It seems that every day that I pick up a newspaper or see a report on TV, there is a shooting somewhere in the Triangle. The records for homicides in 2023 are:

According to the EFI Foundation, electricity use in the US has been relatively flat since 2000. That is going to change dramatically in the next five years. Several factors are contributing to that.

But first, some basic information. In the US, power generation and power distribution are two different programs that involve different companies, sometimes without the same priorities. The US also is in the process of changing fuels from coal and natural gas to alternative fuels such as solar, wind, nuclear, and thermal power. This process will take years.

What Do We Mean
When We Talk About the Economy?

The volatility of stock markets around the world in the past week have raised questions about the strength of the U.S. Economy, which has led those around the world. Let’s look at some basics.

In the U.S., the primary markets are the New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones, Standard & Poor’s, and NASDAQ. Then there are the bond markets that include corporate and municipal bonds and the U.S. Treasury. The effects of the stock markets are primarily psychological and impact consumer spending. The markets have been overvalued, and many had predicted a market correction.