Sam Hieb

Sen. Richard Burr’s hometown newspaper—the Winston-Salem Journal—weighs in on the recent controversy surrounding North Carolina’s senior senator: ProPublica named other legislators who may have benefited by selling off stock before warning the public about the serious pandemic. But Burr is our senator — he represents our interests and…

Weighing in on the coronavirus, Antiplanner quotes the great author Stephen Ambrose: “One of the first things you learn in the Army is that, when you and your fellow soldiers are within range of enemy artillery, rifle fire, or bombs, don’t bunch up,” wrote Ambrose in the Wall Street…

NPR has obtained a secret recording of Sen. Richard Burr–who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—commenting to a private audience on the dangers of coronvirus. Burr’s comments to the Tar Heel Circle came two weeks before the Trump administration stepped and began taking serious measures to combat…

Winston-Salem Journal reports six of the eight Winston-Salem City Council members are self-isolating after possible exposure to the coronavirus at a conference in Washington D.C. conference. Mayor Allen Joines is not self-isolating, as he did not attend the National League of Cities conference last week, nor did council members…

Two North Carolina Republican congressmen–Rep. Ted Budd and Rep. Dan Bishop–voted against HR 6201–Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Both representatives explained themselves votes on Facebook:…

I realize cities all around our great country are suffering economic hardship due to coronavirus cancellations, but it seems like my adopted hometown of Greensboro has been hit especially hard. Maybe I’m just being self-centered. I posted earlier this week about the hopes and dreams for Greensboro as it…

Update: ACC announces the remainder of the men’s basketball tournament will be closed to spectators. You’ll have to excuse me if I’m a little confused by the Raleigh News & Observer’s sports department this morning. As you probably know, the Greensboro Coliseum is the site for this year’s ACC…

Several news outlets have reported Rep. Mark Meadows-who was just named President Trump’s new chief of staff–will quarantine himself for 14 days after coming into contact with a person at the Conservative Political Action Conference who tested positive for coronavirus. Confirming: Mark Meadows was advised…