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Stan Deatherage
 
Stan Deatherage serves as chief administrator and Publisher of Eastern NC NOW. ... (Read More)
Table Talk Welcomes Candidate Don Brown for North Carolina's U.S. Senate
 
On occasion, the election season has a way of bringing forth much good fruit, which is often the case when hard working and intelligent agents of stability, through changing the dynamic of our
 
Published In: Election 2026
Friday, February 27th, 2026 @ 12:18 pm
 

Editorials

as RINO incumbents Cornyn in Texas and Cassidy in Louisiana trail in the polls
government's offer is rejected, the battle continues, no confidence vote in parliament

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Bloodless Warfare: Politics

Tax Day is a week away, and the reports are in: North Carolinians are winning big with record-setting tax returns thanks to President Trump and Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts.
Change in schedule for executive committee meeting. Meeting Thursday April 9 is cancelled.
After years in the limelight for his combative style both with Democrats and his fellow Republicans, Crenshaw's future now unsure.
If he wins in November, Teixeira will be the all-time Congressional home run leader.
The county boards of elections in Guilford and Rockingham counties on Tuesday morning will begin a partial hand recount of ballots in randomly selected precincts in the N.C. Senate District 26 contest between candidates Phil Berger and Sam Page.
The 1926 Beaufort County Republican Convention will be held at the court house on Thursday April 6 at 6:00 PM. Be there by 5:30 in order to register. There is a 5 dollar fee.
Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has requested a recount in the SD-28 Republican primary against challenger Sheriff Sam Page, after the race ended with one of the narrowest margins in recent North Carolina election history.

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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 They argue that it is outdated and unfit to adequately govern such a modern nation as ours in the 21st century.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

Today, Alex Pretti, a promising protestor within the "mostly peaceful protest" of ICE performing their Constitutional duties in Minneapolis, Minnesota, became the leading candidate to win the 2026 Darwin Award, but, of course, Alex had to die to move into that first place pole position.
I'm Charles Hickman and I have filed for election to a second term on the Board of Education. My wife and I reside in Blounts Creek.
Beaufort County Board of Education District 6 member Steven P. Rader has filed for election to another term on the board. He is a resident of Washington, residing on Harvey Street in the city's Historic District.
My name is Clinton Travis Martin, and I have filed to run for Beaufort County Commissioner because I believe our communities deserve strong practical leadership that delivers results.
NC House Bill 1009 proposes repeal of Extraterritorial Jurisdicitons








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