My Weekly Musings!

April 2, 2023

These are my comments for the week:

–I don’t care anymore about Brittney Griner. She’s lucky to be back in the US.

–Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks lost to Iowa. Staley said she was going to help basketball players that looked like her. Hmmm!

–NC Gov. Cooper issued executive order help reduce unfilled state job vacancies. Order will remove the requirement for college degree in many jobs. Of course, this will help Blacks and Hispanics. Probably a good idea but let’s be very careful. This will hurt HS academics, college enrollments, and job progressions to higher levels. China is pushing more academics, especially in technical fields.

As reported by me recently, NC schools are reporting record levels of crime in the schools, mostly assaults. In Chalotte, an average of 9 assaults occurs per school day. Legislators are trying to pass a new law calling for stricter penalties for assaults, including expulsion. Opponents feel the new law will disappointedly affect Black students. Currently, it is ok for students to be involved in “minor physical altercations” What? Can you imagine a teacher getting pushed by a student?

Evanston, IL. is the first city to pay “slavery reparations.” Black residents are getting $25,000. But the residents are upset, and some claim that it “does more harm than good.” The total fund is $10 million raised from the sale of weed. You can’t make this stuff up!

One of our big malls is struggling to stay open. Big retail chains like Macy’s, Starbucks, Bath and Body Works, and Toys R Us have closed. About a month ago, the Apple Store closed in the middle of the day. The day before, the mall experienced the third shooting in three months. Store employees are scared.

NC local NAACP chapter is fighting with the national organization. The State organization has been in trouble since 2013 for “questionable spending practices.” The local treasurer was suspended. Sadly, the State organization has an “executive committee” of 47 members. How does anything get done?

A recent WSJ poll shows Americans are very unhappy and pessimistic. The poll compared the same questions from 25 years ago. Patriotism is also low. Americans feel “things are broken.” I would add “angry” to the list!

Nashville police represent the finest of the fine.