Tom Campbell

1 week ago | restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Tom Campbell

The responsibility for investing and managing North Carolina’s public employee pension funds falls completely upon our elected state treasurer. For decades, there has been discussion about whether this is too much responsibility to place on one person’s shoulders. State Treasurer Brad Briner was the latest to pose this question. Some 372,000 public retirees receive retirement checks totaling more than $755 […]

2 weeks ago | restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Tom Campbell

In 1972, a young comedian developed a 12-minute monologue that propelled him to fame. George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” became an overnight sensation. In a time before cellphones, cable TV or the internet, millions searched to discover the seven words you couldn’t say. Fifty-three years later, we are experiencing a ban of another sort. As […]

2 weeks ago | fayobserver.com | Tom Campbell

NC's Marine Fisheries Commission has the tools available to stop declines and restore fish stocks, but decades have passed and the MFC is neither halting declines nor rebuilding stocks. Show Caption Hide Caption Safest Fish to Eat and How to Avoid Food PoisoningDiscover the top choices for safe seafood. Learn the best preparation practices and high-mercury fish to avoid.

2 weeks ago | shelbystar.com | Tom Campbell

The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC), responsible for managing fish stocks, is criticized for favoring commercial fishing interests despite the negative impact on recreational fishing and tourism. A lawsuit against the state alleges mismanagement of coastal fisheries, citing the MFC's failure to protect these resources. Proposed solutions include disbanding the MFC, transferring its authority to another agency, banning trawlers in inland waterways, and restricting commercial fishing licenses.

2 weeks ago | gastongazette.com | Tom Campbell

When I was a boy, I could walk along the Neuse River shoreline in front of our summer home, cast a rod with two shrimp-baited hooks and catch a supper of croaker or spot most any day. You can’t do that today. By the 1980s and 90s there were noticeable declines in fisheries, prompting the passage of the N. C. Fisheries Reform Act in 1997. It charged the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) with ensuring the long-term viability of our fish and shellfish stocks.