OPINION: Coastal Counties Must Show Up to Survive
A mantra among politicians is that government goes to those who show up. Never was that more obvious than on June 24-25 when hundreds of commercial fishing families, local elected officials from coastal towns and counties, along with various supporters, gathered for two days at the N.C. Legislature to successfully turn back a proposed ban on shrimp trawling.
But the challenge remains, and Tuesday, representatives of the state's 20 coastal counties will meet at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City to discuss how to address...
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