During a Supreme Court hearing last week, U.S. Solicitor General Gregory G. Garre argued that if the Federal Communications Commission were not allowed to do its job, society as we know it would crumble. "The extreme example (is) of Big Bird dropping the f-bomb on 'Sesame Street'" he said. (More)

Growing up in North Carolina -- where snow is not a complete stranger, more like a friend who visits a couple of times a year -- if the weatherman said we might be getting a dusting of the white stuff, it meant a run on the grocery store, the revving up of the salt trucks and general chaos for all involved. (More)

Growing up in North Carolina -- where snow is not a complete stranger, more like a friend who visits a couple of times a year -- if the weatherman said we might be getting a dusting of the white stuff, it meant a run on the grocery store, the revving up of the salt trucks and general chaos for all involved. (More)

I can't remember when my wife first told me she was a conservative, but it might have been the day we met ... right in between her favorite color and her first pet. I know I told her I was a journalist, and she probably just assumed the rest. (More)

Americans love good holidays. We love them so much, we take a simple, one-day affair and stretch it into a 1-12 month orgy of celebration. We treat our holidays like football coaches treat their teams: We're not happy unless the season starts with two-a-days in March. (More)

We're less than a month the November elections, but don't expect the campaign rhetoric to end. In fact, don't expect to hear phrases like "campaign rhetoric" to end, either. (More)

My wife and I have been on a bit of a losing streak since we found our cat this past June. (More)

It used to be that, as a politician, you had to be careful not to say something stupid, like, "Read my lips: No new taxes." Now you have to make sure not to say the words "read," "my," "lips," "no," "new," "taxes," in any order. Because it doesn't really matter what you say anymore, it only matters what THEY can convince US you say. (More)

As the Beatles once sang, "Should 5 percent appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all, 'cause I'm the taxman." Amen, John Lennon, amen. (More)

The latest rumor from the campaign trail is that the mainstream media convinced Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter to get pregnant so as to ensure Barack Obama's presidency. I read the rumor on WeSpreadLiesAndGossip.com. (More)

You have to have thick skin to be a presidential candidate, because the attacks come early and often. (More)

With the Olympics coming to a close tonight, what better time to reflect on the last two weeks of non-stop entertainment: (More)

Over the last few weeks, it seems like we've had more angry people in Beaufort County. Violence is up. General unrest seems to be up. There has been a lot of discussion as to why this is, and I think I've read all of the excuses except one: It's hot. (More)

When you read this, downtown Beaufort's Holiday Weekend will be winding to a close. But while I write it, it's yet to start. Given access to this rip in the space-time continuum, I'm taking the liberty of proclaiming the last three days a success, even though they haven't happened yet. (More)