Enough!
Opinion piece captures mood of many
By Bill Garrison Definition: To attain, achieve, as much as needed or allowed. The amount desired or allowed to reach a goal. I am going to describe ‘enough’ as used for negative achievement. Something many of us in this great country have recently excelled at:…
Mask Wearing prompts experiment
ARAPAHOE – Jeff of The County Compass newspaper recently asked me to personally conduct a test of masks which are used these days to prevent spread of the China Virus pandemic. As a former Magnavox, Motorola and RCA electrical engineer, I typically approach this kind…
Son of Community College president dies after six-year battle with ALS
Dr. Robert James “Bobby” Ross, MD, PhD, son of Pamlico Community College President Dr. Jim Ross and his wife, Mrs. Pam Ross, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at his parents’ home after a courageous six-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. He was 38….
Big Guy Comes Out Swinging!
RALEIGH – Even powerful, liberal-leaning WRAL-TV proved no match for the state’s newly elected Lt. Governor. After Tuesday’s press conference in which Mark Robinson lambasted Capitol Broadcasting for its website post of an inflammatory cartoon depicting Robinson and other GOP members of the State Board…
Groundwater tough to swallow?
RALEIGH – Here’s your chance to complain! Once every three years, state law requires regular reviews of groundwater water quality standards. Next week’s Feb. 2 public hearing is ‘virtual;’ however, written comments can also be submitted by email or through regular Postal Service channels. Last…
Prices Inch Up
News Analysis WASHINGTON, DC – Funky times, to say the least. Uncle Sam’s printing press is going crazy, flooding our locked down economy with plenty of cash. Government is spending money like a bunch of drunken sailors, and it is all being created from thin…
STEM Grant for Fossil Museum
Aurora Fossil Museum is the recipient of a generous Duke Energy Foundation Grant, which will support “Fossil Kits for NC Science Teachers Program.” The museum’s hard-working executive director, Cynthia Crane, is to put it mildly – ECSTATIC: “This grant will help provide interactive,…
Fog machine chemical beats back China Virus
Editor’s Note: On Jan. 15, the EPA granted special approval to the States of Tennessee and Georgia to use a chemical fog to help kill the China Virus. The chemical Triethylene Glycol, or ‘TEG’ has been used for a number of years as the active…
County bites financial bullet $3 million plus approved for water system
Pesky ‘hardness’ of aquifer likely to remain a problem All of Pamlico County – with the exception of Oriental and homes with their own wells – relies upon the Water Department. The utility operates as an ‘enterprise fund’ — a fancy term for a government-owned…
Vaccine slow to roll out in state | Latest ranking puts NC 48th in nation
RALEIGH – Legislators pressed the Cooper Administration this week for answers on North Carolina’s near-last-in-the-nation ranking on vaccine distribution. The hearing took place amid reports that future vaccine allocations from the federal government may be based on states’ progress on getting shots into arms. As…
Eyewitness & firsthand experience confirms reality of ‘Fakenews’ & ‘journalism malpractice’
By Dexter Liu NOTE: My wife and I plus another friend from Oriental went to the D.C. rally on January 6th. I am submitting this report for the County Compass to set the record straight and debunk the vicious false reporting in the mainstream national…
Live, on-the-scene reports from Washington, D.C
Submitted by Pamlico County residents Debbie & Edward Caraballo Final Update. We departed DC around noon on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Everything was peaceful when we left but from what we understand things are getting explosive as the people are fed up with being railroaded by…
