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Big Barry in DC and Speaker Thom are getting a real taste of what Tricky Dick Nixon went through in 1974. * It sure blows when people start raising a stink about your heavy-handed iron-fisted management style.*
Big Barry in DC and Speaker Thom are getting a real taste of what Tricky Dick Nixon went through in 1974. * It sure blows when people start raising a stink about your heavy-handed iron-fisted management style.*
 
We can be surrounded by our past yet remain clueless. Street signs, for instance, help commuters and travelers find their final destinations. Those signs can...
We can be surrounded by our past yet remain clueless. Street signs, for instance, help commuters and travelers find their final destinations. Those signs can...
 
Just days after he graduated from Beaufort County Community College, William Wallace started a new job as an electrical and instrumentation technician with DuPont's manufacturing plant in Kinston.
Just days after he graduated from Beaufort County Community College, William Wallace started a new job as an electrical and instrumentation technician with DuPont's manufacturing plant in Kinston.
 
The games grown people play are amazing at times. One such time is that going on now between the Beaufort County Board of Education and the County Commission.
The games grown people play are amazing at times. One such time is that going on now between the Beaufort County Board of Education and the County Commission.
 
A group of East Carolina University physical therapy students and faculty members volunteered their time on May 17 to build bikes for 20 children with disabilities, for a giveaway on May 18.
A group of East Carolina University physical therapy students and faculty members volunteered their time on May 17 to build bikes for 20 children with disabilities, for a giveaway on May 18.
 
Mr. Henry Leroy Riddick, 74, of 207 Roanoke Avenue, Plymouth, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Washington County Hospital, Plymouth.
Mr. Henry Leroy Riddick, 74, of 207 Roanoke Avenue, Plymouth, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Washington County Hospital, Plymouth.
 
Mr. Murphy Keys, a resident of 842 of Peach Place, Fort Mills, S.C., and formerly of Beaufort County, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Carrington Place Nursing Home in Matthew, N.C.
Mr. Murphy Keys, a resident of 842 of Peach Place, Fort Mills, S.C., and formerly of Beaufort County, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Carrington Place Nursing Home in Matthew, N.C.
 
William Burrell Crompton, Jr. Lt. Col. US Army Retired, age 84, a resident of River Road, Washington, NC, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Ridgewood Manner Nursing Home.
William Burrell Crompton, Jr. Lt. Col. US Army Retired, age 84, a resident of River Road, Washington, NC, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Ridgewood Manner Nursing Home.
 
It’s official: the federal Departments of Justice and Education have joined together to put an end to free speech on America’s campuses. This is not an exaggeration—those government agencies are trying to grab our most basic freedom under the cover of preventing sexual harassment.
It’s official: the federal Departments of Justice and Education have joined together to put an end to free speech on America’s campuses. This is not an exaggeration—those government agencies are trying to grab our most basic freedom under the cover of preventing sexual harassment.
 
Governor Pat McCrory issued the following press statement this morning concerning the Senate's budget proposal
Governor Pat McCrory issued the following press statement this morning concerning the Senate's budget proposal
 
Every time I think the McClatchy crayonistas have stooped to a new low, they surprise me.
Every time I think the McClatchy crayonistas have stooped to a new low, they surprise me.
 
Last night, the North Carolina state Senate unveiled its two year state budget proposal. Total spending included for FY 2013-14 comes to $20.58 billion, which would be roughly $400 million higher than the current year's budget, good for a 2.3 percent increase.
Last night, the North Carolina state Senate unveiled its two year state budget proposal. Total spending included for FY 2013-14 comes to $20.58 billion, which would be roughly $400 million higher than the current year's budget, good for a 2.3 percent increase.
 
One stark difference between the GOP Senate budget plan and the one proposed by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory is money to compensate victims of North Carolina's eugenics program.
One stark difference between the GOP Senate budget plan and the one proposed by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory is money to compensate victims of North Carolina's eugenics program.
 
In the coastal counties, many of whom are Tier I and II counties, the ferry riders are mostly folks going to work. The river ferries are virtually all commuter traffic, including school buses going to and from school, and folks going to the Doctor’s Office or doing every-day shopping.
In the coastal counties, many of whom are Tier I and II counties, the ferry riders are mostly folks going to work. The river ferries are virtually all commuter traffic, including school buses going to and from school, and folks going to the Doctor’s Office or doing every-day shopping.
 
House Speaker Thom Tillis is under siege. We have been reporting here that we continue to pick up rumors on Jones Street and from Administration operatives that there is a broad and deep resentment growing against Tillis' high-handed method of operating.
House Speaker Thom Tillis is under siege. We have been reporting here that we continue to pick up rumors on Jones Street and from Administration operatives that there is a broad and deep resentment growing against Tillis' high-handed method of operating.
 
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