Gary (Stop the nonsense) Brinn’s statement that citizens should have the same weapons as the military is irresponsible, delusional and just plain dumb. Hood, Stan and Gary — the Moe, Larry and Curly of Beaufort County.

In Saturday’s paper regarding the resolution from the special meeting, the paper indicates that the commissioners, being Republicans there, have employed the county attorney to research the matter of whether absent board members’ votes are affirmative or yes votes. Is that a truly fiscal conservative plan by the Republicans, to have the county spend money to research such an issue. I think not. Maybe they’re not as fiscally conservative as what they preach.

To the caller who said Washington’s downtown was flourishing, it’s obvious you’re a snowbird. You can’t remember back when downtown was really something see. Now we have the largest bird cage in eastern North Carolina—the Hotel Louise.