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Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper has been talking about building a new stadium for the team. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, looks at the deal Tepper suggested — and where it falls short of the goal line.
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Jennifer Lang/WFAEThe lines for COVID-19 tests and vaccines that we got used to during the pandemic got replaced by new lines in the Charlotte area – lines at the gas pump. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, says the temporary gas shortage was another reminder of how fragile our normal routines really are. -
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Dr. Debbie-Ann Shirley is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia specializing in pediatric infectious diseases. She addresses some of the concerns parents may have about their teen or preteen getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The House and Senate in South Carolina have approved a bill to add the firing squad to the state’s options for executing death row prisoners. For WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, the discussion brings back a night he’d rather not remember. -
The guilty verdict in the death of George Floyd surprised a lot of people — especially Black Americans who are so used to these decisions going the other way. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, wonders if the verdict will have a deeper meaning.
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There was a shocking local crime story that grabbed headlines all over the country last week. But that’s not the crime story WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson wants to talk about. In his On My Mind commentary, he looks at the killings of two people whose entire community is under attack.
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Despite the despair about the slightly growing frequency of mass shootings, they are actually uncommon incidents that account for just 0.2% of firearm deaths in the U.S. each year.
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Now everyone over the age of 16 can get a COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina. WFAE commentator Tommy Tomlinson went to get his second shot last week, and in his On My Mind commentary, he reflects on how the pandemic routines we’re used to felt different this time.
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North Carolina’s Roy Williams retired last week as the third-winningest coach in college basketball history. But WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, says it wasn’t the wins that Williams was thinking about when he decided to leave the job.
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With two more mass shootings in the past two weeks, Americans are once again wondering what to do about gun violence. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, looks at a couple of proposals that don’t seem to make sense — unless you choose to look at the world a certain way.
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Violence against Asian Americans — including the recent shooting deaths of six Asian women in Georgia — has WFAE's Tommy Tomlinson thinking about the many ways in which we create enemies in our lives. In his On My Mind commentary, he recalls a recent phrase that helps sum it up.
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It has been a long way to the light, but with vaccinations rising and cases falling, we are finally starting to shed ourselves of the COVID-19 crisis. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, likens it to another way of shedding our troubles – with our finances.
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Former Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis is retiring this week. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, remembers how Davis’ career was almost cut short – and what it took for him to make it back.
