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As the General Assembly approaches "final" decisions on redistricting, Beaufort County on Wednesday became one of the district to be rather radically changed from what had been proposed.
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Six in 10 North Carolina voters disagree with Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's recent veto of a bill requiring a government-issued photo ID to vote, according to a new poll released by the Civitas Institute.
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Monday was not a good day for Governor Bev Perdue. Her party's representatives in the Legislature abandoned her to the extent that her vetos of several bills were overridden.
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While we commend the N&O for trying to present a balanced perspective we think the public is still left with woefully inadequate data and solid information about the project.
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A unanimous N. C. Court of Appeals decision filed this week (7-19-11) has held that the parents of a UNC-W student who was shot and killed by a New Hanover "Emergency Response Team" member may sue UNC-W for its police department's providing "inaccurate and misleading" information.
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Potash Corp is proposing a new sulfur treatment plant at the State Port in Morehead. The plans have been developed in secret for the most part but have now caused an uproar in Carteret County.
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We all would like to think that the people we hire to run public service departments would spend the taxpayer's money just like they would spend their own.
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In case you haven't heard, there is a big brouhaha going on in neighboring Carteret County.
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There are two stories here, at least.
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What they're doing in Washington is nothing more than a Kabuki dance of politics. The debt ceiling crisis is nothing more than a manufacturered crisis designed to accomplish partisan political objectives.
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The N. C. Court of Appeals today (7-18-11) expanded the protection of students from non-particularized intrusive body searches.
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They've changed Congressional District 1, represented by Congressman G. K. Butterfield again. This time it was in response to complaints from Butterfield himself and a number of speakers at the recent public hearings on the plan.
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This is the third part of our series on To protect and serve: The siege on 12th street."
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Imagine you own a business that has multiple locations but with basically the same demographics of employees at each of the six locations.
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No one was hurt, except his uncle, Carter Leary who was arrested by force by the Beaufort Sheriff's Department's "SWAT team."
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The N. C. Senate this afternoon (7-13-11) sent a clear message to North Carolina of what it would be like if Republicans gain control of both houses of the legislature in 2012.
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The N. C. Senate Redistricting Committee has released its proposed plan. Beaufort County remains in the First Senatorial District without being split.
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On June 15, 2011 dozens of law enforcement personnel responded to a call from a desperate man seeking help with his self-described "drinking problem."
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The 9th House district will be revised to exclude much/all of Beaufort County from that district.
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Does the majority on the BOC have its head stuck in the sand?
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The law requires the County to advertise the proposed sale for ten days before closing on it. During that time anyone with 5% of the bid price in cash can submit an upset bid.
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The "Gang of 5" (Cayton, Langley, McRoy, Booth and Klemm) voted against a resolution authored by Stan Deatherage and supported by Hood Richardson that would have petitioned the General Assembly to override the Governor's veto of House Bill 351.
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The WDN persists in its whining about Beaufort County being split in the proposed House districting plan. We pointed out that the plan does so because of the requirements of the Voting Rights Act.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2011 @ 4:26 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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We never cease to be amazed at how hypocritical liberals are. And that includes our friends down the street at the Washington Daily News, or more precisely, Jonathan Clayborne.
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For years in North Carolina, when teachers and state employees complained about salaries that were lower than their counterparts in the private sector.
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"Tonight, the Republican-controlled legislature turned its back on North Carolina's long-standing commitment to our people to provide quality schools, community colleges and universities - all to save a penny," Perdue stated in a clear reference to the sales tax.
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You know it's a serious issue when not just one but several of our top military leaders contradict the Commander-in-Chief. Yet another has come forward and said, in effect, that Obama's newly announced Afghanistan policy was not one recommended by the military commanders.
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It is a generally accepted proposition, except in some government bureaucracies, that clearly incompetent employees should be removed from the organization.
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Certainly our well-informed Beaufort Observer readers know about the recent climate change research fraud. And then there is the little known story of the pfiesteria outbreaks in the 1990's.
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We understand this is a complex issue. A wrong was done. We may debate by whom. We may also debate appropriate penance.
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There was a large contingent of speakers at Monday (6-20-11) night's public hearing on next year's county budget.
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You would have to be incredibly creative to imagine a more absurd exhibition of what is wrong with government in this country than what was the reality exhibited by the Beaufort County Commissioners last night (6-20-11). More precisely... by five of the seven commissioners.
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In a marathon session, the Beaufort County Commissioners voted 5-2 to raise taxes next year. The vote came after a six-hour session last night (6-20-11).
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Most of the media reports focus on the court's holding that the age of a suspect should be taken into consideration in determining whether the juvenile was legally questioned by police. The court held that age must be a consideration.
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