Comments by Stan Deatherage | Eastern NC Now

Van Zant: It does appear that a Cheeseman Coalition is forming on this very "independent" School Board.

One more thing, I requested back in February, 2025, from Superintendent Cheeseman, the Title Search and notes on the infamous 4 acres that cost the taxpayers of Beaufort County an additional $500,000.00 for the additional land cost to build a $52,000,000.00 projected for an unneeded school on land thought owned, but was not, and discovered as such, irrespective of the fact that original title search needed for the planning of that school, now being built at the lowest point of the lot, was obviously never requested; never performed when absolutely needed.

As Beaufort County's elected taxing authority, and the taxpayers most ardent representative, I have yet to receive that promised Title Search, lo these many months later from Superintendent Cheeseman, as promised.

Commented: Sunday, June 29th, 2025 @ 11:21 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Don Shreve: The closing of S.W. Snowden School will not only be an issue in the 2026 School Boards elections, it will also be one of the most important issues in the County Commissioner race, especially since the three Republicans serving the citizens of Beaufort County worked diligently to save Snowden, when the School Board would not, while the Center-Left /Left Coalition (those who swap votes to share power on the Beaufort County Commission} stood in the way of these Real Republicans' constituents being better served by their representatives.

Commented: Sunday, June 29th, 2025 @ 8:23 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I have held my nose and voted for Tillis many times in the past.

If there is a primary, and Tillis has not conceded his position, I will vote for the other guy.

Likewise in the past, I did not vote for Senator Burr during many election cycles. For some of you Tillis detractors out there, I sincerely believe Burr was worse than Tillis.

Commented: Sunday, June 29th, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Recently, I attended a Pitt County Board of Realtors Luncheon and extravaganza, where the middle-aged speaker - the state association president - engaged in an impromptu exchange; where he, the speaker, and myself, the attendee, publicly discussed DEI as I was halfway through my chocolate dessert.

The Middle-Aged Association President expressed: "Right now on all forms, created by the North Carolina Association of Realtors, the subject of DEI and its content is now scrubbed, removed from all forms you will use going forward."

Stan Deatherage, as erstwhile Realtor intuitively ... Claps loudly and utters a sincere and effective cheer.

The Middle-Aged Association President (staring in the direction of the clapping, cheering Deatherage queried): "And you think this is a good thing?" Continuing in retort, "DEI is important, and will be necessary on all our forms, for every communication of our Association's business until every homebuyer, every Realtor's client knows: Inclusivity and Equity in this Diverse Society within North Carolina."

In a state of unrequited puzzlement, the Associated President continued to cast his gaze upon me, even though I had now stopped clapping and cheering, just like myself, the estimated 4 other half-hearted clappers, out of about 120 Realtors in attendance, had withdrawn the slapping palms in an haphazard rhythm out of lack of momentum, there at the Greenville Hilton, that day in early June, 2025 ... As if he expected a detailed, concise answer from this: Grizzled Realtor of some great esoteric knowledge; a 7 term Conservative Beaufort County Commissioner; Publisher /Webmaster Extraordinaire and Digital Impresario; not to mention a Writer of all manner of prose, non prose and whatnot ... So, yes I instinctively responded.

And, not to disappoint, as expected, an unperturbed Stan Deatherage blurted out simply, and without much regard for the fanfare of perfection, succinctly retorted ... "DEI is an abomination!" And nothing more was said.

Continuing on, after the profession of an alternate and unexpected reality within this abrupt measure of discourse, the Middle Aged Provocateur and After Dinner Speaker continued his gaze upon my person for a few long seconds, as if he expected a more robust explanation, in debate, regarding this tattered and lost issue - DEI ... Of which I could have duly given such in the great spirit of refined verbosity, and would have done so in any political setting; however, I did not here, then ...

My Chocolate Cake was only half eaten, and the hour was late.

In hindsight, it would have been rather nice if the wait staff had brought me that first cup of coffee with cream. Coffee is a welcome substitute for ice cold milk.

Commented: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 11:35 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I really do not know of any functionally intelligent Democratic Socialists on the national stage; having said that, why is it that the most boisterously stupid members of that drowning political party always seem to become their leaders in these dark days of that party's imminent self-destruction?

