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On May 7, 2012 the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners began to clean up the mess which local economic development had become during the last decade of unsupervised cronyism.
Yes, I knew there were problems at the state level in the North Carolina Democrat Party, but then again, whom among us "should cast the first stone" ... and by that, I mean: Just look at way the leadership of the Republican party politicians in Raleigh comport themselves.
Monday night (3-19-12) was a very special occasion. "An evening with Tommy Thompson". In fact it was so special that he was the only one on the program.
I have been asked recently to sign a petition requesting that all those military men and women who were murdered or wounded in the Fort Hood massacre be allowed to be awarded a Purple Heart.
I have been thinking lately, with all the political "noise" surrounding me, of one all important question. "What am I going to tell my great grandchildren.
In the military combat flying business there is a term for looking behind you. This is called "Checking your 6" referring to the 6 O'clock position. In Checking our 6 for 2011 what do we see?
Herman Cain supporters have accepted his narrative that he is an American success story. The question is, just how much of that "success" did he earn on his own? And is it really the Horatio Alger story we are led to believe?
Our world is coming apart. The reactions to this are daily becoming more ridiculous.
Hero - a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.
When you look at the current political scene in The City of Washington, you have to ask who is asking the tough questions and offering solutions on behalf of the taxpayers.
Recently, I received, from George Schryer, this aggregation of pearls of wisdom that are as true today as they were when first uttered. Accordingly, I thought it wise to publish these as soon as I found the time to do so.
In a September 8 editorial in the Daily Reflector, Democratic Rep. Bill Faison offered a "jobs plan" on the same day that he held a press conference in Raleigh to pitch his idea.
Despite the protestations of a wide ranging sample of Beaufort County citizens, "The Gang of Five" just increased your property taxes 6%.
Much of the distrust of the Economic Development Commission is due to its lack of candor, lack of responsiveness and lack accountability.
Is it a conflict of interest for a local government official to vote on a matter before a board upon which he/she sits if one of the parties with an interest in the issue before the board is a close associate, such as a client, employee or close business associate of the official?
If what the liberal "progressives" have in mind for us is so wonderful, why do they resort to the seven deadly sins to achieve their goals?
Please recognize that "Liberalism" is a mental disorder that afflicts both Democrats, Republicans and even some Independents. So here goes:
When I moved to Bath, North Carolina ten months ago I discovered that there were two Republican parties in Beaufort County and three Republican parties in Pitt County.
Larry Britt is no longer Chairman of the Beaufort County Republican Party. That is a good thing.
Barring some last minute miracle by our County Commissioners and/or the Financial Staff at the hospital, we may be faced with having to sign over the facility to UHS.
When something looks too good to be true, or if it smells fishy, you can bet that it is!
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