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 21, 2021 | Musings, Opinion, Politics
We watched the Inaugural activities Wednesday on video via laptop, acknowledging that Joe Biden’s clear and measured address set just the kind of tone that America needed after the past four years of tyranny, corruption and chaos. Although I have covered more...
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”...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 10, 2021 | Musings
Damn, it’s cold out this morning. Probably some black ice on some of Floyd County’s secondary roads. Think I will wait until the thermometer hits 40 or so today (the forecast calls for a high of 44) before venturing out to pick up wife Amy’s meds. If...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 9, 2021 | FUBAR, Musings
In 2009, I was invited to participate in a conference at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill on the changes between newspapers and online media outlets. During the conference, we were given accounts on a new media application called Twitter. Twitter called...
