Author: Gordon Allison Jr. | Technical Writer

(It happens in NC, not just Minnesota) By Gordon Allison | Reporter ARAPAHOE – This past week, I received a mailing from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). That letter had a headline printed in bold type that said my current Medicare card was…

Editor’s Note: As Iran blocks the Straits of Hormuz, (with the exception of oil for the People’s Republic of China), this is a good time to look at the GPS satellite galaxies and the ‘one-way’ drones that Iran sends out to cause mayhem and death….

In Part One, Mr. Allison outlined problems with our nation’s emergency communications – now known as the Emergency Alert System. What is needed, he argued, is an alternate means of information delivery from governmental officialdom to USA citizens. Although he cites several solutions, alert readers…

Note: In this first part, we discuss the evolution of the Emergency Broadcast System. SHORT HISTORY: During the Russian nuclear scare of the 1950s, school students were instructed and trained to duck under their desks when a siren alert was issued. Soviet bombers were turboprop…

Editor’s Note: Congress gave local officials the authority to control the deployment of wireless infrastructure in their communities. Now the FCC is trying to take that authority away. The current system is working, but telecoms are impatient with local zoning laws and want unfettered ability…

The official notice is known as FCC Docket No. 25-276. Backed by Big Telecom, the FCC intends to allow cell site towers in your neighborhood every 600 to 800 feet. And, in the fine print, local standards like zoning and Home Owner Association rules are…

Editor’s Note: If you have Brightspeed telephone and/or internet service, this article will be of particular interest. If your Brightspeed service fails, you will want to file a complaint with the FCC. Brightspeed will respond to FCC complaints because the FCC grants Brightspeed an exclusive…

Editor’s Note: In Part One of this series, the website TVpassport.com was introduced as a source of information for digital programs available locally. This is important if you would like to cut the cable and save money by viewing 30-plus programs for FREE.  If you…

Editor’s note: With costs going ever higher to bring TV programs into the home, Mr. Allison offers readers a fresh, and surprising, look at what is available ‘over the air’ here in eastern NC. He also recommends a website known as www.tvpassport.com The first question…

In two earlier articles about the proposed Pamlico 6 thru12 school, I quoted some statistics for the time frame of 2010 to 2022: Pamlico County lost 5.5 percent of its population School aged people (5 to 19) decreased 25.2 percent The 65-plus population increased 31.6…

Editor’s note: Bids for this project will be opened Thursday, July 25. An open-to-the-public meeting of the Pamlico County Commission and the Board of Education is set for 5pm on Tuesday, July 30, at the school system administrative office in Bayboro. We thank Mr. Allison…

BAYBORO – Pamlico County Schools released a request for bids on June 27, 2024 for construction of a 6th thru 12th grades school. The bids will be opened in public at the current high school auditorium on Thursday, July 27 at 2pm. This article details…