Author: Special to the County Compass
Trojan Horse threatens USA
By Bill Garrison | News Analysis Editor’s note: Mr. Garrison is a retired insurance executive from Connecticut, who now lives near Aurora. In Greek mythology, a powerful opponent of ancient Greece kidnapped a queen, Helen, and imprisoned her in an impregnable fort. In order to…
School Choice, Part 2 — www.ncschoolsaroundme.com
Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson | Executive Director, Peletah Ministries Parents in North Carolina have been empowered with opportunities for selecting their child’s education. However, many parents are not aware of these educational options that are available or even how to access those options. Those choices…
School Choice for Eastern North Carolina
By Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson The landscape for school choice in North Carolina has drastically changed in our state after the NC General Assembly passed its budget. There has been much debate and heated rhetoric around this issue. However, it is important to share the…
Ribbon Cut on New Hangar
EastCare Helicopters depend on Metro Aviation WASHINGTON, NC – Metro Aviation christened its new hangar space at Washington-Warren Airport (KOCW) on Thursday morning, October 12. Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, Metro Aviation was incorporated in 1982 as a helicopter charter, flight training and maintenance operation. The…
No answer, but a darn good suggestion!
Local man shares his analysis of illegal immigration By Ed Terry Editor’s note: A retired commercial airline pilot, Mr. Terry is also a musician who owns the County Opry on Highway 55 in Grantsboro. Just short of 7 million illegals have been encountered crossing…
“Destroying My Beautiful Country”
By Lou Colombo I am in my 99th year of age and reflecting back I can categorically state that I have lived in the greatest nation that existed during the period of my life. While we made mistakes from time to time, overall no other…
Foreign pond-raised shrimp imports may devastate local seafood industry
OPEN LETTER TO CHAIRMAN ED RIGGS & PAMLICO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS By Jerry Schill I’ve been involved with commercial fishing since I started with the North Carolina Fisheries Association in 1987. While it’s been a roller coaster ride from a political and bureaucratic standpoint, I have…
Feasibility Study for Bridge? Two readers have their say!
——— PRO ——— By Vicki Carlisle I’ve lived in this county all of my life, and I remember a time back in the late 60s or maybe early 70s (I think) that bridging the Neuse was a source of contention for citizens. I remember thinking…
LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN GREG MURPHY — Power grid cannot support Electric Vehicles
Michael Cole | Chocowinity, NC Recently, Rep. Murphy asked for feedback from his constituents about the Biden Administration’s proposed highly restrictive emission standards for gas powered vehicles. Here is one response from Michael Cole of Chocowinity: This is without a doubt one of the dumbest…
Not vaxxed? Sorry, Yulia, go somewhere else for your kidney transplant.
ECU Health steps in. Yulia now on the mend By Tammy Dail GREENVILLE – This is a story ABOUT TYRANNY that we all need to be aware of. If left unchecked, this tyranny could lead to the loss of medical and religious freedoms. Lee &…
NC Attorney General attempts to impede Concealed Carry training
By Paul Valone | News Analysis Editor’s note: Mr. Valone is Director of Grass Roots North Carolina, a Raleigh-based nonprofit, which thwarts efforts to undermine the Second Amendment. RALEIGH – As you may recall, in a move mimicking Joe Biden’s abuse of the Bureau of…
LOOK CLOSELY!! Do you see two Mountain Lions?
NEW BERN – One is leaping from an ice-encrusted tree, while another (younger, perhaps?) hunkers down. Wow! What a photo!! Learn more from Vinny Colucci , professional wildlife photographer, at the July meeting of the Coastal Photo Club to be be held at the Centenary…
