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Beaufort County is confronting a financial crisis much like what both the state and federal governments are facing, even if the numbers are not as large.
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We either fix this problem or a dictator will.
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Once again, we have proof of the absolute incompetence of the Obama Administration to get anything right.
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In this first installment we address the resistance of two Republican County Commissioners (who brand themselves as "conservatives") to holding the line on taxes.
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HB 615 has been introduced into the General Assembly. It is entitled: "No Discriminatory Purpose in Death Penalty."
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Indeed, Hood Richardson and Stan Deatherage, like Jessie Helms and Ronald Reagan, illustrate what we are saying.
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Representatives of the Beaufort Patriot Tea Party traveled to Raleigh Wednesday (3-10-11) on their weekly jaunt to "Petition their government for a redress of grievances."
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The redistribution of wealth scheme from the "Tobacco Settlement" has devestated small business in Beaufort County, much more than the EDC/Committee of 100 claims it has helped.
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The Washington Daily News (editorial on 1-30-11) bestows upon us their wisdom in assessing an "Understandable frustration."
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There are probably few people who realize it, simply because they have not thought about it much, but the Hospital Controversy has produced a milestone in Beaufort County.
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Stan Deatherage, and to a lesser extent, Hood Richardson, have come under strong attacks by some of the supporters of University Health Systems taking over the Beaufort Hospital.
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It almost got out of hand because Sandy Hardy persisted in trying to rhetorically trump other individuals and the process, but he's an attorney so what more can we say.
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As we enter the short rows in the Hospital debate, one of the things we've been asked about and keep hearing some people talk about is how much better the quality of health care will be.
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We've got a lot of problems in this county that really need something done about them, but the way we elect county commissioners is not one of them.
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Washington Daily News County Commissioner Jay McRoy stated: "There's no doubt I'd have to support UHS because the problem with the local health care system is the reimbursement."
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We don't pretend to be as wise as Messrs. McRoy, Klemm or our august peers at the WDN but it kind of makes sense to us that you don't bargain away your health care system.
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The good news is that Community Health Systems (CHS) has agreed to re-enter the negotiations on proposals to take over the Beaufort Health System.
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It appears to the "Beaufort Observer Editorial Team" that comments from the public hearing on the furture of the Beaufort County Hospital were, for the most part, excellent, but ...
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This opinion piece provided by the Beaufort Observer is a worhty commentary on the ongoing status of the BCMC, and how it projects upon its prospective future.
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