On My Mind

The news of the day seems just as overwhelming in 2021 as it did in 2020. But there are lots of significant things happening beyond the news that might give us some much-needed peace of mind. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson had that experience recently. He shares in today’s On My Mind column.

We’ve had to do without many things during the COVID-19 pandemic. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his weekly On My Mind commentary, has been thinking about one of the basic things we’ve missed the most – the simple human touch.

Cal Cunningham seemed like he had a real shot at winning North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat until a romantic text scandal was revealed last week. Tommy Tomlinson says if you’re conservative, you can’t disqualify Cunningham for adultery without disqualifying President Trump. And at this point, Sen. Thom Tillis can’t run away from Trump’s record.

I think one of the reasons President Trump’s most diehard followers admire him is that he refuses to live by the rules.All you had to do is watch the…

If you live in North Carolina, and you have not received a flyer, email, text message or robocall about the November election, congratulations – you’re…

A teacher wrote in the other day with something I’d never thought of about the pandemic and schools.She teaches in Union County, where students have been…

Six months.That’s how long it’s been since we all had anything resembling a normal day.Six months and three days ago, the World Health Organization…

In this summer of so many terrible things that have happened on the streets of America, the most disheartening thing, to me, is something that didn’t…

The Republican National Convention is finally here in Charlotte, and to be honest, you might not even notice. Instead of a three-ring circus, it has…

There's a buzz outside our house these days. Cicadas. They sing every day, just about all day long. Sometimes they find a ragged harmony of sorts, and…