Comments | Eastern NC Now

Washington state simply advanced all students who were passing at the point they closed the schools, graduating the seniors. If I were an employer, I would not have accepted any HS diploma from a Washington school, without administration and satisfactory completion of a math and English competency test. I no longer feel that a HS diploma should be accepted by colleges or employers as anything other than acknowledgement that the individual attended school for 12 years.

Commented: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 12:45 am By: JLM

This is much like providing arms to the British to fight Hitler before we were attacked ourselves at Pearl Harbor. Putin is the 21st century equivalent of Hitler or Stalin. However, there should be limits. Money for all sorts of "woke"causes that Ukrainians do not actually believe it themselves is absurd, as are billions for "green energy". Having travelled in Ukraine, including spending a summer week in Crimea, and worked with Ukrainians, I am all for helping them fend off Russian aggression, but Biden goes too far in many of his subsidies. We should have gotten them more sophisticated weapons sooner, but there are lots of things Biden is funding outside the militry sphere that he should not be.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 9:20 pm By: John Steed

There is not much funnier than the carbon footprint conundrum.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 6:50 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Translation. I have an opinion.

Really Stan you're not stupid but sometimes a massive ego can interfere with good judgment. Sigmund would be impressed and slightly horrified.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 5:42 pm By: Big Bob

Big Bob: I agree about working within the system; I have done it for nearly 23 years as a Beaufort County Commissioner, and, of course, my understanding of that system is perfectly clear; I work within those guidelines; the perfect system of the Constitution of these states united, a document I am sworn to defend many times over.

When that "system" that you advocate moves directionally away from the US Constitution, then I work within that governing system that I am sworn to be familiar with to pull it back from the brink, and into proper focus. The US Constitution is the only system that I am sworn to defend, not directive notes, of say: "The 'System' for Dummies," wherever someone, such as yourself, may alternately know where you may find them.

It is a simple understanding, but a correct one, so that is the system that I will always employ, and will advise my constituents to do the same.

In conclusion here, my substantive understanding of the perfected system allows me quickly to understand the true face of Tyranny, of which I see now daily on a regular basis.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 4:30 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Displaying your ignorance again, Little Bobbie? The crosstabs for this poll show it is balanced between Republicans, Independents, and Democrats, and even a majority of Democrats are concerned that America is headed toward a police state. Yes, proportionately more Republicans are concerned about the country becoming a police state, but so are a majority of all political persuaxions and all age groups.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 4:13 pm By: John Steed

Stan, it all depends on your definition of tyranny. I do not consider the current form of US government tyranny. I choose to be loyal to my country and work for the changes I believe in within the system. You have chosen another path. A path I do not agree with and will oppose.

And CV, I'm actually not all that interested in Trans rights. I am interested in human rights and will oppose human rights abuse when I see it. I will add, watching your head explode while discussing the topic is an added perk.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 3:18 pm By: Big Bob

Those stained glass windows that the politically corrupt National Cathedral removed don't even have anything to do with the Confederate States. Lee is portrayed in US Army uniform in the Mexican War. Jackson is portrayed teaching students as a professor at VMI. It is outrageous the attacks that the far left is making on our history. The National Cathedral is beneath contempt for removing them.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 1:54 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

Macron's recent suggestion of an amnesty for over a hundred thousand illegal aliens probably did not help his candidates in this election. It is good that they took it on the chin.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 1:16 pm By: borderhawk

Who would have ever thought to consider the performance of one's job for an elected leader to be apolitical and competent in the face of great tragedy?

Maybe good Republicans, not RINOs, are just made differently from Leftists and their policy of "Never let a tragedy go waste."

But then again, Leftist care so much, so very much, so very much until they start losing increments of power, then they use their corrupt infrastructure to put their chief political rivals in jail.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 10:23 am By: Stan Deatherage

Context. what something meant 200 years ago can change over time.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 9:47 am By: Big BOb

Europeans are waking up to the danger of open borders and mass migration, and one sees it in political party polls, too. For example, the polls show that if the election for president of France were held today, Marine LePen of the anti-immigration National Rally would easily defeat globalist Macron.

Commented: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 8:45 am By: borderhawk