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"My Spin" is the creation of media impresario Tom Campbell, who has plied his craft in communication delivery systems of: newspapers, television and television. Now Impressario Campbell tries on the Internet, via Beaufort County NOWw, and our sister NOWs. Check in from time to time, and get an idea just what is Tom's current "spin."

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"My Spin" is the creation of media impresario Tom Campbell, who has plied his craft in communication delivery systems of: newspapers, television and television.

Now Impressario Campbell tries on the Internet, via Beaufort County NOWw, and our sister NOWs.

Check in from time to time, and get an idea just what is Tom's current "spin."

When you reach a milestone it is wise to pause and reflect on the journey that brought you there
When you reach a milestone it is wise to pause and reflect on the journey that brought you there
 
What could possibly be more important than knowing that the quality of the air we breathe and the water we drink is safe? Public safety is one of the major functions of government
What could possibly be more important than knowing that the quality of the air we breathe and the water we drink is safe? Public safety is one of the major functions of government
 
You don't have to be a meteorologist to understand that the gathering storm clouds are threatening the 2018 elections
You don't have to be a meteorologist to understand that the gathering storm clouds are threatening the 2018 elections
 
As the New Year unfolds there are at least a dozen leaders likely to play a big role in public policy issues in 2018
As the New Year unfolds there are at least a dozen leaders likely to play a big role in public policy issues in 2018
 
Our legislators are due to return to Raleigh on January 10th, another continuation of the 2017 session they just can't seem to conclude
Our legislators are due to return to Raleigh on January 10th, another continuation of the 2017 session they just can't seem to conclude
 
Mike hated Christmas. Not the true meaning of the season but the frantic rushing around spending money just to be able to say you got the person a gift he or she wouldn't use and would most likely end up at the thrift store. Mike's wife wanted him to enjoy the season, but to no avail
Mike hated Christmas. Not the true meaning of the season but the frantic rushing around spending money just to be able to say you got the person a gift he or she wouldn't use and would most likely end up at the thrift store. Mike's wife wanted him to enjoy the season, but to no avail
 
For most of the 241 years since North Carolina adopted its first Constitution there have been arguments about the proper balance and separations of power between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government
For most of the 241 years since North Carolina adopted its first Constitution there have been arguments about the proper balance and separations of power between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government
 
There are moments when you just know that history is being made and the recent revelations of sexual misconduct and harassment indicate we are in such an historic time
There are moments when you just know that history is being made and the recent revelations of sexual misconduct and harassment indicate we are in such an historic time
 
CNBC, the cable business news channel, predicts that North Carolina will be selected as the site for Amazon's second headquarters
CNBC, the cable business news channel, predicts that North Carolina will be selected as the site for Amazon's second headquarters
 
Every two months North Carolinians throw away enough trash to fill dumpsters, lined back to back, across the entire length of Interstate 40. Our 10 million residents generate some 12 million tons of trash each year
Every two months North Carolinians throw away enough trash to fill dumpsters, lined back to back, across the entire length of Interstate 40. Our 10 million residents generate some 12 million tons of trash each year
 
For the first twenty years of my career I was a radio broadcaster in Greenville, Wilson, Elizabeth City, Fuquay-Varina, and later Raleigh and Durham
For the first twenty years of my career I was a radio broadcaster in Greenville, Wilson, Elizabeth City, Fuquay-Varina, and later Raleigh and Durham
 
Tourism is a major revenue generator in North Carolina, creating more than 200,000 jobs and contributing almost $23 billion to our economy
Tourism is a major revenue generator in North Carolina, creating more than 200,000 jobs and contributing almost $23 billion to our economy
 
When I was six years old I walked (yes, walked) to and from school, past the house of the biggest bully in the neighborhood
When I was six years old I walked (yes, walked) to and from school, past the house of the biggest bully in the neighborhood
 
500 years ago this week, a young priest, disgusted with the leadership of his faith selling indulgences - tickets to heaven, if you will - nailed 95 Theses or protests onto the door of a church on All Hallows Eve
500 years ago this week, a young priest, disgusted with the leadership of his faith selling indulgences - tickets to heaven, if you will - nailed 95 Theses or protests onto the door of a church on All Hallows Eve
 
If there were one theme that defined North Carolina's legislature this decade it would be that they are a body of reformers
If there were one theme that defined North Carolina's legislature this decade it would be that they are a body of reformers
 
Most cities of any size are salivating at the opportunity to land the big Amazon fish, including several in North Carolina angling to win the trophy
Most cities of any size are salivating at the opportunity to land the big Amazon fish, including several in North Carolina angling to win the trophy
 
