It looked for awhile like the town of Oriental might once again dither on the restoration of Raccoon Creek, affectionately known as the Duck...

Rudyard Kipling lived until 1936, but was a nineteenth century man. He set down his take on leadership and adulthood in a poem reflecting wh...

In yesterday's New York Times, columnist Thomas L. Friedman asked, rhetorically: "Aren't there any adults here?" He was ta...

What would you think of an infrastructure project that reduces petroleum imports, reduces congestion on I-95 and 17 without expensive and d...

It may be unfair, but when I read the plan attributed to the Pamlico County STEP (Small Town Economic Prosperity) plan unveiled at a meeting...

I'm glad to note what seems a growing consensus among the Board of Commissioners that the audit of the Town's finances for fiscal ye...

This week's Pamlico News printed an article about Oriental's Town Board meeting of January 5 concerning the town audit and other iss...

A little over a year ago, as the Long Range Planning Committee was nearing completion of its task, Dee Sage asked the members to each draft ...