It is a plan out in the open, unconcealed to unless there are those that choose not to see it for it is - obstruction, delay, obfusticate.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 @ 10:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a letter today, the Governor's Office informed Senate Rules Chairman Bill Rabon that the Senate's announced plan for cabinet confirmation hearings violates a court order issued last week
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 @ 9:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Modern American conservatism weaves several strands of thought - constitutionally limited government, free-market economics, time-honored virtues, and prudent statesmanship - into a fabric that is both large enough to encompass a majority coalition and strong enough to withstand
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 @ 9:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sunday is fading fast. The shadows made by evening light are falling in their familiar places.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 @ 11:22 am
By: Michele Rhem
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In North Carolina, roughly a third of all deaths are caused by heart disease. And many of these deaths are preventable
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 @ 11:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced a multi-year investment in North Carolina teachers that would raise teacher salaries to first in the Southeast in three years and at least the national average in five years
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 9:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued the following statement Friday following news reports that William Barber will be calling for a 'nationwide economic boycott' of North Carolina by members of the NAACP
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 7:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the White House announced that Ray Starling, Chief of Staff for Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), will be leaving the Senator's office to serve as Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, Trade, and Food Assistance
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 7:08 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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North Carolina Teacher Pay and the Real $50,000 Question
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 4:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Health values family presence when loved ones are in the hospital. We also value protecting patients from being exposed to viruses such as the flu
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 4:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Corning Incorporated and its subsidiary, Corning Optical Communications LLC, will invest $176 million in facilities in Catawba and Cabarrus counties, creating 410 jobs over the next two years, Governor Cooper announced today
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 2:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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If you are like me, you may be trying to figure out what the new POTUS is trying to do. Beyond his over the top pronouncements there is an underlying principle that may help explain his goals.
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 10:15 am
By: Bobby Tony
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North Carolinians have an insatiable taste for craft beers, and they have little tolerance for lawmakers who want to tamper with how they get their stouts and IPAs
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I like Saturday mornings. I watch the sunrise, without a sense of urgency.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 10:24 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for March, April, 2017
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 9:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today the North Carolina Senate provided Larry Hall with a third and final opportunity to come before them for his confirmation hearing
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 7:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of Amy Wells Bridgeman
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 4:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell isn't known to mince words and in a recent NC SPIN interview he reported North Carolina has made promises to present and retired state employees we are presently unable to pay
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 3:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Mean girls and callous boys are nothing new. They've stalked school hallways and commandeered cafeterias for years. Yet bullies' arsenal of pain-inflicting tools has never been more relentless; smartphones and social media platforms have erased boundaries of time and space
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 3:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's constitution states that the governor's Cabinet picks must receive "advice and consent" of the State Senate
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is notifying affected citizens and the U.S. Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights of a Nov. 30, 2016, incident in which protected health information was sent to health care providers via an unencrypted email
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 11:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and 37 of his colleagues wrote to President Donald Trump expressing concerns over the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan (CPP), Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), and Ozone Standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) Rules
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is time for former heroes to exit stage left before they tarnish their image.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 10:13 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Valentines day, at the rabbit patch, has been going on for a while now.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 9:46 am
By: Michele Rhem
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In an effort to prepare for a hurricane, the Eastern Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (EHPC), led by Vidant Medical Center (VMC) and the Southeastern Healthcare Preparedness Region (SHPR), are jointly coordinating the "120 to Landfall" exercise series
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 1:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rusted Root will headline PirateFest 2017 at the Greenville Town Common from 5-7 p.m on Saturday, April 8th. Thanks to the generous support of Minges Bottling Group this concert is free to public. Families are encouraged to attend.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 1:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Charlie Winfield Spann
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:59 am
By: Governor's Office
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On February 21, 2017 shortly after 12 noon, an alert neighbor in the River Road Estates Mobile Home Park saw something she thought was suspicious
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Campbell University law Professor Greg Wallace says a simple repeal of House Bill 2 being pushed by Gov. Roy Cooper would put the state back in a "gray area" regarding municipal authority over nondiscrimination ordinances
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House Rules Committee rejected on a voice vote a proposal to limit the number of days a veto override vote could remain in limbo on the House's calendar
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 9:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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