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Almost everyone puzzles at how the Washington, D. C. clan of elected officials seem to always miss the important things that go with preparing a budget.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: Hood Richardson
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This nation has been in depression since 2008. Why? Because our leaders have refused to make changes in the way government operates at all levels.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013 @ 5:51 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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In this week's (4-11-13) issue we have an article by Hood Richardson, responding to a letter written to the Beaufort County Manager defending the reason some inmates have been in the Beaufort County fail for from six months to two and a half years.
Published: Saturday, April 13th, 2013 @ 10:24 am
By: Hood Richardson
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I had been appointed to be the County Commissioner representative on the Beaufort County Board of Health having attended only one board meeting when I was handed a shocker.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2013 @ 11:21 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Comparing the jail to a dungeon is a gross exaggeration. Our jail meets the standards for a jail. It has only been condemned in the dark cold corners of a few of our heavy thinkers.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 5:05 am
By: Hood Richardson
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There is enough political spin about the jail to create two or three tornadoes. Political spin is a polite way of shading the truth to support a certain point of view.
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2013 @ 4:47 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The following amendments to the Constitution of the United States will allow us to continue to be a great nation for another 200 years. Without them we will become a socialist quagmire.
Published: Monday, March 4th, 2013 @ 4:42 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Why do "some commissioners" want to build a jail that is three times as large as we need? Why do they want to move one of the largest county departments out of Washington?
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 9:01 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Recent efforts by the majority of the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners may have sent crossed signals to Constitutional activists.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 11:53 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The District Attorney, Seth Edwards, wrote an editorial responding to criticisms I made about the failure of his office to try criminal cases promptly after arrests have been made.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2013 @ 1:15 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Larry Britt will never get answers from the Beaufort Observer that satisfy his false curiosity. Larry does not see his questioning as false because he is not principled.
Published: Sunday, December 30th, 2012 @ 11:17 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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rom the White House through the State House and into the Dog Catchers House the problems are all the same. We are spending too much money at every level of government.
Published: Sunday, November 11th, 2012 @ 2:44 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The article "Why do Beaufort County Republicans Beat Each Other Up?" by Larry Britt a former Chairman of the Beaufort County Republican Party is a study in split personality.
Published: Monday, November 5th, 2012 @ 11:44 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Calling the last 30 days before elections the "silly season" is definitely a huge understatement.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 2:23 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Ever see a County Commissioner running at break neck speed or squirming in his chair. Someone must have ask him to explain the financial condition of his county. Some are clueless.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 1:21 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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We got it right last week with the article that accused the Economic Development Council (EDC) of trying to delay the approval of changes in the laws and by-laws until after the November election. Stan Deatherage and I had a stop gap measure which was the presentation of thirteen resolutions to th
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 10:30 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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A faction within the Republican party has attacked me as I seek re election to the Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners. Differences of opinion are what politics are about.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 8:12 am
By: Hood Richardson
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On October 1, 2012 at approximately 3:30 p.m. I saw a woman walking down the yellow line on John Small Avenue near Frank's Pizza. She appeared to be in a daze and was oblivious to the vehicles whizzing by.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 6:54 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The article in the September 20th issue of The Compass about Christine Mele's opponent deciding to discontinue his campaign because of a "veiled threat" and "obscene epithet" he received by telephone is indeed thought provoking.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 12:47 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Looks like the Beaufort County Commissioners are serving up a large helping of Obama style change. Obama promised change. Sure enough things changed, for the worse. Cannot say we did not get change.
Published: Monday, October 1st, 2012 @ 4:35 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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As we approach election day in any presidential election we always debate several hot issues.
Published: Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 @ 12:47 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Who is the protector of the County money? How do we make sure our County money is spent according to the budget prepared by the Commissioners?
Published: Sunday, September 2nd, 2012 @ 11:50 am
By: Hood Richardson
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During this political silly season, politicians want to drag us into issues that most of us do not understand or are not related to the big picture.
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 @ 3:04 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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I learned, in a national conference for County Commissioners, that economic development can be "anything you want it to be".
Published: Sunday, August 26th, 2012 @ 11:44 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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A lot will happen during the next two and one half months. Almost all of it designed to confuse, throw you off track and lead you into making an emotional decision in the political races.
Published: Friday, August 24th, 2012 @ 7:39 am
By: Hood Richardson
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There is nothing to economically develop at the county level in so far as new industry. That reality applies to every county in the United States.
Published: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 @ 10:10 am
By: Hood Richardson
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We tend to think bad or unusual or unbelievable things are happening some place else in the world and we are safe in our private corner. Was all that crazy business about Mayor Bloomberg regulating burgers and soft drinks some reporter trying to make news?
Published: Monday, August 20th, 2012 @ 9:30 am
By: Hood Richardson
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A new tool to help the big boys avoid paying taxes on personal property has been approved by this short session of the legislature. It started with the sudden introduction of House Bill 462 titled "Contingency Audits/Assessments".
Published: Thursday, August 16th, 2012 @ 4:19 am
By: Hood Richardson
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We do not have to lay awake at night and listen for noises that are so faint we wonder whether we heard something or we imagined we heard something.
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2012 @ 12:20 am
By: Hood Richardson
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I learned, in a recent national conference for County Commissioners, that economic development can be "anything you want it to be".
Published: Sunday, July 29th, 2012 @ 8:59 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The disasters of the Economic Development Council spending spree, the loss of the hospital, the millions lost in the school bond over run, the over building of the school system, and the building of the US 17 bypass also known are serious events in the history of Beaufort C
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 @ 6:58 am
By: Hood Richardson
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There's been quite a bit of talk recently about ObamaCare. I saw a poll recently that said that two of every three Americans believe ObamaCare should be repealed.
Published: Sunday, July 22nd, 2012 @ 10:01 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Some times we know what those night noises are and sometimes we don't. Last week we did not know what the noise was when we first heard the thump. Now we know it was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts.
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2012 @ 8:17 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The run off election from the State primary is now in progress. There are only a hand full of candidates from both the Republican and Democrat tickets.
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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