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Two things:
1. In a political sense they are all young, and will need some help in managing themselves as public servants, so listening to the more knowledgeable people is most important. 2. My bionic hip is doing great! I was released from PT early due to the success of my consistent, though limited, exercise regime. It appears that I am a minor success story in recovery.
Commented: Saturday, October 25th, 2025 @ 9:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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But, but Stan you like everybody.
And... are they really young or just young compared to you? The only people I consider young are those still under 30. And, if they are over 30...well you know what they say, "Dont trust anyone over 30." Of course I'll be voting for you Stan, bad hip and all.
Commented: Saturday, October 25th, 2025 @ 12:00 am
By: Washingtonian
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Two things here Washingtonian:
1. These are young candidates, some are younger than others; some are wiser than others. Now here is my one immediate concern: I am very interested, going forward, which of these elected people, here in Beaufort County, will listen to me; all because of just this one reality - I know more, and will know more about how to best govern in their respective offices than they do now, and for some time to come; and, these young elected people need to have the initial wisdom to recognize that truth immediately. 2. Washington: When you vote for me in the 2026 election for Beaufort County Commissioner, you have my promise that I will act in a manner to achieve what I believe to be absolutely best, on all big issues here in Beaufort County, and I will explain why I did so here on ENC NOW.
Commented: Friday, October 24th, 2025 @ 12:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Stan, seems we are at that point again in local elections where we must choose...NOT the best candidate, but the lessor or the evils.
Seems that they don't want to work for our vote. When a candidate ignores you while they are a candidate, they damn sure will ignore you once elected.
Commented: Friday, October 24th, 2025 @ 10:29 am
By: Washingtonian
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All City Council candidates that were non incumbents were invited twice. The first go-round we had three; the second go-round we felt that we did not have enough interest to do the second show, which made rethink small elections like the City of Washington, which is small in number of voters and small in the real size and necessity of that government.
Having said all of this, that one segment has had many thousands of views, so, it should be a benefit to the first participants. As a politician for so many winning elections, I never missed, and will never the opportunity to speak before any group of people, especially opportunities within a medium with as many ears and eyes as encnow.com provides.
Commented: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 @ 11:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Stan, are you saying that NONE of the other City Council candidates want to come on Table Talk and do an interview??
Commented: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 @ 10:44 am
By: Washingtonian
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As of October 21, 2025, these are the three candidates that were interested enough to speak to our readership about their candidacy. This Table Talk post was originally published on September 7, 2025.
Commented: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 @ 2:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Befuddled: In recent years, I was in a huge room of recently elected, and re-elected North Carolina county commissioners, where the subject was what is a county commissioner's most valuable asset(?), with that answer supplied by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners being your "county government employees."
Accordingly, as one of the more experienced county commissioners in that session of over 250 commissioners and other county executives, I took great umbrage with that aforementioned assessment of what was most the important of all of county commissioners' most valuable assets, by reminding everyone in that big room that: "My constituents are by far my most valuable asset, and I suggest that you should consider the same." I then received a big round of applause from that even bigger room. Many of these young county commissioners were registered Republicans. I know that because I held audience with many of these commissioners in favor of my assessment after that session.
Commented: Monday, September 15th, 2025 @ 4:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I'm curious. Does the Council members and Commissioners (and candidates) believe they are here to represent THE people, or rather to represent the local GOVT along with all its depts?
I think WeThePpl are last on the totem pole of concerns. I want to know as a citizen of the City and the County, do the Commissioners have any Duty/Responsibility to protect me from City corruption? I heard one Commissioner say that what the City does is not his concern. Also, the City/County purpose paving a roadway for 1.6 million. The Commissioner said: That's a lot of $$. Then another one said well half of that would be the City's part. WELL, the City has no $$. Its WeTheCitizens paying. If the County pays half and the City pays half, then that means, I AM PAYING 100%. Quit being so generous with OTHER PEOPLE's MONEY! Quit treating Money like it's FREE.
