“Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” ― Benjamin Franklin

From our village in southern Belgium to downtown Paris was about a three hour drive. About the same as from Oriental to Raleigh. Two decad...

May Day, 1960, CIA pilot (former Air Force officer) Francis Gary Powers, flying alone at more than 70,000 feet, was on his 27th U-2 mission,...

Early voting turnout for Tuesday's municipal election in Oriental has been below that of recent years. Only four voters showed up Saturd...

I want to share a recent article by William Greider analyzing the Republican paralysis in the House of Representatives: GOP I am not as op...

Last Tuesday evening, October 6, the Oriental Town Board held its regular monthly meeting. Attendance was better than normal, because of the...

In about an hour, in spite of the rain, what the small, uninformative banner at top of the front page of the Pamlico News describes as ...

Thank goodness, the water has gone down. This morning the water level at Oriental is a bit more than 10 inches above normal. If you want t...