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Local political Conservative and retired Lt. Colonel Pete Benton endorses Beaufort County Commissioner Stan Deatherage in his bid for re-election to the office that he currently holds.
Published: Saturday, May 14th, 2022 @ 9:00 am
By: Pete Benton
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One of the most common misconceptions about the free market is that it encourages people to pursue their own "narrow self-interest," usually interpreted as caring only about one's self while ignoring the needs and desires of others
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2017 @ 4:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The inarticulate, bombastic and often politically incorrect President-elect Trump is slowly on growing me.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2017 @ 11:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Duke Energy coal ash saga reminds us of the old poem, "For Wont of a Nail." No doubt you remember that because of a missing horseshoe nail a horse, a rider, a message, a battle, a war and a kingdom were lost.
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 8:10 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt by six employees of the Suez Canal in 1928. The Brotherhood's credo is "Allah is our objective, the Quran is our law, the Prophet is our leader, Jihad is our way, and death for the sake of Allah is the highest of our aspirations."
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 @ 11:58 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese, and over 2,400 Americans were killed. As a result, a patriotic fever engulfed the entire country.
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2012 @ 10:48 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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We are seeing an outrageous amount of 20:20 hindsight about why Mitt Romney lost the election.
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2012 @ 8:00 am
By: Jim Bispo
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After handing over half a million dollars in the last five years or so (ending June 2011), with the understanding that it was seed money and there would be no further public funding (and, as I understood it, no further forgiveness of tax bills) by Washington.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 5:13 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Please remember that "non profit" never implies a lack of financial self interest or a failure to be motivated by the bottom line. UHS is not the "white knight" its supporters suppose
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 @ 1:38 pm
By: Warren Smith
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I want to commend the Washington Daily News for finally offering to print a balanced version of the hospital controversy. Unfortunately however, at this point in time that is not possible.
Published: Sunday, December 12th, 2010 @ 5:00 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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