Comments by Buzz Cayton | Eastern NC Now

We went through this ordeal with Savvis and the second choice. At the time this was being reviewed, the opening shot from Savvis was the Rain-bow Flag. The second choice selected by Cheeseman's finest committee has a slide on "how to confront the church". Adam Oneal showed this in a slide presentation made to the school board. If it is true that Hudson is pushing this, he needs to talk to the church people who supported him in the last election. It has been suggested several times that the board review the Hillsdale social studies curriculum, which is free and comes with the lesson plans but it has been stalled by this bunch at every turn. As we see our country waking up to reality, we see this bunch living on the wrong side of history. Woke is broke and DEI is dead. The board needs to wake up and examine why you have low-performing schools and 30 to 35% of our children at reading level.

Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 6:46 pm By: Buzz Cayton

I apologize to the general public for supporting and working to elect these no-votes to the School Board. This turned out to be a real mistake. I pray that we will be able to find competent replacements for them in the next election. What about the County Commission and dollars over people? Look at their surplus funds and the recent Reval. Where is the heart of Elthel Booth, School Board; Ed Booth and Jerry Langly, County Commission, who should be champions for the predominantly black students in Snowden. All voted to close the school. Let's be sure that those who go to vote next time never forget. Did this bunch drink the Frankie Waters Kool-Aid on more school consolidation, along with Cheeseman? They just drove the nail in the coffin for Aurora and Created a nightmare for first graders riding a school bus.

Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 2:26 pm By: Buzz Cayton

This entire group seems to treat this like a dart game—tossing a few million dollars here, a few million there, just to see what sticks. And if it doesn’t work out? No problem—they’ll just build another one.

Who has been hired to assess what’s actually needed? Cheeseman? None of the current School Board members have the credentials to make these decisions without input from qualified demographers, engineers, and traffic consultants.

This “seat-of-their-pants” approach to running our county must end. It’s clear we need a serious house cleaning.

Commented: Friday, May 30th, 2025 @ 3:25 pm By: Buzz Cayton

Bring the whole fam damily so they can vote Democrat. What a deal.

Commented: Friday, April 11th, 2025 @ 9:02 am By: Buzz Cayton

It can be challenging to remain completely objective when addressing deeply ingrained prejudices and beliefs. The primary necessity within the Local Republican Party should be to set aside minor personal conflicts and concentrate on the actual needs and improvements required for local governance and the methods through which we can implement them.
The Republican Party should prioritize what benefits the people, free from personal bias. Morality, integrity, honesty, and truthfulness are often missing in national politics. While the local party can't control the national scene, they can uphold these values locally.
"Trust but verify," "Consider the source," and "We the people" are essential principles that should be kept in mind for future endeavors of the Local Republican Party.

Commented: Sunday, April 6th, 2025 @ 11:36 am By: Buzz Cayton

I was surprised that the Dems did not have one person dressed in Trans garb to go along with the pink outfits. They did not remember that for some of us old guys, Pink meant Pinkos (like communists of old). Or maybe that was subliminal campaigning.

Commented: Thursday, March 6th, 2025 @ 1:49 pm By: Buzz Cayton

While the present management diddles with lights for the soccer fields and monolith buildings to consolidate schools for less individual help and more discipline problems, what is being done for our under-served students? The ones with 40% to 47% at home with no daddy. The ones that are now four years behind since Covid. I see the foo-foo about buildings but how about this huge segment of children that will drop out as soon as they can? Then back on the street. Learning how to work the system for welfare and missing a life that could have been. What is the plan for this group? Never herd it mentioned at a school board meeting.

Commented: Monday, March 3rd, 2025 @ 9:17 am By: Buzz Cayton

You Guys are so cruel. You are going to put Al Sharpton out of business.

Commented: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 @ 11:59 am By: Buzz Cayton

A basic management tool:
Where performance is measured, performance improves.

Commented: Thursday, February 13th, 2025 @ 12:55 pm By: Buzz Cayton

Remember Trump's story about the snake? Why do we keep voting for them in each election? We know how they are from their past performance.

Commented: Monday, February 3rd, 2025 @ 10:36 am By: Buzz Cayton

Will, without a disclaimer, Cheesaman is declaring the actual value of this property and would need to produce a certified value to prove his validity. If presented to a bank, this could be a fraudulent action.

Commented: Saturday, January 25th, 2025 @ 12:38 pm By: Buzz Cayton

It is a lot to digest in one sitting, but I wonder if we should help them understand that bussing means K students (5 years old) will be riding on their own on a bus. The oldest child will be 8 or 9 years old. Will a five-year-old get off of the bus and run out in the street?

Commented: Thursday, January 16th, 2025 @ 3:47 pm By: Buzz Cayton

Please review Ray Leary's article in the Observer.

Commented: Saturday, January 11th, 2025 @ 4:59 pm By: Buzz Cayton

Let us hope that one day we will have representation that looks at what is good for the Country instead of the Party.

Commented: Saturday, December 28th, 2024 @ 1:19 pm By: Buzz Cayton

Maybe Homan can get him for harboring fugitives.

Commented: Monday, December 16th, 2024 @ 8:33 am By: Buzz Cayton

Stan is right. We not only fail to remember but fail to teach this to our children. Once in a while we hear the term “The greatest generation” and most young people have no idea what that means.
I was almost seven years old when I was sitting in my father’s chair in pajamas listening to a re-run of “Jack Armstrong the all-American boy” on that Sunday morning when I heard the announcement that Pearl Harber had been bombed.
In less than a year the Army came to my Dad, while we lived in Blounts Creek, and asked if they could put an Observation Post in our side yard. It did not take an act of Congress or a court action, my Dad said yes. We were at war.
My mother became the Chief Observer, and we spotted airplanes for the entire war.
By the time I was nine years old, I could identify all planes that flew by their silhouette. I thought I was in the Army.

Commented: Saturday, December 7th, 2024 @ 12:43 pm By: Buzz Cayton

Bob might find "Social Justice Fallacies" by Thomas Sowell a good read. Sowell is a black economist.

Commented: Monday, December 2nd, 2024 @ 4:14 pm By: Buzz Cayton