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If we vote the way we have always voted we will get the kind of government we have always gotten
If we vote the way we have always voted we will get the kind of government we have always gotten
 
This is how the Gang of Five commissioners make decisions with your money
This is how the Gang of Five commissioners make decisions with your money
 
I am a big concept guy, but I well understand that elected leaders are also charged with oversight.
I am a big concept guy, but I well understand that elected leaders are also charged with oversight.
 
Essentially what the report documents is that as much as $20 million of school construction from the $39.6 million bond construction program was built in the wrong place and too little was spent on schools that should have had more construction than was done at those schools.
Essentially what the report documents is that as much as $20 million of school construction from the $39.6 million bond construction program was built in the wrong place and too little was spent on schools that should have had more construction than was done at those schools.
 
Voters have not punished any of the Gang of Five for the serious loses named in the first paragraph. The voters not holding commissioners individually responsible for their bad and expensive decisions has made our commissioners even more bold and lazy.
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2012 @ 1:59 pm By: Hood Richardson
Voters have not punished any of the Gang of Five for the serious loses named in the first paragraph. The voters not holding commissioners individually responsible for their bad and expensive decisions has made our commissioners even more bold and lazy.
 
The national press is obsessed with gun deaths. These liberals never miss an opportunity to headline a gun death. The most recent usable sets of numbers on drug deaths, automobile deaths and gun deaths is 2009.
Published: Sunday, July 1st, 2012 @ 2:01 pm By: Hood Richardson
The national press is obsessed with gun deaths. These liberals never miss an opportunity to headline a gun death. The most recent usable sets of numbers on drug deaths, automobile deaths and gun deaths is 2009.
 
The liberal Gang of Five Beaufort County Commissioners declared victory at the County Commissioner meeting on June 4th with the passing of the 2012/2013 budget.
The liberal Gang of Five Beaufort County Commissioners declared victory at the County Commissioner meeting on June 4th with the passing of the 2012/2013 budget.
 
I downloaded the 2013 County budget (all 168 pages) and have been through every page in it. I worked my way through it one page at a time to get a "fix" on what's in it.
Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012 @ 8:43 am By: Jim Bispo
I downloaded the 2013 County budget (all 168 pages) and have been through every page in it. I worked my way through it one page at a time to get a "fix" on what's in it.
 
At the May 7, 2012, meeting we saw one of the most significant displays of bad government we have ever seen. The item on the agenda was simply: "Resolution to End Corporate Welfare In North Carolina and Beaufort County."
At the May 7, 2012, meeting we saw one of the most significant displays of bad government we have ever seen. The item on the agenda was simply: "Resolution to End Corporate Welfare In North Carolina and Beaufort County."
 
Primary election votes are a lot more valuable than general election votes, especially in local elections. There are several reasons. There are about one third more Democrats registered than Republicans.
Primary election votes are a lot more valuable than general election votes, especially in local elections. There are several reasons. There are about one third more Democrats registered than Republicans.
 
A quick review of those who spoke at the public hearings reveals that this argument was the single most frequently mentioned reason to go with UHS. Even some doctors displayed the same lack of understanding of economics.
A quick review of those who spoke at the public hearings reveals that this argument was the single most frequently mentioned reason to go with UHS. Even some doctors displayed the same lack of understanding of economics.
 
Beaufort County continues to suffer from the Blind Mice making up the Gang of Five on our County Commission.
Beaufort County continues to suffer from the Blind Mice making up the Gang of Five on our County Commission.
 
The people of Beaufort County were treated to an amazing scene in the reaction of some commissioners to a recent request from Dr. Don Phipps that the County fund a population study of the students in the school system.
The people of Beaufort County were treated to an amazing scene in the reaction of some commissioners to a recent request from Dr. Don Phipps that the County fund a population study of the students in the school system.
 
What is wrong with government, at all levels, was on full display Monday night (4-2-12) at the Beaufort County Board of Commissioner's meeting.
What is wrong with government, at all levels, was on full display Monday night (4-2-12) at the Beaufort County Board of Commissioner's meeting.
 
Now that the Gang of Five has become known to the public they are working to change their mage. I notice that the vote on many issues is now four to three.
Published: Sunday, April 1st, 2012 @ 2:37 pm By: Hood Richardson
Now that the Gang of Five has become known to the public they are working to change their mage. I notice that the vote on many issues is now four to three.
 
We are hearing about those awful Republicans who are trying to impose tolls on ferries, including the one at Bayview in Beaufort County.
We are hearing about those awful Republicans who are trying to impose tolls on ferries, including the one at Bayview in Beaufort County.
 
With all the government hand outs, freebies, special interests, debt, and unemployment one would think no sane politician would still be trying to raise taxes.
Published: Sunday, March 4th, 2012 @ 8:22 am By: Hood Richardson
With all the government hand outs, freebies, special interests, debt, and unemployment one would think no sane politician would still be trying to raise taxes.
 
The Gang of Five on the County Commission (Cayton, Langley, McRoy, Booth and Klemm) have spent over eight million dollars since 2005 on the Economic Development Commission.
The Gang of Five on the County Commission (Cayton, Langley, McRoy, Booth and Klemm) have spent over eight million dollars since 2005 on the Economic Development Commission.
 
The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners voted Monday night (1-9-12) to submit a referendum to the county's voters in the May 8, 2012 primary on the question of whether to raise the county, local option sales tax rate from 2% to 2.25%.
The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners voted Monday night (1-9-12) to submit a referendum to the county's voters in the May 8, 2012 primary on the question of whether to raise the county, local option sales tax rate from 2% to 2.25%.
 
Despite the protestations of a wide ranging sample of Beaufort County citizens, "The Gang of Five" just increased your property taxes 6%.
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2011 @ 9:07 am By: John Lacava
Despite the protestations of a wide ranging sample of Beaufort County citizens, "The Gang of Five" just increased your property taxes 6%.
 

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