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Another good article on this is at www.theblaze.com

Commented: Monday, April 6th, 2026 @ 6:39 am By: Countrygirl1411

The North Carolina Association of Educators is an organization that is as close to being a teacher's union as can be without technically being one. Their ties are very close with the National Education Association. The NEA is the largest labor union in our country. In fact, if North Carolina was a collective bargaining state there is little doubt in my mind that it would be the NEA in our state outright. Both organizations are led by very liberal Democrats.

So, how does a Beaufort County Republican primary give us two NCAE Republican primary winners. Look no further than the Carolyn Walker led school board delegation of liberal Republicans and some of their friends in the county Republican Party leadership. They are behind all this. With four Republican school board slots contested in the primary, two conservatives were replaced by two NCAE Republicans. With things like this going on, registered Democrats do not even need to run in Beaufort County elections.

The local Republican Party should take the initiative to lead and educate the public rather than outright mislead. Of course, a significant number of local Republican are openly hostile to conservatives. That's a significant negative also. The GOP has a huge leadership problem.

Commented: Sunday, April 5th, 2026 @ 7:30 pm By: Van Zant

Most developed countries in the world base citizenship on the nationality of the parents, NOT on where the child happens to be born. That is the only method that makes common sense in the age of widespread illegal immigration. Any SCOTUS justices who cannot see that are stinking Benedict Arnold style traitors to America.

Commented: Sunday, April 5th, 2026 @ 9:09 am By: borderhawk

Will the former Republic of Texas elect this Leftist nut case?

I pray not.

Commented: Saturday, April 4th, 2026 @ 7:57 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Stan, they have one. His name is Nigel Farage, Member of Parliament and leader of the Reform Party. Reform now has a double digit lead over other parties in British polls.

Commented: Saturday, April 4th, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By: Steven P. Rader

The United States fundamentally needs a long series of seriously smart politicians (which we have the beginnings of NOW) serving our Good People by employing the foundational support of our Founders greatest gift - The United States' Constitution - and once we get ourselves fully straightened out, by first overhauling our incredibly misguided education industry, we should and could start cherry picking our neighbors to audition them to become our next states.

Alberta, Greenland and Cuba come to mind. Maybe one day Mexico to finally secure our southern border, and fully win the real War on Drugs.

Commented: Saturday, April 4th, 2026 @ 10:03 am By: Stan Deatherage

Alberta, its oil and other mineral reserves, and its conservative voters would be a great addition to the United States, an excellent 51st state, but would they really want to risk it if there is any possibility of the Democrats coming back to power here?

Commented: Saturday, April 4th, 2026 @ 8:03 am By: Rino Hunter

How asinine! Banning the national flag so as not to upset the illegal aliens who should not even be there in the first place. I'll bet they let the illegal aliens fly all the flags of their own counties that they want, as well as the Alphabet People flying all the "pride" flags they want. Just not the national flag or England's flag.

Commented: Friday, April 3rd, 2026 @ 5:52 pm By: Bubba

I am going to offer a counter argument on the real population of Beaufort County: It is growing. How do I know this?

I have estimated a great increase traffic, and the electorate roles of registered voters, which suggest to me that between 57,000 and 64,000 humans, including Illegals, actually live in Beaufort County.

If a true census was performed, I believe that difference in population would shrink.

Commented: Thursday, April 2nd, 2026 @ 11:01 am By: Stan Deatherage

I'm curious, what parts of our geography would be inviting to businesses?
Do we have a lot of vacant buildings where small businesses could locate with walking traffic? Where is the vacant land that large businesses would want to locate? It matters because current citizens will object to certain businesses locating too closely to their homes. But curious minds do want to know? Where?
East side, west side, north side, south side??

However, if I had a choice, I would put my business outside the city so I wouldnt have to pay City taxes too!! I mean, what smart person wants to live under county AND City bureaucratic rules, if they can avoid it?

Seems to me like the County Govt and our State Reps should be prodded to pick up the slack and do something besides just lazily place yea and nay vote on meeting day.

I think City Govt just needs to cease treating WeTheCitizens like noisy & bothersome humans. Anyone afraid of transparency is hiding something.

Commented: Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 @ 6:21 pm By: Washingtonian

I hadnt thought much about our declining population until Councilman Joe Davis made an issue of it. Whatever is causing it began a Long time ago. The problem may be rooted in not just City failures, but also County failures? or even State Legislator failures. Or it may even come from citizens who are NOT recommending to friends that they move here.
Why would a young person move here? For Jobs and activities! Why would a retired person move here? For good doctors, safety and activities. Washington doesnt have specialized doctors. People must go to Greenville for that.
Everyone wants an Honest, RESPONSIVE, Transparent Govt. Do we have that?

Commented: Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 @ 11:32 am By: Washingtonian