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In the shadow of the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning USA, a stain now exists upon our nation's collective conscious, a condition that must be excised, or our nation will not function properly as one of a self-governed people. Understanding these long standing truths: What would you suggest as a quick, and, or proper corrective measure?
12.5% Destroy the Fascist Donald Trump and all of MAGA, because America must never be Great Again.
87.5% Our self-governed people, and their properly restored institutions, under President Trump, must discover the root causes to properly correct, and save our Constitutional Republic.
0% I thought we had to shut down Free Speech we don't like to save our "democracy," so I am totally confused now.
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Writer Spotlight

 
Diane Rufino
 
If you meet me and think I talk funny, it’s because I’m from north Jersey. I spent most of my adult life up there.  I went to college at the University of Pennsylvania for my undergraduate degree in ... (Read More)
In Remembrance of 9/11
 
In remembrance of the day that will forever seer the concept of 'evil' in our minds, let's look back at that fateful morning, exactly 11 years ago today to that series of horrific events
 
Sunday, September 14th, 2025 @ 5:32 pm
 
Stan Deatherage
 
Stan Deatherage serves as chief administrator and Publisher of Eastern NC NOW. ... (Read More)
Ten Years (now 24 years later) After 9/11: a Recollection, a Time to Remember
 
It was a clear beautiful, royal blue sky day on Wall Street. The S & P futures were up markedly, awaiting a positive open, as I turn to get my first cup of coffee. I return to CNBC to get the
 
Thursday, September 11th, 2025 @ 3:27 am
 

Editorials

would allow civil lawsuit against judge if released criminal causes harm
"This highly provocative move was designed to interfere with our counter narco-terror operations."
Charlie Kirk, 31 years of age, who was renowned as one of the most important and influential college speakers /Leaders in many decades; founder of Turning Point USA, has been shot dead at Utah Valley University.
The Trump administration took actions against Harvard related to the anti-Israel protests that roiled its campus.
In remembrance of the day that will forever seer the concept of 'evil' in our minds, let's look back at that fateful morning, exactly 11 years ago today to that series of horrific events which unfolded before our unbelieving eyes......

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Bloodless Warfare: Politics

President Donald J. Trump slammed failed Governor Roy Cooper's soft-on-crime agenda that led to the tragic murder of Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, by a career criminal in North Carolina.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Soft-on-crime Democrat Roy Cooper stayed silent this weekend after police released the footage of a repeat offender brutally murdering an innocent passenger on the Charlotte Light Rail.
Today Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 23, establishing the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force to strengthen the state’s electricity infrastructure and energy affordability as demand increases.
I am honored to announce my candidacy for City Council.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management announced nearly $6 million in Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP) grants, with nearly $1.2 million of that going to support communities in District 3.

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Our Founding Principles

There are many people who overlook the brilliance of the US Constitution. They argue that it is outdated and unfit to adequately govern such a modern nation as ours in the 21st century.
In a self-governed Representative Republic, elections have supreme and often severe consequences.
On Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024, Diane Gentile-Rufino, 64, peacefully departed from this world to be with our Lord and Savior. A beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, her legacy will be eternally remembered by all who knew her.
I’m a long-time activist. I started a Tea Party group in 2009 in my area of North Carolina and have been running it ever since.
The leader of the wolfpack, of any herd, of any pride, and of any tribe is always an amalgamation of qualities that sets that animal or human above its peers, and, on rare occasion, the leader is not only the top teacher of how to better survive, but how to protect one another in desperate times.
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught how to use them.
This article is dedicated to our great Founding Fathers - men who had the courage, the foresight, and the wisdom to secure the freedom that I exercise and enjoy every single day. - Diane Rufino

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Words with the Publisher

NC House Bill 1009 proposes repeal of Extraterritorial Jurisdicitons
The recent controversy around 15th Street has encouraged me to run for the Washington City Council. The NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) owns several roads in town, and one of them is 15th Street.
Questions about conflicts of interests and fiscal responsibility.
We have big news coming over the next week. Our legal team, headed by NC Division SCV Judge Advocate James B. Wilson, Jr. and SCV Judge Advocate in Chief H. Edward Phillips, continues to defend our heritage in Pitt County.
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time for individuals, organizations, educators and policymakers to recognize and address cyber threats.








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