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Across North Carolina our teachers are being asked to do more with less, and have been for many years.
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 @ 10:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Leroy Tetterton, Jr., age 79, a resident of Boyd Loop Rd., Pinetown, NC, died Monday, October 29, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 @ 5:23 pm
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Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) David Watford Spivey, III, a resident of Bank Street, Washington Park, Washington, N.C., died October 4, 2012, at his home.
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 @ 5:17 pm
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Shirley Marian Keyes, a resident of Clara Manor Rest Home, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 @ 5:13 pm
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The N. C. Supreme Court this week handed down a decision that could have significant impact on coastal North Carolina counties.
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 @ 11:39 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Incumbent Democratic state Treasurer Janet Cowell and Republican challenger Steve Royal don't agree on much, but concur that lack of statewide name recognition is a challenge in the Nov. 6 general election.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much of Democratic state Senate District 9 candidate Deborah Butler's campaign against freshman Republican Sen. Thom Goolsby has focused on a piece of anti-abortion legislation he supported, even though both candidates say their primary goal is job creation.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 1:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ms. Shirley Ann Baker, age 73, a resident of Washington, died Thursday, October 18, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital., age 73, a resident of Washington, died Thursday, October 18, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 12:59 am
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October 29 is World Stroke Day and Vidant Medical Center is teaming up with the World Stroke Campaign to educate and raise awareness about the dangers of the disease.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 12:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Angela “Peaches” Jones, of 119 Gatling St., Williamston, died Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Martin General Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 12:43 am
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From 1929 to 1977, the State of North Carolina forcibly sterilized about 7,600 of her own people for possessing "undesirable" genetic traits in the name of eugenics.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 12:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tuesday afternoon winds will increase again with sustained 30mph and intermit en gust to 40. We will update this information as it becomes available.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 12:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Allen Temple Moore, age 81, a resident of 3770 Harvey Rd., Washington, died Saturday, October 27, 2012.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 12:40 pm
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Ms. Wendy Rawlings, a resident of Chocowinity, died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 12:37 pm
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Mr. Billy James Smith, a resident of Washington, NC, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 12:32 pm
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Privatization is an umbrella term to describe techniques that increase competition in the public sector. Private sector entrepreneurs must constantly look for ways to cut costs and improve efficiency to maintain a competitive advantage.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 10:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Second Congressional District's incumbent representative seems to be doing her best to ruin the gift horse delivered to her during redistricting.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 10:20 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The "good roads" state is quickly turning into the "traffic congestion" state. Both rural and urban interstates are poorly maintained and congested.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 3:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Public transit systems in North Carolina have become less about helping citizens move around their communities in the way they desire and more about planners gaining enough political power to impose their transportation preferences and land use fads on those citizens.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 12:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As I saw Sandra Fluke hob-nobbing around the Anointed One and his henchmen at the Democrat Convention (and since), I couldn't help but think about Monica L. and all that connotes.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 12:11 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Charles August Kuehn, son of the late August and Emma (Hein) Kuehn, was born on April 7, 1921 in Hartford, Connecticut and departed this life to be with his heavenly Father on Saturday, October 27, 2012 in Tarboro, North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 1:09 am
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Mrs. Helen Faye Rowe Scrase, age 71, a resident of 530 East St. Belhaven, died Friday, October 26, 2012 at her home.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 12:53 am
By: Announcements
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