Something’s in the air, not just the hair
By Kelley Shinn
Ocracoke, we need to have a serious conversation—about hairspray, and other things.
Given everything we have collectively been through since Hurricane Dorian struck...
To sleep, perchance to dream
Ask a Mental Health Professional No. 10
By Earle Irwin
Question: I don’t sleep. It’s been so long since I had a good night’s sleep, I’ve...
Divisiveness, derisiveness, indecisiveness and duress
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Ask a mental health professional No. 9
By Earle Irwin
Question: The world does not seem...
A call for leadership: Why I’m voting for Tess Judge
Editor's note: Tess Judge (D-Kitty Hawk) is challenging incumbent Bob Steinburg (R-Edenton) in the general election Nov. 3 for the N.C. state Senate District...
Anger is a most convenient tool
By Traci DeVette Griggs
It’s a food fight. The two rowdy instigators are on either side of a large crowd. As they hurl their refuse...
Randal Mathews’ open letter to the Ocracoke community
Editor's note: Randal Mathews was unopposed for Ocracoke's county commissioner seat in the primary this spring, is on the Nov. 3 ballot, and will...
Joebell flowers on Ocracoke
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By Pat Garber
One of the first things I remember from my early years at...
‘The Socialists are coming! The Socialists are coming!’
By Robert F. Orr
Mitch McConnell texted me the other day with an urgent message! If Democrats are elected, particularly Joe Biden, then America will...
Flooded! Ten months of frustration
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Editor's note: This story was first published in the August print issue of the...
2020 Census too costly to ignore
Editor’s note: Hyde County has one of the lowest census response rates in the state. The Observer urges all Hyde County residents to read...