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Wrong amendment, wrong time
Amendment 1 factors heavily into Steve Melov’s plans to retire on the Outer Banks.
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From the time we enter elementary school, we are taught to revere and respect our federal and state constitutions.
We learn these constitutions were created to guarantee, enumerate, expand or grant rights to our citizens. Apart from housekeeping and budget issues, our constitutions codify the unique freedoms and civil rights enjoyed by all Americans.
Thus, any attempt to amend a constitution should be taken with great care.
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Hatteras music jam to benefit beach access group
“Beach music” will take on a new meaning on Saturday, May 5, when some 40 Outer Banks musicians will be playing all day and night to raise money to restore more reasonable public access to the beaches of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
read more in Irene Nolan’s blog »
Britt letter led to town retraction
A letter by the police chief said his predecessor sought to harm the reputation of an officer and the department.
A good call on beach nourishment
When beach nourishment come before elected officials, it is not often that they are sitting in the catbird seat.
Smart growth: A U.N. conspiracy?
A Currituck County group that has expressed suspicions about terms like “smart growth” and “green projects”
Legal haze shrouds central KDH story
A simple set of complaints from police officers against their chief has become a legal and public relations battleground.
ORV fight moves to cyber freeway
Facebook and Twitter are alive with opposition to new rules governing access to Hatteras Seashore beaches.
Law says judges can remove police
A section of state law legally empowers a Superior Court judge to remove a police officer or sheriff considered unfit.
Plan short changes day trippers
Day trippers will have to pay a premium to drive on Cape Hatteras beaches under the new plan that starts this week.
Was a new policy in the works?
What Kill Devil Hills officials have told us about a new police policy doesn’t square with an e-mail town officials received.
Blue Dare edges toward red on political spectrum
2010 signaled a big change. Not only did the GOP take both state houses for the first time in a century, Dare Republicans also did remarkably well.
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Denying carnival was the right call
Use of the publicly owned Windmill Point property by a carnival company would create unfair competition for local businesses.
Gas tax increase is inexplicable
The difference in state gas taxes will comprise 19 cents of the price difference between Nags Head and Chesapeake.
New board hits first-day bumps
A new era in Kill Devil Hills government began last week with the installation of a new mayor and two new commissioners.
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