Currents
Going ‘outdoors’ will help schools
If there is a division of state government in better hands right now than the S.C. Department of Education, I want somebody to bring me evidence. […]
Opinions & Responses
Currents
It’s a numbers game, & we win
Numbers are among our most valuable commodities as sportsmen. I don’t necessarily mean how many of us there are these days, but the numbers that we come in contact with. […]
Backlashes
Sportsman voters: check pols’ records
Americans have been bombarded for months by mind-numbing political advertisements, enough Internet lies and personal assaults to float the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the run-up to November’s presidential, vice-presidential and state elections. […]
Backlashes
The towing veto, change at WRC
Two problems in state government were washed away Aug. 27, just as remnants of Tropical Storm Fay swept Raleigh’s gutters clean the same day. […]
Backlashes
Circle-hook fight and D.C. gun vote
We published a story during August about red drum fishing at Ocracoke. […]
Backlashes
Red drum FMP has worked well
The Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina opposes proposed changes in North Carolina’s Red Drum Management Plan. […]
Backlashes
Feds force rigid flounder rules
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries manages saltwater resources for North Carolina. But that often means DMF must create rules (and change them) based upon the mandates of agencies (National Marine Fisheries Service and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission) higher on the management pecking order. […]
Backlashes
Victory vs. OLF was a team effort
“Team effort” is a cliche’ that football and basketball coaches often use to describe victory. […]
Currents
A ‘bump’ from our government
I know this stuff isn’t supposed to bother me as much, because I’m over 50 and somewhat jaded about how much the government actually represents the interests of individual citizens, but the feds’ latest foray into fisheries management has made my skin crawl. […]
Backlashes
MFC has ‘business as usual’ approach
Anglers bought approximately 460,000 recreational saltwater fishing license in North Carolina during 2007. […]