Comments by Stan Deatherage | Eastern NC Now

Nice work Dave...

Commented: Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 @ 10:55 am By: Stan Deatherage

Good work Leslie on exposing a very real truth.

Commented: Thursday, April 28th, 2011 @ 11:55 am By: Stan Deatherage

The consistent policy of the Washington Daily News is that they have no true policy. They have a policy for their friends, and a policy for people like me and Hood. The one constant is that it is ever changing for them to gain advantage for those that they advocate for - hence Delma's phrase of "Advocacy Journalism."
This is definitely the ugliest period that I have witnessed in my tenure as a commissioner is Beaufort County. It smells to the high heavens, reaks it does.

Commented: Thursday, January 27th, 2011 @ 12:51 pm By: Stan Deatherage

You read my mind, Clifton. It may well be story that just keeps on giving. A hint to where I will initially take this continuing issue can be derived from the quote from the Editor of the Greenville Daily Reflector, Al Clark, "We don't have that type of policy. Policy tends to paint you in a corner."
I learned the meaning of Mr Clark's wise words long time ago if one does not adhere to their own policy. And with the WDN, not sticking with their own policy has become systemic.

Commented: Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 @ 5:29 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I will pass this question along, exactly as you posed it, when we meet with CHS. It's a good question and deserves an answer.

Commented: Monday, January 10th, 2011 @ 9:41 pm By: Stan Deatherage

It has long been the position of BCN that the Washington Daily News always stay in business, and may they continue in their position of taking the Liberal point of view and fashioning it into a position that will always appear as somewhat mainstream in message to those who have never understood the depth of managing the public's position.
Plus, the WDN is the perfect foil to expose the position of the collective special interest (which interestingly crosses political party lines) that has long ruled Washington, NC, and at one time all of Beaufort County.
Yes, we wish the WDN a long life, and we will always provide a position that will always be well considered, and often, vectored 180 degrees from their point of view.

Commented: Thursday, December 30th, 2010 @ 1:59 am By: Stan Deatherage

Thanks Dave,
I consider that high praise considering your inestimable talents with a camera.

Commented: Sunday, November 21st, 2010 @ 7:37 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Thank-you Brandy for writing such a succinct article on this component of how the special interest game is played here in Washington.

As you know, I hold out hope for everyone - that they may gain some measure of wisdom as they walk through this life - but around here it is always about the rich gaining their version of welfare on the backs of the taxpayers. Giving away this hospital to appease the doctors, many of whom idly stood by, as management ran this taxpayer owned facility in the ground is unconscionable.

How convenient that Jerry Evans, and some Realtors come riding to the rescue. I say some Realtors because I hear some may feel that the way this was handled was very exclusive. Let's see if any Realtors will grow a backbone and come forward on this issue. We offer all the space you may need here at BCN to express yourselves, regardless which position you may take, and at 43,000 hits a day in October, you will be read.

You may consider this a challenge.

Commented: Sunday, October 31st, 2010 @ 6:13 pm By: Stan Deatherage

from the Publisher: Mighty strong words from Mr. Hickman; however, the real question is: When will motivated and dedicated Democrats stand up for their elected leaders, their belief system and refute these strong words? Please Consider this a challenge to stand tall for what you believe in and use this platform, Beaufort County Now, to present your case. At BCN, we appreciate all sides of every issue, because only through discussion and interaction can we arrive at some point of persuasion.

Commented: Thursday, September 16th, 2010 @ 12:43 am By: Stan Deatherage

Hello Sandy, It's been a long time, a long time indeed. I appreciate your patronage of BCN. I hope you return, and ask Susan and Patricia to visit us a bit. Brandia Lynn, who wrote this piece on the neighborhood where she partly grew up, is my oldest daughter.

Commented: Sunday, August 1st, 2010 @ 9:19 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Clifton, I don't mean to be a paranoid alarmist, but this exclusion thing is very similar to what Hood and I experienced in our early days as commissioners, when we were blackballed by certain groups. We were even thrown out of the Republican Party under the Hope VanDorp administration.

Commented: Sunday, June 20th, 2010 @ 5:12 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Mathew, Hood and I have become well aquainted with Plyer v. Doe, however, we could never understand it at the level that yor are becoming knowlegable of the issue of enforcing the removal of illegal immigrants. I welcome any article you wish to write on the subject.

Commented: Friday, June 18th, 2010 @ 10:20 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Clifton, Thank-you for voicing your opininon built on your years as a truck driver. There is one piece of this article, written by Brandia, that was under-reported: The DOT is willing to purchase the land from the county at the Industrial Park South. To date, we have not recieved an offer.

Commented: Sunday, June 13th, 2010 @ 9:23 am By: Stan Deatherage

I fully appreciate your optimism regarding your fellow man. I, however, still consider human interaction on key intractable issues in testosterone driven pugilistic terms. I suppose I am a victim of my nature.

Commented: Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 @ 7:17 am By: Stan Deatherage

Clifton, You would be surprised as to what extent this issue stokes the fires of political passions within liberals. Search my name on the internet on this issue, and a whole new group of lies are created about my person. What a way to defend an argument - to lie.

Commented: Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 @ 9:21 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Diane has had her coffee, and there is rumor that a rebuttal is forthcoming. This issue may not be timeless, but I'm sorry to say that it will be with us for a while. Time to suit up and check your gloves Diane.

Commented: Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 @ 5:02 am By: Stan Deatherage

From my business experience with the trucking business, there is no doubt the State will use their highway bureaucrats to drain the truckers and their business of whatever that is left after cost of fuel, maintenance in a bad economy. Maybe truckers should hope for some "change you can believe in."

Commented: Monday, May 17th, 2010 @ 9:57 pm By: Stan Deatherage