North Carolina lawmakers made the right decision when they ended state historic preservation tax credits. Those who support government involvement in preservation efforts should look at local grant programs instead.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 10:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Attend a North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges meeting and you are likely to fall asleep as board members and community college system office staffers take turns dispassionately checking off the month's agenda items to unanimous approval.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 10:43 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Beaufort County Community College financial aid officers and specialists will be available 9 a.m. to noon at BCCC Saturday, Feb. 28, to help high school seniors and their families complete the necessary paperwork to apply for financial aid to attend college during the 2015-2016 academic year.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 9:56 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Whether a snowstorm emerges or a hurricane strikes, East Carolina University has a plan. That's one reason the National Weather Service has again recognized ECU as StormReady, a nationwide program that helps communities plan for severe weather through advanced planning, education and awareness.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 5:06 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Mary E. Canady, age 84, a resident of Terra Ceia Rd., Pantego, NC passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at 5:40 pm.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 4:45 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Erma Tetterton Cutler Alligood, age 84, a resident of 101 Bayleaf Plantation, Washington, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at her home.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 4:32 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Ruth Gee Gay Hodges, age 88, a resident of 156 Water Street, Washington, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Ridgewood Manor in Washington.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 4:24 pm
By: Announcements
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On February 2, 2015, Mrs. Mary Matilene Raley Holcombe joined that great cloud of heavenly witnesses.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 3:53 pm
By: Announcements
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The deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown during altercations with police officers have led to a heated national debate about the proper use of force by police departments. It has racial overtones, but it shouldn't be a racial issue, as any American could become victim to police officers who...
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 1:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A light snow fell on East Carolina University's newest dental service learning center in Spruce Pine on Jan. 30, as stakeholders gathered for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the facility for dental education and oral health care.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 11:46 am
By: ECU News Services
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Since February is the month that contains Valentine's Day, why would merchants not turn it into a "month of love?"
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 9:27 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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There is a proposition in public choice economics called the "special interest effect." It basically argues that government grows because, for most government programs, there are concentrated beneficiaries and diffused cost bearers. What this means is that the benefits of government programs will...
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 9:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We've provided extensive coverage of the political drama around the state Sea Level Rise (SLR) panel and its revision - mandated by the GOP majority in the legislature - of the projected sea level rise on the North Carolina coast.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 6:08 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Josiah Collins III was born in Edenton, North Carolina in March 1808.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 1:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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