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Fuehrer Cheeseman will destroy our schools unless a majority of our school board finally finds a backbone. The sooner we pack Cheeseman off to his next job, the better.

Commented: Thursday, April 17th, 2025 @ 8:12 am By: Rino Hunter

Power grabs by arrogant judges are a threat to our Constitutional Republic, and a much bigger one than January 6. In my view these Obama and Biden judges should be treated as criminal accessories of the foreign terrorist crime gangs they are protecting and punished accordingly. These rogue dictator judges should be sharing the same cells as their MS13 and TdA buddies. Lock them up.

Commented: Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 @ 4:47 pm By: borderhawk

OF COURSE a dude in a dress is NOT a woman. Anyone with a brain knows that.

Commented: Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 @ 2:48 pm By: Bubba

What we are seeing here with out of control power-drunk Democrat judges is a judicial insurrection or judicial coup d'etat. They have become a serious threat to democracy and need to be punished as severely as military officers who would try to stage a coup. LOCK THEM UP.

Commented: Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 @ 10:35 am By: Rino Hunter

"Here's the Truth" must not have heard Henry Hinton a few days ago on his radio show discussing the outrageous costs of meals at convention hotels in Washington, DC. Those numbers Hood had to pay in DC were in line or even a little less than what Henry encountered at a radio convention in DC. That is likely all too common at convention hotels in big cities generally. One could get a much better breakfast buffet at Golden Corral in Greenville for a lot less money, but that does you no good when you are at a convention in Washington, DC or some other big city.

Commented: Monday, April 14th, 2025 @ 8:29 pm By: John Steed

Happy Birthday Hood.

Commented: Monday, April 14th, 2025 @ 6:12 pm By: Countrygirl1411

Hood Richardson has always been a stalwart friend of the taxpayers on the county commission and a steadfast foe of waste and fraud in government. We need more like him (and less like spendthrifts Ed Booth, Frankie Waters, Randy Walker, and Jerry Langley).

Commented: Monday, April 14th, 2025 @ 2:28 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

Great piece Buzz. May I add a hearty "Amen" to what you wrote...and added: Another thing about Hood that I have come to learn over the last few years working with him on the Beaufort Observer is this: He is the most principled government official I have ever known personally. I have seen him work through political issues and the distinguishing characteristics that come through are honor and integrity. I can honestly say I have never known him to be dishonest in word or deed...and I think that says alot about a political figure who has been "tested by fire." Finally, a word to those who are tempted to misunderstand Hood's "personality," I've found it instructive of him when I saw how he performed when he chaired the interim Hospital Board. He was a totally different persona than he has been as a minority member of the BOC. He is truly a "leader for all seasons." Hood's brilliance and commitment to honesty has served Beaufort County well and I am proud to call him "friend."

Commented: Monday, April 14th, 2025 @ 1:55 pm By: Delma Blinson

"Little Napoleon" Cheeseman is a power bully, but the only reason he has so much power is that we have so many weak people on the School Board. Two members are little more than seat warmers. Two are all talk and no "do". A fifth one is somewhere in between. Those five comprise the majority that lets Cheeseman do whatever he wants. It is Cheeseman's bullying that is the threat to Snowden.

Commented: Sunday, April 13th, 2025 @ 2:22 pm By: Rino Hunter

I will be there in Aurora Wednesday night, and yes, it is a fine question as to: "Where our money has gone?"

Commented: Sunday, April 13th, 2025 @ 12:04 pm By: Stan Deatherage

It seems to me that of the 19 or so questions being asked, all except 2 should be seriously considered. Many of us know that even though Dr. Horton drives in from out of town, she is working very hard for the school. Same with board member Hickman who is a resident of the area. He is the only board member that regularly shows up at Snowden School.

Other than that, I guess I'm most aware of question number eight. I do think the community is wondering about the county support of the school when they go long periods of time without a custodian and heating and air conditioning problems in the middle school extending over the course of two school years. In fact, I've heard that Dr. Horton has recently been on her hands and knees scrubbing the hallways of the entire school. I also know that Mr. Hickman has brought some of his own fans for the CTE Lab after these known problems have not been addressed.

With the school staff and local volunteers receiving so little support from the county office, parents must be wondering just how committed Beaufort County is to their community.

"Target of Politically Expedient Closure?" looks like a real serious possibility. If it was not wouldn't the school system be trying to inspire the confidence of parents instead of doing just the opposite? Then read the WDN front page article of late. Clearly, some of Beaufort County's elected officials are not advocates of community schools. A few of our elected officials do support the community schools. We need to support them.

Commented: Sunday, April 13th, 2025 @ 11:45 am By: Van Zant

This power grab by a rogue UN agency must be stopped. UN agencies have no power to tax anyone for anything. The US must immediately withdraw from this specific agency, and we should withhold a significant part of our UN dues from them, say 50%, until this stops.

Commented: Sunday, April 13th, 2025 @ 10:30 am By: Rino Hunter