When I first started covering politics there were three registered Democrats for every one registered Republican in North Carolina
When I first started covering politics there were three registered Democrats for every one registered Republican in North Carolina
 
It is evident that Congress is unable to pass meaningful and significant healthcare reform
It is evident that Congress is unable to pass meaningful and significant healthcare reform
 
Founding UNC President Bill Friday was fond of boasting that our universities were the "crown jewels" of our state. Friday welcomed the restructuring of all public universities into a consolidated system in the 1970s, but he disagreed with the 32-member Board of Governors
Founding UNC President Bill Friday was fond of boasting that our universities were the "crown jewels" of our state. Friday welcomed the restructuring of all public universities into a consolidated system in the 1970s, but he disagreed with the 32-member Board of Governors
 
Can you name the three branches of government? What are the three rights guaranteed by the First Amendment? Can you name the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Can you name the three branches of government? What are the three rights guaranteed by the First Amendment? Can you name the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
 
No doubt you've seen the devastation Hurricane Harvey wreaked in Texas
No doubt you've seen the devastation Hurricane Harvey wreaked in Texas
 
Representative Justin Burr obviously has a burr under his saddle, almost single-handedly leading an effort to redistrict the judicial and prosecutorial districts in our state
Representative Justin Burr obviously has a burr under his saddle, almost single-handedly leading an effort to redistrict the judicial and prosecutorial districts in our state
 
My Methodist pastor wife, Lib Campbell, delivered a sermon last week that deserves our attention right now
My Methodist pastor wife, Lib Campbell, delivered a sermon last week that deserves our attention right now
 
The plight of rural North Carolina, like the weather, generates lots of talk but little action
The plight of rural North Carolina, like the weather, generates lots of talk but little action
 
Many of us have a 401-k plan, a pension or private investment portfolio. We often seek investment advice from stock brokers, money managers, newsletters, tips from friends or our own research, but none of us has a $93 billion investment portfolio like the Teachers and State Employees Retirement Fund
Many of us have a 401-k plan, a pension or private investment portfolio. We often seek investment advice from stock brokers, money managers, newsletters, tips from friends or our own research, but none of us has a $93 billion investment portfolio like the Teachers and State Employees Retirement Fund
 
Monday's redistricting verdict issued by a panel of three federal court judges was correct in three important elements
Monday's redistricting verdict issued by a panel of three federal court judges was correct in three important elements
 
The concept of loyalty deserves further deliberation, especially since it seems to be a major theme for this president
The concept of loyalty deserves further deliberation, especially since it seems to be a major theme for this president
 
In their fervor to repeal and replace Obamacare, our Congress has run head first into a wall of political reality: once you extend benefits to people it is almost impossible to take them away. Despite all the bluff and bluster
In their fervor to repeal and replace Obamacare, our Congress has run head first into a wall of political reality: once you extend benefits to people it is almost impossible to take them away. Despite all the bluff and bluster
 
Many of us remember North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms' war against CBS news, complaining the "liberal press" consisted of, "men and women who, if they do not hate American virtues...certainly have a smug contempt for American ideals and principles."
Many of us remember North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms' war against CBS news, complaining the "liberal press" consisted of, "men and women who, if they do not hate American virtues...certainly have a smug contempt for American ideals and principles."
 
Peter Pan never grew up and there is evidence we have a generation of many young people who, like Pan, are stranded in Neverland. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse's interesting book, The Vanishing American Adult, contends we live in an America of perpetual adolescence
Peter Pan never grew up and there is evidence we have a generation of many young people who, like Pan, are stranded in Neverland. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse's interesting book, The Vanishing American Adult, contends we live in an America of perpetual adolescence
 
A three-judge panel is currently tasked with interpreting one of our state's thorniest issues, namely who is in charge of public education. Is it to be the State Board of Education or the state Superintendent of Public Instruction?
A three-judge panel is currently tasked with interpreting one of our state's thorniest issues, namely who is in charge of public education. Is it to be the State Board of Education or the state Superintendent of Public Instruction?
 
Few of us like it when others disagree with us
 
My Father's Day presents included two vintage issues of Life magazine, one from November 22, 1948, the other from November 29, 1963
My Father's Day presents included two vintage issues of Life magazine, one from November 22, 1948, the other from November 29, 1963
 
Anyone observing today's political landscape cannot escape the domination from the conservative right and the liberal left
Anyone observing today's political landscape cannot escape the domination from the conservative right and the liberal left
 
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