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Traveling in a car or in an airplane

I use to fly a lot. My last flight was before Covid occurred. Since then, I haven’t flown anyplace. I ...

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Career Technical Education: Boat building at Washington High School

The boating industry employs a total of 1,200 plus employees in Beaufort and Pitt Counties combined. Beaufort County employees ...

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The hazards and the future of NC Highway 33

Greenville has slowly been creeping towards Beaufort County along NC Highway 33.  There are several new housing developments ...

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Economic development, opportunity and education

Economic development from my perspective is more and better jobs. For this to occur, there needs to be growth ...

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Christian Nationalism and Leviticus

There is a concerted nation-wide effort to elect candidates who identify themselves as Christian Nationalists. Among other things, ...

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Insights into Beaufort County’s business landscape

Today’s Beaufort County economic landscape reflects stability with modest growth, providing a supportive environment for existing small businesses ...

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Spotlight on China

China seems a long way off: travel west, and it’s more than 7,500 miles to Shanghai, the Chinese ...

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Warmer weather is here and the primary election is over

I’m happy to say that warmer weather is here and the weeds are growing at a record rate ...

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New guardrails help everyone stay safe

Everybody has at least one.  It may be a box, a drawer, a storage tote or something similar. ...

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My concerns with Beaufort County convenience centers

Beaufort County recently made changes to three of the convenience centers; Chocowinity, Cherry Run and River Road. Some paving ...

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