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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
By: Announcements
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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
By: Announcements
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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
By: Announcements
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Randal O'Toole is an observant fellow. A senior fellow at the Cato Institute and longtime analyst of state and local growth management, O'Toole took a close look at the Great Recession and its antecedent, the Great Housing Bubble, and saw something that few others did.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 1:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Board of Education Vision of Public Education in North Carolina: A Great Public Education System for a Great State is the title of a vision statement adopted by the State Board of Education earlier this month.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 12:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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
By: Announcements
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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
By: Announcements
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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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Investigator Jim Adams applied for and obtained warrants charging David Bradley Snell, age 36, of South Seventh Street in Aurora, NC with multiple charges.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 11:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hurricane Sandy, a killer storm with over 60 already dead in its wake, is passing the North Carolina coast slightly further to the east, and appears that it will make landfall further north, along the southern New Jersey shore.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 12:56 pm
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
By: Announcements
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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
By: Announcements
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Lately, the Beaufort County Republican Party Executive Committee, which I chair, has been either commended or crucified by other Republican activists. Contrary to the belief of many, I do not think we are saints or sinners in this regard.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 12:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republican John Szoka is promoting a limited government message in slightly Democratic House District 45 and suffered a curious intraparty betrayal after the spring primary, but political observers believe his contest with Democrat Eddie Dees is tight.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 11:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hurricane Sandy, a killer storm with over 60 already dead in its wake, is passing the North Carolina coast slightly further to the east, and appears that it will make landfall further north, along the southern New Jersey shore.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2012 @ 10:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Hurricane Sandy, a killer storm with over 58 already dead in its wake, is passing the North Carolina coast slightly further to the east, and appears that it will make landfall further north, along the southern New Jersey shore.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 11:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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 North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission's (CRC) forecast of sea level rise from climate change is far greater than the consensus estimate of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 9:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hurricane Sandy, a killer storm with over 58 already dead in its wake, is passing the North Carolina coast slightly further to the east, and appears that it will make landfall further north, just south from the center of the New Jersey shore.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 8:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Employees Association of North Carolina, SEIU Local 2008 has issued a television commercial via their political action committee, Employees Political Action Committee (EPAC) to benefit Linda Coleman's candidacy.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 5:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Hurricane Sandy, a killer storm with over 58 already dead in its wake, is passing the North Carolina coast slightly further to the east, and appears that it will make landfall further north just south from the center of the New Jersey shore.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 2:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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