Commented: Sunday, September 14th, 2025 @ 9:50 pm
By: Befuddled
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At the next Table Talk event with the City Council candidates:
Ask them if they have read and understand all the zoning categories, and rules regarding them. Ask them if they know why such rules exist. Ask what happens when such rules arent EQUALLY enforced? Ask if they know of cases where the city Govt and its staff, has NOT equally enforced these zoning rules? Because such cases do exist.
Commented: Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 @ 2:22 pm
By: Washingtonian
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Agreed. All good candidates, but all three are new politicians, and all three have the great potential to stop thinking as new politicians, and specifically burrow deep into the issues; seize all that low hanging fruit.
Commented: Monday, September 8th, 2025 @ 9:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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All three had good answers and truthfully getting three existing councils out and replace them with these three candidates will be a positive thing. It’s time out for just holding seats. Don’t vote for people because you know them or because of race but vote for the person that honestly care and wants change for all.
Commented: Monday, September 8th, 2025 @ 8:08 pm
By: Cynthia simmons
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Excellent presentation. However, we the people need specifics on where tax payer funds are being wasted and who is being over compensated. Please tell the people what will be eliminated to reduce spending. Red tape covers a lot of territory. Please be specific.
Commented: Monday, September 8th, 2025 @ 7:23 pm
By: Einstein
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Washingtonian: Duly noted and this question will be asked on the next podcast.
Commented: Sunday, September 7th, 2025 @ 9:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The next time you do Table Talk, ask the candidates this:
What do you (the candidate) know about the City using out of state employment contractors (one in Colorado) to hire people out of the area & state, to perform local govt jobs. These hires do the city's work, but dont work for the city. Bypassing local citizen who also need jobs.
Commented: Sunday, September 7th, 2025 @ 7:41 pm
By: Washingtonian
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Yeah John Valley, governments need to be very careful how they might abridge any citizens' constitutional rights, regardless of whose money is being used.
Commented: Friday, September 5th, 2025 @ 2:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sometimes, like with a good Blues jam, the best way to see if the riffs sticks is to improvise around the time signature....with the click track as a reference point.
The best way to see if the candidates are firing on all eight cylinders is to snatch the sheet music from them, so to say, and see IF the can come back to the "1". My question: Do you support the use of taxpayer dollars,by the Washington City Council, to spy on political opposition?
Commented: Friday, September 5th, 2025 @ 10:11 am
By: John Valley
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Befuddled: I welcome any and all questions from the public, but there must be limits, so, bearing that necessity in mind: I will welcome and allow one question from each of our commenters, and that question may be submitted right here by designating it as that commenter's first question of choice.
Commented: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 @ 11:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Stan, I listened to table talk. Thanks for your time doing this.
I think this should be done EVERY WeeK until the election. We need to know more!! Time is short and this election is critical. We cant afford another corrupt Govt. Lastly, You should invite us to send you OUR questions. I want to know what these candidates think the role of the City Manager is? The current Council thinks the City Manager is there to do their thinking for them. All Council meetings are choregraphed. Its just a performance, even the motions are written by the City Manager's "Team Players," for the Council members to read. I suspect they dont even know what they are reading, and the decision for how they vote has been pre-planned by "The Staff." "The Staff" is code word for the Manager's henchmen. We need new blood who will promise to do the work and think for themselves. I fear the new, will be the same as the old.
Commented: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 @ 7:53 pm
By: Befuddled
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What idiot politicians would raise property taxes 28% in one year, all with an expanding tax base?
Commented: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 @ 5:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Electing these three to the Washington City Council would be a giant step in the right direction toward fixing the enormous problems in Washington government. The Lord only knows how much worse things could get with the current crowd running things.
Commented: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 @ 7:34 am
By: Van Zant
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These three Washington City Council non incumbent challengers to the much maligned incumbents took the time to take the opportunity to answer 4 good important questions here on Table Talk.
These 3 challengers should be taken seriously.
Commented: Monday, September 1st, 2025 @ 10:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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