As a liberal who grew up near California's Bible Belt in Orange County, I was brought up to believe that the enemies of reason were the Christian creationists who taught that the world is 6,000 years old and that biologists can't explain the evolution of complexity without invoking a divine creator
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:47 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center (LWJCC), a joint venture between Vidant Medical Center and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered...
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:42 pm
By: Chris Downey
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My favorite professional football team, the Carolina Panthers, have just defeated the Arizona Cardinals 49 to 15, and will be headed to the 50th Super Bowl.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement in recognition of Black History Month...
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:18 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory joined more than 350 employees, company executives, and local leaders for a plant tour and economic development discussion at American Emergency Vehicles (AEV). The company won a $500,000 Building Reuse Grant in 2015, allowing AEV to expand and increase its workforce.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 8:27 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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We all have had one, but what do you do when the next one is just a as bad.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 1:14 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Smiling Faces Child Care Center stands like a beacon in rural Martin County, its clean, white siding contrasting with the deep green of the soybean fields around it.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 11:51 am
By: ECU News Services
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Advancing the North Carolina primary date to March 15 has led to earlier deadlines for registering to vote, absentee voting, changing your party affiliation, and other election-related activities.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 11:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dorothy Jean Miller Barker, age 86, a resident of Washington, NC, died Saturday January 30, 2016 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville, NC.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 10:47 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Thomas Brown "Tom" Lewis, age 73, a resident of 674 Ephesus Church Road, Chocowinity, NC died Thursday January 28, 2016 at his home.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 10:42 am
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory has designated Charlton L. Allen of Iredell County as the next Chairman of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Allen will succeed current Industrial Commission Chairman Andrew T. Heath, who will become State Budget Director effective February 1st.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:47 am
By: McCrory Communications
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It should not be a surprise that the two Parties have differences in how they count caucus votes.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:40 am
By: Bobby Tony
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This past Monday evening, I spoke on a panel at Wake Forest University's School of Law on whether North Carolina should expand Medicaid, the medical assistance program originally designed for low-income parents, children, elderly, blind, and disabled. Despite the enthusiastic, overwhelmingly...
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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