Vaxx Not Quite ‘Safe and Effective’
By Frank Bergman The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna to issue warnings that their Covid mRNA “vaccines” carry a high risk of heart damage, particularly for young men. The new guidance highlights the deadly risk of…
This is Why Your Rent is So High | Big Landlords Collude to Jack Up Rates
News Analysis Editor’s note: This article uses the term ‘algorithm’ which, in its simplest form, is a set of instructions designed to accomplish a task. In recent years, a property management software company, known as RealPage, has developed an algorithm – used by big landlords…
CATCH - A -DREAM | For a child with precious little time to lose
DYLAN, age 13, a rising 9th grader, traveled to Oriental from Illinois with his mom, Lori and his dad, James to “Catch his Dream.” Dylan was born with a congenital heart defect that has required many surgeries. The CATCH-A-DREAM Foundation provided this opportunity to Dylan….
County Likely to Push Nine Towns to Assist Struggling Animal Control
BAYBORO – Pamlico County Manager Mark Brewington made a convincing case Monday night, explaining to his nine bosses on the County Commission that the absence of Berkley Hill – the one-man 24/7 Animal Control Officer for many years – has created a void in that…
Local Crypto Expert (and Bitcoin owner) Offers Unique Analysis
By Richard Harvey | Guest Commentary Editor’s note: Richard Harvey, writes about crypto currency for this newspaper. Here, he offers a well-reasoned response to an April 2024 article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Goldman’s Crypto Naysayer Isn’t Tempted by Bitcoin Rally.” Mr. Harvey, an…
Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office Conducts Sex Offender Compliance Operation
Pamlico County, NC – During the month of July, the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service and North Carolina Probation and Parole, conducted a joint operation focused on sex offender compliance checks within Pamlico County. As part of this coordinated…
Bill Morphs Into Ban on Shrimp Trawling
Editor’s note: Proposed state legislation known as House Bill 442 started out as a Four-Year Pilot Program to improve recreational fishing for flounder and red snapper. However, a sudden amendment adopted Tuesday goes far afield by attempting to impose new restrictions on commercial fishing, including…
Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
Glenn Skinner, Executive Director North Carolina Fisheries Association: “The NCFA is very encouraged by President Trump’s Executive Order and the recognition of the importance of domestic seafood production. We hope these federal directives will increase access and markets that have been lost in recent…
ARE YOU BLUE YET? Swigs a Day May Keep Doc Away
By Mary Houston-Harvey RFK Jr. is! On a recent commercial flight everyone was wondering what our nation’s new Secretary of Health & Human Services was squirting into a cup of water and drinking, It was very very blue; Levi’s blue; a beautiful blue. It was…
“Incomprehensible Amount of Physical Space & Furnishings”
EDITORS NOTE: The following is ‘Open the Books’ CEO John Hart’s testimony presented Tuesday, April 8 to the the House DOGE Subcommittee. The hearing is called “Federal Foreclosure: Reducing the Federal Real Estate Portfolio.” Hart was accompanied by David Marroni, the acting director for physical…
Expert Does Deep Dive Into Over-The-Air Antennas
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…
Solar Farm Rumors Spook Officials
BAYBORO – In a hush-hush & lengthy, public barred, closed door session Monday night, the seven-member County Commission reviewed an existing 11-page ordinance – approved eight years ago – which governs the construction, and ‘decommissioning’ of solar energy facilities. The stated purpose of the meeting:…
