Much vigorous discussion this morning at The Bean concerning Chris Fulcher's proposal to exchange some public rights of way for a nearly...

This morning over coffee at The Bean the conversation turned to navigation. One discussant, currently taking a boating course, grumbled abou...

OK, it wasn't Bonaparte. It was really the Board's retreat, but that doesn't have quite the same ring. Liz and I spent the pas...

I've been puzzling over the mayor's special message of two weeks ago: "The Town of Oriental is exploring the possibilities o...

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Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I just received a link to a video and narration of the Costa Concordia's track as she ran aground in Italy. I don't think the captai...

Yesterday's New York Times had a very informative article focused on why iPhones are made in China, not in America. And the answer is, ...