News outlets and the blogosphere have been filled with stories and opinions concerning the so-called "Walk In" being staged Monday in support of teachers and our schools.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 11:20 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Mr. Lynwood Sylvester Kirk, age 71, a resident of the Belhaven and Pamlico Beach Community died Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at River Trace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Washington, NC.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 10:28 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Richard Lee Balzer, age 88, a resident of 196 Dan Taylor Road, Washington, NC died Wednesday, October 30, 2013.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 10:23 pm
By: Announcements
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The victim was identified as Richard Balzer, age 88, of Dan Taylor Road.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 9:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The stuff the, um, honorables on Capitol Hill think is so good for us is apparently not always so good for them and their staffs.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 9:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Nor can the fault be laid solely at the feet of George W. Bush, or North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, or former governors Bev Perdue and Mike Easley.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 6:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Health, a mission-driven, not-for-profit corporation, owns, leases or has a majority membership interest in nine eastern North Carolina hospitals and has a management agreement with one other.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 3:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Of the 26 new public charter schools given preliminary approval to open in fall 2014, two were spearheaded by the Accelerator Program operated by Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier this year, we got bombarded with information about what a cronyism-infested money-wasting mess the state's Rural Center was.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 11:26 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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At least one North Carolina elementary school is soliciting volunteers over the internet to watch students while teachers walk out of their classrooms to participate in a politically-motivated one-hour strike next week.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 10:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.) , AFL-CIO, is sad to announce that Jesse M. Calhoon, the M.E.B.A.'s longest serving and charismatic President who is widely credited with ushering the Union into the modern era, died on Tuesday October 22.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 9:53 pm
By: Announcements
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For those who remember general education in the distant past, let me spell it out a little more clearly. Courses such as Introduction to Sexuality Studies and American Environmental Policy replace broad survey courses like Survey of World History, American History before 1865, and American...
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 6:55 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 6:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Eugene David Hall, age 88, a resident of 108 Knight Street, Washington, NC and a former resident of High Point died Wednesday October 30, 2013 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Washington.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 6:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory received a federal disaster declaration Tuesday night to help local governments in three more Western North Carolina counties recover from the severe flooding that occurred July 27.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 5:22 pm
By: David Winstead
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Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 11:11 am
By: David Winstead
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At the recent candidates forum for the Washington City Council one of the questions posed to the candidates was related to how the city and county could cooperate better.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 9:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Well, it looks like the mainstream media (MSM) has finally noticed the hubbub within the Craven County GOP.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 1:12 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A survivor of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, Michael Hingson, told East Carolina University students Wednesday how much he appreciates effective collaboration.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 12:41 am
By: ECU News Services
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Registration is under way for those interested in enrolling in the Commercial Truck Driver Training Program at Beaufort County Community College.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 11:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Fund cost of operating the State Health Plan is expected to rise about $90 million from fiscal years 2013-14 to 2015-16, but that is a slower growth trend than in past years, and Obamacare will have little effect on it, officials say.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 11:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Jail is a big issue these days, and that’s a shame. There are so many more problems with the Sheriff’s Department that the jail is actually distracting attention from addressing those problems.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 11:04 pm
By: Donald Dixon
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On October 18, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of fraud involving checks taken from a residence in Chocowinity. Deputies collected evidence and began an investigation.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 10:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The voter identification provision in North Carolina's new election law has drawn considerable attention from across the country. Democrats have, of course, been highly critical of it.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 5:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For months, we've been subjected to stories from our state's dwindling, money-bleeding mainstream media fawning over Big Bill Barber's Traveling Circus & Freak Show.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 5:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Medicaid spending has grown dramatically, while patient health outcomes have declined, as North Carolina has relied on Community Care of North Carolina to serve most Medicaid patients. A new Policy Report from the John Locke Foundation and Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability highl
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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FreedomWorks scores for the 113th Congress North Carolina delegations are tallied and revealed. The scores are based off of 15 key votes that represent the relative commitment to freedom.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 8:54 am
By: Jeremy D. Adams
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Mrs. Marie Eaton Woolard, 82, of 817 River Road in Washington, died on Oct. 26, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 11:44 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mary “Virginia” Duke Greene passed away October 26, 2013 at the Oaks at Mayview, Raleigh, NC, where she had resided since May 30, 2013.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 11:41 pm
By: Announcements
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A student at UNC-Chapel Hill recently asked me to comment on a survey of employers that had been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education. She suggested that perhaps the Board of Governors is giving too much emphasis to technical skills when, she said, "employers value good communication...
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 11:35 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting in Onslow County North Carolina, November 4th at 6:00 pm.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 11:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Medicaid expansion is the one part of Obamacare that the states currently have a choice whether or not to expand. As has been learned with Obamacare, new services should not be rolled out until ready.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 8:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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