or security. Same for when I went...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 28, 2021 | FUBAR, Musings, News
Rocky Mount’s two wayward police officer, with stories that continue to change about what they or did not do inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, are now ex-cops after getting fired Tuesday. Town Manager James Ervin confirmed Tuesday that former Thomas...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 16, 2021 | Musings, Opinion, Politics
A lot of debate in nearby Franklin County about the two Rocky Mount police officers who drove to Washington, DC, to participate in the assault on the U.S Capitol on Jan. 6. Franklin County is not alone. Many communities have found that some of “their own”...
