I was pretty astounded to read recently that the Wake County Board of Commissioners by a vote of 4-3 rejected a study they themselves had co...

Yesterday I asked in passing whether ferries have trolls. I now realize some readers may not recognize the reference. It has been about se...

This just in: Perdue orders 1-year moratorium on new ferry tolls Read the entire article on News and Observer site here . Read more ...

Some illustrations just can't be improved upon. Here is artist Laura Turgeon's take on the ferry toll issue. What more is there to ...

Last week, the County Commissioners not only failed to adopt a measure to hire a lobbyist, they also failed to pass a measure authorizing th...

This morning at a brief 9 o'clock meeting, Pamlico County commissioners voted 4-3 to hire an experienced local lobbyist to undo the Repu...

Here is a scan from this week's County Compass of the ferry terminal planned for Cherry Point. Cost: who knows? But it's pretty cert...

Two years ago in its decision in the case of Citizens United, the US Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment protects the speech of cor...