As the 2012 short session of the General Assembly approaches adjournment, smaller health insurance companies are still fighting for a bill that they hope would make the industry more competitive in the state.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 11:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I am in the helping profession. As a doc, I get to help people everyday. Not only do I help them understand their illness, but I hope I help them successfully deal with the worst illness known to humankind- as they used to say in the 1960's- the big "C".
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 9:04 pm
By: John Inzerillo, M.D.
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We've all heard the saying "There ought to be a law." The person using the expression usually advocates a new law to ban some objectionable activity. But a proliferation of new laws can create its own problems.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 8:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Investigator Scott Williams applied for and obtained warrants charging Clarence Kevin Thigpen, age 46, formerly of Tranters Creek Drive in Washington with Sex Offender/Failure to Notify Change of Address and Sex Offender Residence Restriction/Residing Within 1000 Feet of Educational Property.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 7:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nearly two years ago, Gov. Bev Perdue started discussing a subject that in recent years had become taboo in Raleigh: downsizing state boards and commissions.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 6:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue on Friday said she planned to veto the budget adjustments passed by the GOP-dominated General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 4:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Late Friday, June 29, 2012, Governor Beverly Perdue vetoed the 20.2 billion dollar budget proposed by the Republican controlled North Carolina General Assembly, and now that proposal as law becomes more uncertain as both houses of the legislature will search for enough votes to override her veto.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 2:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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These latest announcements from the Chocowinity Primary School, via the Beaufort County School System, reminds us that schools are a focal point of activity.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 11:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Investigator Scott Williams applied for and obtained a warrant charging Jennifer Arnold Waters, age 35, of Farm Lane in Washington with Financial Card Theft, Obtaining Property by False Pretense, and Financial Card Fraud.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 11:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Margaret Marie Foster, 79, a resident of 1028 Pamlico Beach Road West, Belhaven, NC died Friday at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A few days ago I wrote that the state spending plan just approved by the North Carolina General Assembly was the right and responsible thing to do given current fiscal and economic realities.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 10:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Arthur Williams is continuing to practice his brand of disingenuous politics, just so he can get himself elected to a seat that he is proving every day he is unqualified to hold - not as a Republican.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 8:43 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Elizabeth Hope Cutler, 32, a resident of Wesley Ave., Washington, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 4:35 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Lucy Bonner of Washington died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 4:31 pm
By: Announcements
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Billy Gene “Buddy” Hardy, 64, a resident of New Bern, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Two Rivers Healthcare Center.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 4:28 pm
By: Announcements
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Henry Rivers Jennette, 73, a resident of 469 Middle Road, Aurora, died Friday, June 22, 2012.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 4:24 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Bertha Mae Godley Jones, age 97, a resident of 408 N.C. Highway 33 East, Chocowinity, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at her home.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 4:21 pm
By: Announcements
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Hilton Ray Stilley, a resident of 18635 N.C. Highway 33 East, Edward, died Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Washington.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 4:16 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mary Stilley, a resident of 18635 N.C. Highway 33 East, Edward, died Monday, June 25, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 4:14 pm
By: Announcements
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The specter of occupational licensing is once again growing in North Carolina, threatening to make it harder for people to find work. In this case the culprit is SB 447, a bill that would dramatically increase the licensing and regulation of landscape contractors in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 3:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This primary runoff begins and unless you have been living under a rock, you must know the significance in these runoff elections, especially in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 1:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A battle simmering between landowners and deer hunters who use dogs shows no signs of easing. Landowners believe that deer-dog hunters are infringing on their property rights because they have little recourse if hunters let dogs run loose on their land.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 12:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, July 2, 2012.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 12:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sparks flew during a Wednesday Senate committee meeting after a top aide to Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue said that he never intended to alter the opinion of a top Department of Transportation official when he changed a letter about the timing for money on two toll projects.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Arthur Williams today strongly criticized the US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, AKA Obama Care.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 10:30 pm
By: Bill Tarpenning
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Investigator Scott Williams applied for and obtained warrants charging Jeffery Allen Nobles, age 36, of Farm Lane in Washington with Felony Breaking and Entering and Larceny After Breaking and Entering.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 8:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Arthur Williams is not known for ownership of his speeches, debates or even self-expression in his responses to media inquiries. In fact, he avoids participating in debates and public forums.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 7:42 pm
By: Betty Murphy
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The Civitas Institute called for the American people to redouble their efforts to overthrow the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling today that upheld most of the law, putting the U.S. health care system largely under federal control.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 6:38 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Mrs. Bertha Mae Godley Jones, age 97, a resident of 408 N.C. Highway 33 East, Chocowinity, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at her home.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 6:27 pm
By: Announcements
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Bruce M. Beard Jr., age 88, passed away in his daughter’s Silver Spring, Md., home on Friday, June 22, 2012.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 6:23 pm
By: Announcements
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Elizabeth Hope Cutler, 32, a resident of Wesley Ave., Washington, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 6:11 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Marilyn Stokes Sermons, 81, a resident of 105 Driver Road, Washington, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Ridgewood Manor.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 6:08 pm
By: Announcements
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