The ferries to Ocracoke are our highways

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Why must Ocracoke continually have to worry about and fight for adequate funding for the ferries that are the island’s lifeline? The ferry service is...

Could Portsmouth lightering work for Ocracoke?

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Maybe it’s time for the N.C. Ferry Division to look to the past for a solution to the present, regarding the Hatteras ferry terminal’s...

Sustainable electricity we can rely on

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Op-Ed By North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper North Carolinians deserve reliable, sustainable electricity at a reasonable cost, but because of increasingly severe weather and aging fossil...

The season of thanks is upon us

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November ushers in the season in which we give thanks and reflect. The weather is cooler, and the glare of summer has given way to...

Beware of misinformation and disinformation

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National Newspaper Week runs Oct. 2 to 8 and gives us the opportunity to pitch why newspapers are vital. The world today is fraught with...

Let’s fully fund our education system

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“It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need, and the air force has to hold a bake...

Former Hyde commissioner: Budget impasse is unfortunate for all

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Editor’s note: Former Hyde County Commissioner for Ocracoke, Tom Pahl, responds to the latest turn of events in the funding dispute between the Hyde...

Our island in summer is a mixed bag, but come September?

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While living on and even visiting Ocracoke, one realizes things are either very close or very far. Students on the island can walk or ride...

Still processing Hurricane Dorian, September 6, 2019   

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By Ann Ehringhaus The young girl showed me the shell she’d found out here at Cape Lookout. “I love this smooth part,” she said, showing me...

Ocracoke Island loses some good people

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For 12 years (1974 to 1986), Mark Moseley was the place kicker for the Washington Redskins (now Commanders). During that time, he led the...