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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

Years ago, eastern NC still had quite a few conservative Democrats, often called Jessecrats for their support of Senator Jesse Helms, but that breed is now an extinct critter. All of the action is in the Republican Party, starting with the Republican primary.

The Republican Party rules do not allow the party itself to take sides in a primary. Most party officials are allowed to do so as individuals but cannot use party resources or titles to do so. When it comes to the general election, the party is obligated to support all party nominees against those running under any other banner. Party activity during the primary period that involves candidates should be evenhanded to allow all candidates to participate and meet the voters.

Our recent Beaufort County Republican convention elected a group of party officers and executive committee members who represent a cross section of various elements of the party. They are just beginning work on preparing for next year's elections. I am confident that our party now has a leadership team that will play by the rules in all respects and run an efficient and effective political operation for the 2026 election.

Voters should focus on policies rather than personalities in evaluating candidates. From the records of incumbents and the policy positions of non-incumbents, they should look to which candidates best represent the voters own views of what our county, state, and their governments need. For eastern North Carolina, that is generally a conservative viewpoint.

Commented: Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 @ 3:32 pm By: Steven P. Rader

Truth matters so get the facts correct. You insinuated I supported the Snowden closing. I DID NOT and my vote to keep Snowden open should prove it. I attended all meetings and listen to all speakers, visited schools, spoke with many residents and parents in my district and came to the conclusion my vote should be to keep Snowden open. That's why I voted as such. I believe that is the way it should work.

Commented: Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 @ 2:50 pm By: Terry Williams

Let's take a survey. How many people with business experience do we have on any of our boards? Look at the gallant effort that has been put into trying to save Aurora, except for the school system. Many things attract young people to a community to make it grow. The basics that they all look at are the three S's—school, Service, and Safety. When you kill the school, they do not look any further. The debacle of our county and city taxes and our school system is terrible. Half-filled school buildings, eight schools out of thirteen with poor ratings, 30-35% of our Children at reading level. So instead of fixing the Problem, let's close of one of the poorly rated schools and make the Superintendent look better. After all, they are mostly black kids, let'em ride the bus one to one and a half hours one way to school. That's the easy way out for the board, but a lousy way to run a railroad.

Commented: Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 @ 11:21 am By: Buzz Cayton

Is it true that this stinking turd of a governor changed his family name from Frankenstein?

Commented: Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 @ 9:11 am By: Bubba

Browny, the worst thing is that $4 million is probably just a pass through from our main seafood competitor, Communist China. I think Berger is bought and paid for by the ChiComs. This is the second time he has helped gut American business in a way that benefits Chinese business.

Commented: Monday, June 23rd, 2025 @ 12:20 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer