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I'm no Nostradamus but I predicted the downfall of Aurora in 1974.I told people that they was no way you could mine at the depth they were doing and not disturb the aquifer. As I studied more I said that there was a possibility of polluting the waterways. Slowly over the years my predictions came to life.with Pollutants come the the chance of cancer and that has happened also.

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 6:20 pm By: Eugene Barrow

If Biden controlled the autopen, she would have known it and said it. The fact that she says she does not know who approved it is an admission it was not Biden. Everything done with that autopen ought to be declared invalid.

Commented: Thursday, June 26th, 2025 @ 7:56 am By: Conservative Voter

BCCitizen: there are roughly 4700 employed citizens in the City of Washington. The City's budget is roughly $57 million. (That's $117 million minus $60 million for utilities). That's $12,127 per working working citizen. It's atrocious.

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 4:20 pm By: Nick Fritz

Concerned taxpayer, that would require citizens to know what is going on. No one showed up to speak at the public hearing on the budget. What were the elected officials supposed to do when staff recommended a budget that no citizen opposed in public session? Someone must get the information out to the public. Their recommended budget online does not state a tax rate. Unless citizens show up to the meetings where the tax rate was discussed, there was no way for them to know what rate was being used, whether it be at or above revenue neutral. I agree, vote them all out. An increase of 11.5 cent in one budget year is asinine. It is an increase of over 30%. The city manager is saying it is for 4 paramedics but the math doesn't add up!

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 2:20 pm By: BCCitizen

Joe Rogan demolished Bernie Sanders on the issue of "global warming" when Sanders appeared on Rogan's podcast. Sanders gave the usual globalist blather and Rogan took him apart with facts.
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Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 1:40 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

Good morning Mr. Blinson,

Thank you for your article of June 17. It was amazing. So many points that I and those of us who have taken a great interest in, you have summed up in this piece. You are so correct that Snowden is a big part of this entire picture currently, but the bigger picture is as Snowden goes, so goes the County of Beaufort. It is not about consolidating everything and pulling it all closer to Washington. That should not be their growth plan. Tt is more about the County Leaders having the foresight to push economic development and growth to all parts of its territory. "Share the wealth and the wealth will be shared with you guys." It is a sad day when a small town feels the need to cross County borders for a vast number of resources; thereby, increasing the economy in its neighboring county, Pamlico, who opened its arms to Aurora/Richland Township residents.

Sincerely,

Joy Peele Dunn, President
Aurora Richland Township Chamber of Commerce

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 11:58 am By: Joy Peele Dunn

When some illegal alien who should have been turned over to ICE for deportation but instead stays here and commits some other horrible crime, it will sink Stein's reelection, and he will deserve it.

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 11:20 am By: borderhawk

Terry Williams supported a Common Core and woke DEI math curriculum called Bridges for Beaufort County schools and on Snowden, he played both sides. He was against it before he was for it, and both positions were probably politically calculated. Beaufort County can do better on the School Board.

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 9:54 am By: Conservative Voter

Hood is right about NOT voting on the process, and all junior politicians should take heed and watch what we do (Hood and Stan) since we generally know more than "you" (local politicians not humble enough to know who their betters are).

If it is a bad idea in its inception: NEVER vote for the "process" of that bad idea, and closing Snowden was an incredibly bad idea from its initial start.

Somewhat like building a 53,000,000.00 school that you DO NOT need, at the LOWEST point of the lot, when you first DO NOT get a TITLE SEARCH for land you thought owned, but DID NOT.

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 8:13 am By: Stan Deatherage

Frankie Waters tenure running Tri-County Telephone into the ground should be a cautionary tale on letting Waters anywhere near management of public money. Under Waters "leadership" Tri County went belly up and had to be sold off to an out-of-town entity.

Terry Williams was a switch-hitter on Snowden. He went along with Cheeseman until the last minute when Cheeseman no longer needed his vote and it was politically advantageous at the very last minute to switch to supporting Snowden. If Williams had truly been a Snowden supporter at an earlier stage where it mattered the end result may have been different, but he preferred to play both sides of the issue the way sleazy politicians do.

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 8:04 am By: Rino Hunter

The Israeli IDF and Mossad are true badasses on the world stage, especially in the Middle East.

If we watch over the Jews, and keep them as great allies, our nation will be truly blessed.

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 8:04 am By: Stan Deatherage