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At their December 3, 2012 regular monthly meeting the Beaufort County Board of Commissioner the board heard a "report" from the county's Tax Collector about drainage district assessments.
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There's high drama going down in Washington. Of course the Big One is the kabuki dance being played over the "fiscal cliff." As we've said before, all that is pure show in our opinion.
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An open response to Larry Britt on Al Klemm's betrayal of conservative government in Beaufort CountyRather, we are reporting what we view to be a major story...that Al Klemm continues to betray the people in Beaufort County who believe in Republican principles. We believe we have a duty to expose Klemm's betrayal of those principles.
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Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr has been disciplined by the House leadership by kicking him off the House Financial Services Committee. Financial Services is considered one of the most important committees in Congress and is a highly sought after slot.
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Nominal "Republican" Al Klemm voted to give presiding control of the Beaufort County Commissioners to the Democrats Monday night as the newly sworn-in board elected its leadership for the coming year.
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Our system of government, from the local to the state to the national levels, is a republic.
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We were treated at the November 13 County Commissioners' meeting, once again, to what is apparently a continuation of the nonsense that parades as Beaufort County's approach to economic development.
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One election is but just over and yet the buzz has already started over the 2014 senatorial elections. That is true simply because so much is at stake.
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All the talking heads on the Sunday shows were discussing the meaning of Tuesday's election.
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It appears from early unofficial vote totals that Stan White narrowly defeated Bill Cook to retain the Senate 1 seat and Paul Tine narrowly defeated Mattie Lawson to win the House 6 seat that Cook has held for the last two years.
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A former state employee, now retired, posted on Facebook that he has already voted four times and intends to vote again on Tuesday. Click here to read the story.
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Let's cut the hype about this business of rescuers risking their lives to help folks who chose to stay with their home and ride out a storm.
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We don't believe the national polls that say that a large number of people are still undecided who they will vote for Tuesday. But just in case there are any such folks out there we will review how we see the electoral landscape in this election at this point.
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The N. C. Supreme Court this week handed down a decision that could have significant impact on coastal North Carolina counties.
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Recently released numbers from the Department of Public Instruction prove just the opposite. Funding for Pre-K-12 has increased since Republican took control of the Legislature, not decreased.
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Al Klemm and his cronies at the EDC/Committee of 100 don't like public scrutiny of their scheming to give away taxpayer funded goodies to their friends (and campaign donors).
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Stan White should be ashamed of himself. So should the N. C. Association of Educators and a number of other "me too" Democrats like Paul Tine. They have lied. They are still lying.
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For the Elite Media to be doing everything it possibly can to get Barack Obama re-elected is one thing, but to deliberately protect his malfeasance in allowing four Americans to die without sending available rescuers is absolutely abominable.
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Commissioner McRoy's characterization of criticism concerning the costs incurred by the Economic Development Commission as being based on "fictitious"numbers is a cheap shot.
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Debra Goldman, Republican candidate for State Auditor, is under attack. It may or may not be deserved, but it is not the main issue.
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You will note that Mr. McRoy makes a comment disparaging the "numbers" he says "many times are fictitious."
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After one gets past the personality issues it is easy to see that major changes in the way Beaufort County handles money could happen if a conservative board were to be elected.
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There's been a rousing debate in recent months in Beaufort County about just what the county's role (as well as the City of Washington's) should be in economic growth and development.
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At the October 16, 2012 Candidate's Forum, Jay McRoy unwittingly let his true attitude about the county's budget process show through his façade of "conservatism."
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We think Mr. Langley raised an important--indeed an absolutely vital--issue that we should address in Beaufort County. He contended that "when we cut taxes we cut services."
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The Washington Daily News and the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Candidates' Forum Tuesday night at Beaufort County Community College.
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Early voting for the November 6 election begins October 18. We are posting our candidate picks for those who have requested that we do so and for anyone interested.
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Let's just get to the point: Gary Brinn is ignorant . He is not stupid, but he is very ignorant when it comes to county business and specifically the county commissioner electoral system. For that reason he should not be elected County Commissioner.
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In most jurisdictions in this nation it is a serious crime, typically a felony, for a public official to swap his vote in return for something that benefits him/her
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Those like us who were raised "cropping" tobacco will know what we mean by saying "we're into the short rows" of the election. Those who don't know, should know.
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Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives attended a fund raiser for NC Senate candidate Bill Cook at the Bank Restaurant on Main Street in Washington on Monday October 8.
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The renovated Turnage Theater in downtown Washington is bankrupt. The building in in foreclosure. The issue of whether the Washington City Council should bailout the Turnage is on Monday night's (10-6-12) agenda, although it appears that the discussion will be in secret.
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Gubernatorial candidates Pat McCrory and Walter Dalton addressed the role of economic incentives in attracting new jobs to North Carolina during their first debate Wednesday night.
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It's a story that just keeps repeating itself, with some variations, such as the names changing but the basic proposition remains the same.
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