Chronic homework overload is producing stressed-out, sleep-deprived teens too burned out to learn. So say disgruntled parents, who increasingly are leveraging public platforms to share anecdotal homework horrors — from The Atlantic Monthly article, "My Daughter's Homework is Killing Me," to...
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following the news of the death of Joyce Pope, State Budget Director Art Pope's mother, Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement...
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:55 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) filed Senate bill – SB 792, on Monday, May 19, 2014, that would remove mandatory tolls on the three N.C. Ferry routes that currently have a fee.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On March 17, 2014 the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a sex offense against a minor that occurred at residences in Washington and Bath, NC.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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"Never let a crisis go to waste," advised Rahm Emanuel when he served as President Obama's chief of staff. And politicians can take advantage of a perceived crisis just as well as a real one.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:50 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Mr. Louis Wilkinson Martin, Sr., age 89, passed peacefully in his sleep on Thursday morning May 22, 2014 and went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 6:17 pm
By: Announcements
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Some of the House Democrats' most vocal advocates for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina have filed House Bill 1083, committing the state to add more of its poorest residents to the government health insurance program.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory was at the Outer Banks today to celebrate "Tourism Week" in North Carolina and to discuss the newest tourism statistics from the U.S. Travel Association.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 2:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University art professor Robert Ebendorf has been honored with a lifetime achievement award by a group he helped found more than 40 years ago.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 1:41 am
By: ECU News Services
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New rules are in place at the Legislative Building, just in time for the short session's first Moral Monday protest. The Legislative Services Commission on Thursday adopted new rules seeking to clarify the definition of disruptive behavior. It's in an effort to address an opinion by a Wake County...
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 1:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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