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Beaufort County Board of Education District 6 member Steven P. Rader has filed for election to another term on the board. He is a resident of Washington, residing on Harvey Street in the city's Historic District.
Published: Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 @ 7:31 pm
By: Steven P. Rader
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“We can’t come this week,” read the text message I received from the maid who cleans our house every other week. “ICE is at the door.”
Published: Saturday, November 29th, 2025 @ 9:36 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina’s Republican legislative leadership never met a tax they didn’t want to cut. Since taking control of state government in 2011, they have cut corporate tax rates from 6.9 percent to the current 2.0 percent.
Published: Sunday, October 26th, 2025 @ 6:07 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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No doubt you are hearing pundits speculating about the 2026 U.S. Senate race, but that election is 13 months from now.
Published: Thursday, September 18th, 2025 @ 3:16 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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In fewer than 60 days the filing period opens for candidates to run in the March 3rd primary elections.
Published: Sunday, September 7th, 2025 @ 9:35 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Two political junkies struck up a conversation. Jane, a staunch Republican well known in state politics, told me she had enjoyed watching NC SPIN on television for many years. “I liked the way you had people expressing different opinions without getting ugly or disagreeable,” she said.
Published: Friday, August 29th, 2025 @ 8:34 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina is the 10th worst state for healthcare access. Many residents live in “healthcare deserts.”
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025 @ 11:25 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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January 9, 2007 was a historic day. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the creation of a device called the iPhone.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2025 @ 1:29 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Donald Trump’s customary bluster, intimidation and threats backfired on him this time. It might well result in a Democrat winning the 2026 U.S. Senate election in our state.
Published: Saturday, July 5th, 2025 @ 6:57 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Once upon a time, not many years ago, North Carolina had a dream. A dream shared by parents and politicians, by citizens and educators.
Published: Sunday, June 29th, 2025 @ 4:20 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Famed Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, responsible for writing the group’s biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” died Thursday at his home in Osprey, Florida. He was 80.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2024 @ 5:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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What would happen if, just before the tip-off to a basketball game, the referees announced that they were awarding one of the teams a 15-point lead at the beginning of the game?
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 6:14 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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I’ve put off writing about the 2024 elections as long as I can, but with the “Super Tuesday” Primary election in 14 states a month away, we need to check in.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2024 @ 12:15 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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In a stunning act of humility, retired wrestler and two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee Hulk Hogan went forward during the altar call at Indian Rocks Baptist Church to be baptized
Published: Friday, March 15th, 2024 @ 12:08 am
By: Babylon Bee
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My recent column about North Carolina’s “First in Freedom” claim established the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. But now, as legendary broadcaster Paul Harvey frequently said, you’re going to hear “the rest of the story.”
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 11:26 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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“First in Freedom,” our state license plates proclaim. Is this claim true?
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 5:28 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Jim Martin was the most underappreciated governor in our state’s modern history.
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 6:14 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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No sooner had the sun gone down Christmas day than everyone started greeting you with “Happy New Year.” But will 2024 be happy?
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 9:49 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Here’s my parting message for the year: “23 skidoo.” Readers “of a certain age,” know this early 20th century slang expression.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 5:19 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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As we prepare to turn the page on another year, we are reminded we are a year older.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 9:31 am
By: Tom Campbell
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There’s no better example of community spirit than a small-town Christmas Parade.
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2024 @ 5:10 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Bill Belichick is out as head coach of the New England Patriots after 24 years and leading the team to nine Super Bowl trips and six rings.
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 8:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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We were invited to attend the meeting of Pamlico Partners for Democracy, a group concerned about current threats to Democracy.
Published: Saturday, January 13th, 2024 @ 3:03 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Legendary Hollywood producer Norman Lear, who was responsible for some of the most popular television shows of the 1970s, has died at the age of 101.
Published: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 9:54 am
By: Daily Wire
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More and more frequently I am asked: What can we do when our legislature doesn’t pass laws not supported by the majority, favoring instead the minority?
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 11:07 am
By: Tom Campbell
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A friend gave us an insulated mug with a clever cartoon saying, “Happy Hallothanksmus.”
Published: Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 @ 4:48 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Dolly Parton celebrated a career milestone at age 77 after her first rock album, titled “Rockstar,” reached No. 1 on six different Billboard charts and saw the highest debut sales out of her entire discography.
Published: Wednesday, December 13th, 2023 @ 8:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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I don’t recognize North Carolina today. It is not the state I’ve loved and lived in all my life. We’ve changed from being “where the weak grow strong, and the strong grow great” to a state where we select the ones we choose to hate.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 10:12 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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In Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign he asked the voters one question: Are you better off today than you were four years ago? It’s worth asking now.
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2023 @ 10:11 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Two recent headlines grabbed my attention. The first was the announcement that Toyota, having already announced a major project to build batteries for electric vehicles in Randolph County, has expanded their plans.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 9:55 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The new redistricted congressional and legislative maps passed by our legislature are not surprising to those who have followed this hyper partisan General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, November 16th, 2023 @ 1:50 am
By: Tom Campbell
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I recently attended a forum discussing the future of elections in North Carolina. During a break, someone commented on my rants about legislative shenanigans, asking my assessment of the current General Assembly. I rambled a bit, but do remember mentioning the terms “historic,” and “power grab.”
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 9:15 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Our world expanded in the 1950s as television brought news and events from around the world into our living rooms.
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 12:15 am
By: Tom Campbell
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