Commented: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 6:27 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Hurricane Helene will never be forgotten, as its cruel force ravaged our land, and the economic security of so many of our people.

Commented: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 5:52 pm By: Stan Deatherage

It should not be to big of a stretch of one's imagination to understand, from this report, why Hillary Clinton chose Tim Kaine to be her running mate in the 2016 election against Donald J. Trump.

Commented: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 4:30 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Unbelievably, there is a Democratic Socialist push back over the feckless DEI argument that DEI is even real.

Commented: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 7:37 am By: Stan Deatherage

The Green Initiative is an issue that must be taken away from the Disingenuous Left /Non Patriot Left, and the Conservatives, who are intellectually better capable of conserving the environment, must lead the way in helping all good people in knowing that stewardship begins with the individual.

Commented: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 1:17 am By: Stan Deatherage

Washingtonian: What you are saying is a bit pessimistic; however, there is a large measure of truth in what you profess here.

On the optimistic side, I am seeing a sea change in politics /government. The "Bully Government" is beginning to lose, and will continue to lose as more of US can gain and hold office.

A note here to the "Bully Government" of Waste, Fraud and Abuse: Be careful; you have more liability than you might realize.

Commented: Friday, June 27th, 2025 @ 12:36 pm By: Stan Deatherage

If terrorists commit heinous acts against our Good People, and it is determined that these terrorists were any part of the Open Borders Welcoming Society created by the administration of Idiot President Biden, my question will always be: How many bad and treasonous actors from that administration will be convicted as traitors, and summarily punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Commented: Friday, June 27th, 2025 @ 7:31 am By: Stan Deatherage

If terrorists commit heinous acts against our Good People, and it is determined that these terrorists were any part of the Open Borders Welcoming Society created by the administration of Idiot President Biden, my question will always be: How many bad and treasonous actors from that administration will be convicted as traitors, and summarily punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Commented: Thursday, June 26th, 2025 @ 8:02 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I will argue, successfully, that the county government actually raised taxes this fiscal year, and one can easily decipher such once they get their tax bill in August, thus comparing probable increase year over year.

As your Conservative County Commissioner, I voted against that tax hike in a variety of ways, on a multiplicity of days.

The City of Washington took raising taxes, however, in a revaluation year, to a grand and incredible scale, far beyond what the county of beaufort did to its citizens, so I am advising all taxpayers to compare bills and know the truth of your property tax predicament of financing certain "Waste, Fraud and Abuse."

Commented: Thursday, June 26th, 2025 @ 1:22 pm By: Stan Deatherage

BC Citizen: That sounds about right.

The City of Washington is a much smaller government than county government, and there is plenty of low hanging fruit to cut as waste (even more than the county government, where there is a plenty), so their core government should be considerably less than the 25 Million mark.

Commented: Thursday, June 26th, 2025 @ 11:52 am By: Stan Deatherage

Hood is right about NOT voting on the process, and all junior politicians should take heed and watch what we do (Hood and Stan) since we generally know more than "you" (local politicians not humble enough to know who their betters are).

If it is a bad idea in its inception: NEVER vote for the "process" of that bad idea, and closing Snowden was an incredibly bad idea from its initial start.

Somewhat like building a 53,000,000.00 school that you DO NOT need, at the LOWEST point of the lot, when you first DO NOT get a TITLE SEARCH for land you thought owned, but DID NOT.

Commented: Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 8:13 am By: Stan Deatherage

Washingtonian: You are right; it ain't fair. Public education, more and more, is becoming a smooth hustle for the Left, and the public owning these schools rather than tearing them down, or allowing them to fall into complete disrepair is what I believe to be the best option to aid in turning the public's education around, and do it NOW.

Of course, we will probably need one more smart commissioner first.

Commented: Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 @ 11:30 pm By: Stan Deatherage

On the City Government, I know first hand of terrible management and corruption for decades, but now, I hearing such stories from many of my constituents that beckons many memories of bad governing: One instance of discussion appears to be, after all the fanfare about this drone opportunity at the airport: What is happening now? What did occur to explain why so little has happened in that regard of NOW?

Explanations are warranted.

Commented: Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 @ 1:18 pm By: Stan Deatherage