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In it he proclaims the path to victory for Republicans is for all Republicans to support all Republican candidates.
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Supporters of Thom Tillis are heard to say that it is important that North Carolina elect him rather than Kay Hagan because Hagan would insure Harry Reid continuing and if Tillis is elected, along with Republicans from five other states, then the Democrats would lose majority control of the Senate.
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We'd like to think that "what you see (in a candidate) is what you get (if they are elected)."
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We here at the Observer have been scolded by some of our Republican friends for not supporting "all" Republicans. The argument goes: We need Republicans in control of both house of Congress and then we could really...
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The next time you are speeding or tempted to do so you might want to remember this information: North Carolina's car insurance premiums are among the lowest in the country - that is, as long as drivers stay on the right side of the law.
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If the state cannot restrict your choice of marriage how can it keep you from marrying your dog?
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This was the response from the Anointed One to Eric Cantor just after the inauguration in 2009. The entire statement was; "Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won."
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Voters will be presented with a proposed constitutional amendment this November 4.
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Within the past seven or eight years a county commissioner race from the primary to the November General Election could be financed for $3,000.00. Twenty thousand dollars would do the same for a sheriff's election.
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It has become more obvious that the majority of the Beaufort County leadership offices are occupied by bullies.
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Four Beaufort County Commissioners and two staff people traveled to Raleigh Monday (8-18-14) to hear it straight from the staff of the Local Government Commission (LGC).
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When your Social Studies teacher taught you that "the Constitution was written to protect our rights…" did it ever occur to you to wonder from whom we would need to be protected?
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Monday (8-4-14) night's Beaufort County Board of Commissioners' meeting was a phenomenal event. We would not have believed it had we not seen it with our own eyes.
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You can file this one under the "You'll never believe what happened at the County Commissioner meeting."
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It's interesting in the business (aggregating news/information) things sometimes just come together when you are not expecting it to happen. Wednesday (7-24-14) was one of those days. But follow us here, because to get the message you have to connect the dots.
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We here at the Observer are frequently contacted by someone who believes they or their relative, or someone associated with them, that a law enforcement officers has done something illegal to the person.
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Over the last few weeks we have published stories about Flanders Filters, a local manufacturing firm located in Beaufort County. The most recent story was about a change of management leadership at Flanders.
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"Basically," does Al Klemm know what he's talking about?
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Jerry Langley, Chairman of the Beaufort County Commissioners has issued a Proclamation of a State of Emergency in the county as a result of Hurricane Arthur.
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If you ever had the slightest doubt that the lame duck majority on the current County Commission is making extraordinary attempts to railroad a new jail before the people can vote on three members of the Commission then this agenda item should disabuse you of any such doubts.
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If you've ever wondered why we at the Observer are stickers for enforcement of the Open Meetings law this story will amply demonstrate the problem of governing boards meeting in secret session to make various decisions.
Published: Friday, May 30th, 2014 @ 9:22 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Bottom line: Elections in North Carolina and Beaufort County are determined by those who do NOT vote.
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The trivial and oppositional intolerance of political and other board meetings drives some people up the wall. Others see it as one of the necessities of a democratic form of government.
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Never fails. The left-wing Public Policy Polling is backtracking. Just last week they were reporting that Thom Tillis was going to win the GOP Primary in a cakewalk.
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Beaufort Observer endorses incumbent county commissioner, Stan Deatherage, as its top pick for the Republican nomination for commissioner, with Candidate Keith Kidwell as their second choice.
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Early voting is over. Tuesday is Election Day. Those who have not yet voted either have not had the chance to do so or are still undecided. Thus, we review our Tea Leaves of what's involved in this election.
Published: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 @ 7:47 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Editor's note: In the interest of full disclosure we would offer the following introductory comment. In September, 1999 when Hurricane Floyd hit Beaufort County, we, like thousands of people DownEast, lost our home and much of what was in it.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 5:25 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The video below of the April 23, 2014 Beaufort County Jail Committee meeting depicts a phenomenal event in the history of Beaufort County.
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The Beaufort County Conservative Republicans Club sponsored a Candidates' Forum at Beaufort County Community College Tuesday, April 22, 2014. You can watch the full program in the video clips below and those that will be posted at a later date.
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Buys his way out of liable lawsuit for $75K and a measley apology--but that is just our opinion of the implications of this case
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In January 2008 we published the results of our study of the facilities needs in Beaufort County Schools. The title of the article was The Future for Beaufort County Schools.
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The State of North Carolina, at last count, confiscated $84.2 million from taxpayers in the state (individuals and businesses) and gave it to movie production companies to entice them to make their movies in North Carolina, rather than Hollywood or somewhere else.
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Governor Pat McCrory has stepped in it. He told the Washington Post that Thom Tillis is the most electable Republican against Kay Hagan. Here is how the Post reported it.
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As reported by Stan, the meeting was useful, but regrettably was sabotaged by Commission Jerry Langley, who adjourned the meeting without a vote to do so (as required by Robert's Rules of Order) when it did not go the way Chairman Langley wanted it to go.
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