As the ocean claims Outer Banks houses, it's time to retreat from our beaches | Opinion

Corbett said beaches at Buxton, Rodanthe and other points on the Outer Banks are eroding at an average of 10 to 15 feet per ...
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No 'island of garbage' here, Puerto Rico's new marine reserve

The Caribbean US territory of Puerto Rico, likened to a "floating island of garbage" at a Republican rally in New York, on Wednesday announced the creation of a new marine reserve to protect manatees ...
Columbus Dispatch

Opinion: I carry Puerto Rico’s pride in my heart. Garbage island 'joke' cut deep.

It was meant as a joke. “There’s a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean. It’s called Puerto Rico," the comedian said at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden political rally. And the ...