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We have retired teachers running for our school board in the Washington and Bath districts. Have they ever been members of these radical teachers unions, the NEA or NCAE? Both are running against conservative incumbents and were recruited by RINO Carolyn Walker tp try to move the school board to the left. Beaufort County does NOT need a present or former member of a radical teachers union on our school board.

Commented: Saturday, January 17th, 2026 @ 8:59 am By: Rino Hunter

The self-proclaimed "real Republicans" are everything they claim others are: It's hypocrisy. It's worse than hypocrisy. I also believe there is not much these people are not capable of in the form of perniciousness.

I wish Adam O'Neal the best in defending himself against the fake party attack (by the so called "real Republicans") by way of that tape paid for by the county Republican Party but not authorized by the Republican Party Executive Committee. The Chairperson and the Treasurer would have a lot of explaining to do in any legitimate organization. It's been months and there are still no explanations in this committee led by swindler party officers. In an above-board organization, that would not be appropriate. These crooks are furiously working to sweep all this under the rug, leaving a trail of new attacks on more innocent people. The trail of mistreated local Republicans is getting longer and longer.

Just months ago, there was the uncalled-for bullying of a Republican School Board member. A few years ago, there was the false party charges on a now sitting member of the County Commission. It took outside arbitration to clear this innocent Republican from the viciousness of these people. Now it's two innocent county executive committee members. One is a vice chairperson.

The scoundrels that "Brandon" represents are not interested in a united Republican Party. He said as much in his statement. A successful party to them is to excommunicate everyone that is not in their crowd. These people have a long history of using noxious tactics in their quest to purge the party of everyone not conforming to their lawlessness, their lack of adherence to the Republican Party platform for guidance in governance, and their outright hatefulness.

What they have created is not a strong party. They have created an exclusive party. They have created a corrupt party.

Commented: Friday, January 16th, 2026 @ 10:39 pm By: Van Zant

Maybe it is time to start indicting these crooked Democrat federal judges for obstruction of justice, or, heck, maybe even treason.

Commented: Friday, January 16th, 2026 @ 10:28 am By: Conservative Voter

These radical judges are a disgrace, as are the useless and spineless congressmen like Greg Murphy who refuse to do anything about them. It is a blessing that we have been redistricted out of his district.

Commented: Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 @ 9:18 pm By: Rino Hunter

Politicians who let the hired help - the county managers, city managers, school superintendents, etc. - run government should be ashamed of themselves. We need hands on elected officials who do not delegate their authority to bureaucrats. These lazy politicians need to be replaced.

Commented: Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 @ 4:08 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

Truth be Told, Your name is now "Lie to be Told". Stop shooting from the hip and get the facts. The PAC no longer exists. Illegal money is not being raised by me or us.

Read all of the Beaufort County Plan of Organization. Get the facts. Stop distorting the truth.

Sometimes it is better to keep quiet and no one will know how uninformed you really are.

Commented: Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 @ 6:30 am By: Hood Richardson

Wow, Hood sure has Ms Garris in his head. I reached out to her to recommend a law firm for a consult for a defamation, slander, libel lawsuit. According to the State Board of Elections, your club no longer exists but you are still raising money. That’s a big no no. The only people you oppose are republicans. Makes you wonder…you are also being monitored.

Commented: Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 @ 8:43 pm By: Truth Be Told

Nick Fritz, You need to edit what you wrote here:
"The city council does not have any direct access to the local government. The council must appoint a city manager, and the manager is the executive of the government who gets everything accomplished. The manager relays the information from the various departments of government to the council and gives the council advice or takes the council's advice back to the various departments."

The State of NC gives the City Council TOTAL authority at all times, even when the city is with or without a CM.
The Charter of League of Munipalities does not override NC STATE LAW regarding the authority of the City Council.
When you surrender all your STATE given power over to the CM, all you are doing is saying the Council members are too lazy to do the job you promised us you would do. In otherwords, passing the buck.

By the way, I think the pledge of allegiance is a prayer. It mentions God twice. "So Help me God!"

Commented: Monday, January 12th, 2026 @ 1:59 pm By: Washingtonian

David: The last city council was definitely a "team," and while I am not privy to how the last city council built that "team", it was a "team" nonetheless when they raised taxes 28% in one year.

Beaufort County is 314 years old, and that 28% tax raise for any government "team" within this county, those with the statutory police power of taxation; that exorbitant tax raise must be a record raise ... And it was unconscionable, governmentally feckless, and an incredible sign of gross incompetence.

Nick Fritz and Company will continue to have my unyielding support as long as they endeavor to discover and remedy the local corruption of waste, fraud and abuse.

Commented: Monday, January 12th, 2026 @ 4:24 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I did not think you could produce one issue where Armstrong is better than Kidwell, and you have indeed failed to do so, Washingtonian. It is all about personality with you, nevermind the real issues our state and county are facing. I do not know why you are filled with the amount of hate you express, but you are, and that is not good for you or society.

"VOTE for FRESH NEW IDEAS. OUT with the old and stale and in with the NEW" - Washingtonian, that sounds a whole lot like the bill of goods OBAMA and then BIDEN sold America. And it sounds even more like Bernie Sanders. You don't even seem to care what those "new ideas" are. You are talking and thinking like a liberal Democrat.

Commented: Monday, January 12th, 2026 @ 3:11 pm By: Rino Hunter

It's pretty clear that the city council is dysfunctional team. Maybe they should consider some team building exercises. Writing articles such as this, that point fingers and cast blame at the mayor, and other council members certainly don't help bring the team together. Someone needs to grow up, and instead of hurling accusations, start asking questions as to what can we do to come together and do the job we were elected to do.

Commented: Monday, January 12th, 2026 @ 12:39 pm By: David Edwards