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: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 2:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It seems the folks on Jones Street have kicked off one heck of an orgy - apparently in honor of the box office success of '50 Shades of Grey.'
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 2:03 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I understand that you are leading the University trustees' investigation preceding their consideration of the proposed renaming of Saunders Hall, a proposal based on historical evidence that William L. Saunders, for whom the building is named, was a leader of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina...
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 10:24 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Scott Technologies, Inc. will be investing in growth of its Scott Safety headquarters in Union County, NC. The company plans to invest $28.7 million in Monroe...
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 10:24 am
By: Chris Downey
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Often described as the modern day Jimmy Stewart, Tom Hanks has the versatility of character adaptation to play roles that his audience identify with, especially in roles that offer him the range to be the quintessential American.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 10:23 am
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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A new advanced placement course in U.S. history has generated serious debate over exactly what information students should be taught in North Carolina public schools about our country's founding. Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, discussed the...
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 10:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Remember the kerfluffle late last year over the CRomnibus? Boehner, McConnell & co. all told us that they would only fund Homeland Security through February.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 10:12 am
By: Brant Clifton
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In writing about the enchanting adventures of a 12-year-old boy in 19th century London, an East Carolina University theater professor has discovered a magical world of his own.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 6:23 am
By: ECU News Services
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America's vacationing, golfing, gala functionary, really cool (to the weak of mind) commander-in-chief continues, through world crisis, as America's first amateur president in modern times.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 6:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beulah Boone Warren, 76, formerly of Washington, passed away in Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, NJ on Sunday, February 22,2015.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 6:07 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Jacqueline Hayes Harris, of 606 W. 13th St., died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at home.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 6:04 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Ray Wesley Bowman, age 71, a resident of 403 Cemetery Rd., Belhaven, died Thursday February 26, 2015 at his home.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 5:58 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Sarah Adelaide Hollowell Rowe, age 89, a former resident of Aurora, died Thursday, February 26, 2015.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 5:52 am
By: Announcements
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John Humphrey O'Neal was born on August 1, 1929 in Hyde County, NC to the late Preston and Nita Whitney O'Neal. "Bro", as he was affectionately known, departed this life on February 25, 2015.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 5:48 am
By: Announcements
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North Carolina is one of the more aggressive states in the nation in licensing occupations. This is a significant impediment to freedom in a state that once boasted, and ought to be able to again, of being "First in Freedom."
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 5:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I'm writing this during a very cold, snowy day in central North Carolina, but will imagine that instead it's one of our summer heat waves. For several days in a row, the temperature has hit 99 degrees, and someone comments, "Well, this certainly ought to shut those global warming skeptics up!"
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 4:17 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Do you want to go to college but think you have waited too late to start this spring? Or do you want to pick up a class to complete your schedule?
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 4:11 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory has declared March 1-7 Severe Weather Preparedness Week in North Carolina, cautioning North Carolinians to practice how to be safe when thunderstorms and tornadoes threaten. While damaging storms and tornadoes can occur any time of the year, March through May is peak tornado sea
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 6:06 pm
By: Chris Downey
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In a decision released Wednesday, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners violated federal antitrust laws by engaging in self-dealing in ordering service providers that do not have dental licenses to cease and desist from whitening...
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 6:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For consecutive Tuesdays in February, winter weather forced closures and disrupted schedules at East Carolina University. After a winter storm brought approximately three inches of snow on Tuesday, Feb. 24, classes were cancelled from 3:30 p.m. until 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 6:09 am
By: ECU News Services
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It is getting close to the end of Black History Month. I have not seen any articles about famous Black Americans.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 6:02 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Millie Adams, 75, 451 Bridge, Aurora died Monday, February 23, 2015 at Riverpoint Crest Nursing Center.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 1:36 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Willie F. Windley of 124 East Martin Luther King Jr, Dr. Washington, NC died Friday, February 20, 2015 at Home.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 1:33 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Bessie Moore Crawford, 86, resident of Greenfield Place Nursing Center, Greenville, NC, formerly of Blounts Creek died Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 1:30 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Arnold Earl "Kym" Coward of 3215 Capital Blvd Raleigh, NC (formerly of Washington NC) died Monday, February 16, 2015 Wake Med Hospital Raleigh, NC.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 1:27 am
By: Announcements
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John H. O'Neal (Bro Rabbit), age 85, a resident of Pine Street, Pantego, NC died Wednesday, February 25, 2015.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 1:07 am
By: Announcements
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Rush Limbaugh used to have an “SUV update” parody segment, where he made fun of various drive-by reports that blamed actual automobiles — and NOT the people driving them — for various and sundry car accidents.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 12:53 am
By: Brant Clifton
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If one understands the military, or the quasi-military, which a well run sheriff's office is, one knows that rank is important, but mostly in a relative sense.
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 12:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced legislation to prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from overriding state and local municipal broadband laws.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 11:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) and Senator Norman Sanderson (R-District 2) filed Senate Bill 113, on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, that gives the N.C. Ferry Division temporary authority to enter into contracts for the purchase of motor fuel at a guaranteed price.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 11:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Attorneys on both sides of the voucher issue made their case on Tuesday to the state's highest court, with Supreme Court justices considering a challenge to a Superior Court decision stating that the Opportunity Scholarship Program, offering tuition vouchers to low-income parents who removed...
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 11:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, a working group from the UNC system's Board of Governors drew national attention and student and faculty protest after it announced plans to discontinue three of the system's 237 centers and increase oversight of thirteen others.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 11:09 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Dr. Mark Iannettoni, professor and chief of general thoracic surgery for East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine and director of the new thoracic surgery residency program at Vidant Medical Center, has been honored nationally for his work with resident physicians.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 11:08 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory briefed citizens from the State Emergency Operations Center Wednesday morning on the response to last night's snowfall across the state.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 10:26 pm
By: Chris Downey
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