A long-time Charlotte-area textile mill is closing by the end of the year, putting 173 people out of work, according to an N.C. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act report.

It would be foolish to assume that Tammany did not have a finger in the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, later enshrined in law as the 14A, which forced government to intervene in all ...