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After first agreeing to allow Carolina Journal to inspect the documents relating to a taxpayer-funded U.S. Department of Agriculture energy grant to a company owned by family members of U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, the USDA Rural Development office in Raleigh later said the matter was being handled in...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 9:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's expanded polar bear exhibit was unveiled today at the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro. Governor Pat McCrory was on hand to unveil the three-years-in-the-making, $8.5 million exhibit. The governor was joined by Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary John Skvarla and Zoo...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 9:28 pm
By: Chris Downey
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College syllabi are handed out en masse at the beginning of a course for students. Sometimes they're kept and carefully followed; sometimes they're tossed away when the student decides not to take the course after all. Professors often post their syllabi online. They're certainly not treated like cr
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 8:55 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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If it were to succeed, the campaign to hike - or worse, double - the minimum wage would have serious negative repercussions for the young, least skilled, and least employable. Previous newsletters have explored in depth this well-known negative policy consequence. It's one of the issues about...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On October 17th, 2014 at approximately 11:45 p.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of an assault in progress at 2410 West 5th Street in Washington, NC. Deputies responded to the scene and were assisted by members of the Washington Police Department. Once on scene, Deputies...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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It asks a serious question: How do you know if what history tells is accurate and truthful?
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:41 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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The national hysteria over sexual assault on college campuses is approaching a frightening crescendo.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:52 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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How much of your money is spent to educate one high school graduate in North Carolina? $50,000? $75,000? Our new analysis shows that North Carolina taxpayers spend about $150,000 for each student who receives a high school diploma...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement:
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:20 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Ernest Milton Bright, age 77, a resident of New Bern, NC passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 4:19 pm
By: Announcements
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Jimmy Carraway Hardison II, age 22, of Washington and Raleigh died Wednesday, October 22, 2014.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 3:54 pm
By: Announcements
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The latest federal employment report delivers excellent news for North Carolina. That's the assessment from the John Locke Foundation's chairman, who notes that state employers added 14,000 new jobs in September. That means a net employment gain of 108,500 over the past year.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the October 27, 2014 City Council meeting
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 12:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Most enzymes spend their lives breaking down proteins to benefit their host organisms, so East Carolina University biochemist Lance Bridges has an apt description for one he's investigating that apparently does nothing.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 12:08 am
By: ECU News Services
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