Editorials
Opinion and commentary from our esteemed colleagues.
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I went to Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally two weeks ago, and then got right back into my van and drove back up to Washington D.C. for the 9/12 Rally.
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I went to Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally two weeks ago, and then got right back into my van and drove back up to Washington D.C. for the 9/12 Rally.
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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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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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George Will, writing in Sunday's (8-29-10) Washington Post highlights one of the most vexing problems our nation faces…the waste of human capital.
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George Will, writing in Sunday's (8-29-10) Washington Post highlights one of the most vexing problems our nation faces…the waste of human capital.
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Glenn Beck had a dream. He thought that if Americans can unite in order to restore honor to our nation, it would be the first step in taking our country back.
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Glenn Beck had a dream. He thought that if Americans can unite in order to restore honor to our nation, it would be the first step in taking our country back.
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Governor Perdue came to town Friday. It was embarrassing. Her handlers couldn't have done a much worse job, all the way around.
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Governor Perdue came to town Friday. It was embarrassing. Her handlers couldn't have done a much worse job, all the way around.
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A growing number of the American youth is bridging the gap between American liberalism and Libertarianism as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
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A growing number of the American youth is bridging the gap between American liberalism and Libertarianism as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
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Last Saturday the LA Times published student test data. Obviously that was not what made it revolutionary. But what they did was publish the data by teacher. And that if revolutionary.
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Last Saturday the LA Times published student test data. Obviously that was not what made it revolutionary. But what they did was publish the data by teacher. And that if revolutionary.
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Good old-fashioned (John Maynard) Keynesian economic stimulus is not necessarily a bad thing; not if you spend the public’s money wisely.
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Good old-fashioned (John Maynard) Keynesian economic stimulus is not necessarily a bad thing; not if you spend the public’s money wisely.
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when I watch the footage of 9/11, I can remember it all just as clearly as the very day the carnage and destruction actually occurred.
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when I watch the footage of 9/11, I can remember it all just as clearly as the very day the carnage and destruction actually occurred.
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The Beaufort County Board of Education heard a report from its staff on the development of a revision in the Health curriculum required by recent state legislation.
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The Beaufort County Board of Education heard a report from its staff on the development of a revision in the Health curriculum required by recent state legislation.
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The Beaufort County Board of Education met in its regular monthly meeting Monday (7-26-10).
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The Beaufort County Board of Education met in its regular monthly meeting Monday (7-26-10).
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In light of the serious consequences that have resulted directly from the removal of religion in our schools and in our society, I wish to propose a possible legal pathway for change.
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In light of the serious consequences that have resulted directly from the removal of religion in our schools and in our society, I wish to propose a possible legal pathway for change.
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We may just have an excellent superintendent. It's too soon to declare that so, but we need to give him every chance in the world to make us the best.
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We may just have an excellent superintendent. It's too soon to declare that so, but we need to give him every chance in the world to make us the best.
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Beaufort County Schools has posted a news release on its website showing that the school system did not meet "Adequate Yearly Progress" (AYP).
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Beaufort County Schools has posted a news release on its website showing that the school system did not meet "Adequate Yearly Progress" (AYP).
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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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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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Was it a private meeting with only the Washington Daily News having access? We mean to find out.
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Was it a private meeting with only the Washington Daily News having access? We mean to find out.
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Our success is the result of freedom - economic, political, and civil liberties. We are not by any means perfect and we have more recently developed some serious problems.
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Our success is the result of freedom - economic, political, and civil liberties. We are not by any means perfect and we have more recently developed some serious problems.
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In a free enterprise system a person can only become rich by creating value or improving the lives of others. A person can only become rich by giving people what they want.
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In a free enterprise system a person can only become rich by creating value or improving the lives of others. A person can only become rich by giving people what they want.
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Either Mr. Warren is woefully uninformed, or he is being disingenuous with the Chocowinity Town Board.
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Either Mr. Warren is woefully uninformed, or he is being disingenuous with the Chocowinity Town Board.
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Diane Rufino: "I think Mike Hayes and I have a fundamental disagreement on both the foundation and the future of this country."
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Diane Rufino: "I think Mike Hayes and I have a fundamental disagreement on both the foundation and the future of this country."
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We have received several inquires about the reported resignation of a teacher at Washington High School. Specifically we have been asked why we have not reported on it.
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We have received several inquires about the reported resignation of a teacher at Washington High School. Specifically we have been asked why we have not reported on it.
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Most people in Beaufort County do not know it, but the Beaufort County Board of Education has created a huge mess with the way it deals with personnel.
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Most people in Beaufort County do not know it, but the Beaufort County Board of Education has created a huge mess with the way it deals with personnel.
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Does the discredited, publicly funded political action committee for Barak Obama, ACORN, remain as a remnant within the context of the local census management team?
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Does the discredited, publicly funded political action committee for Barak Obama, ACORN, remain as a remnant within the context of the local census management team?
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North Carolina law, good judgement and common sense says that the public's business should be conducted in public.
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North Carolina law, good judgement and common sense says that the public's business should be conducted in public.
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To understand your mind, is to have control over your actions. Having control over your actions, is the first step toward freedom.
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To understand your mind, is to have control over your actions. Having control over your actions, is the first step toward freedom.
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While other school systems are making plans to cut budgets, including layoffs of classroom teachers, Beaufort County's school board yesterday made plans to spend nearly all of its budget.
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While other school systems are making plans to cut budgets, including layoffs of classroom teachers, Beaufort County's school board yesterday made plans to spend nearly all of its budget.
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At their regular monthly meeting on March 22 the Beaufort County Board of Education heard a report on the PreK program in Beaufort County.
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At their regular monthly meeting on March 22 the Beaufort County Board of Education heard a report on the PreK program in Beaufort County.
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The Beaufort County Board of Education, meeting in its regular monthly meeting March 22, heard an update from the administration on the upcoming changes in the system's sex ed.
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The Beaufort County Board of Education, meeting in its regular monthly meeting March 22, heard an update from the administration on the upcoming changes in the system's sex ed.
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This is the second of two articles on the School Board's review of its Drug Testing policy.
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This is the second of two articles on the School Board's review of its Drug Testing policy.
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The Beaufort County Board of Education, meeting in its regular monthly meeting, March 22, 2010, discussed revisions that have been recommended to its Drug Testing Policy 4280.
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The Beaufort County Board of Education, meeting in its regular monthly meeting, March 22, 2010, discussed revisions that have been recommended to its Drug Testing Policy 4280.
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Beaufort County Schools has made the New York Times. The Times is running a story on the extensive use of suspensions and expulsions in the nation's schools.
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Beaufort County Schools has made the New York Times. The Times is running a story on the extensive use of suspensions and expulsions in the nation's schools.
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Simply stated the issue is: To what extent must and should we accommodate those who do not speak English?
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Simply stated the issue is: To what extent must and should we accommodate those who do not speak English?
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Beaufort County Schools officials met with the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners in special session Thursday afternoon to review budget matters.
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Beaufort County Schools officials met with the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners in special session Thursday afternoon to review budget matters.
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The current controversy in North Carolina with the social studies curriculum was a focus of attention at Monday (2-22-10) night's School Board meeting.
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The current controversy in North Carolina with the social studies curriculum was a focus of attention at Monday (2-22-10) night's School Board meeting.