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Legislative leaders removed some of the guesswork for the legislative short session starting May 16 by announcing they agreed to a $23.917 billion spending plan for the 2018-19 state budget
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 10:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The #MeToo movement began with accusations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein but rapidly became a rallying call for women everywhere to tell their own stories of sexual harassment
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 10:13 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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For many years, I have had a percolating theory hiding just below the surface of my mind.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 10:05 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a proud history of supporting free speech and expression. One of the proudest moments in its history - and justifiably so - is how the entire university community fought the infamous Speaker Ban Law of the 1960s
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 9:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, President Trump announced that the United States would be terminating the Iran deal. He did so on firm footing, to the consternation of the nation's media as well as European allies who have been itching to do business with the Islamic Republic for decades.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 9:38 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper welcomed military personnel to the Executive Mansion to honor Military Appreciation Month
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 9:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The legislature comes to Raleigh Wednesday for the "short session" and opening day promises to be far more exciting than most years
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 8:04 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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State and federal leaders are rightly taking steps to rescue victims of human trafficking, but unless lawmakers increase support for survivors' care and rehabilitation, those efforts will be thwarted, a group of North Carolina experts say
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 5:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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BCS Board of Education Calendar for May-June 2018
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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From Black Beard to the Revolution is a historical fiction novel about the early years of Bath County, North Carolina. This book is filled with intrigue and adventure about the infamous pirate Black Beard, his friends, family and those who shaped the early history of Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 4:59 pm
By: Louis Edwards
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My fellow Americans: Today, I want to update the world on our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 3:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Rev. Mark Harris, who lost the 2016 Republican primary in the 9th Congressional District by 144 votes, won a rematch Tuesday with three-term incumbent Rep. Robert Pittenger
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 1:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will hold a special called meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018 at 5:30 PM in the boardroom located at 121 W. 3rd St, Washington, NC
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 1:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continues to deliver for Eastern North Carolina's service members and military communities
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 12:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The number of North Carolina districts closing schools May 16 is growing
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 8:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thirty minutes on the laptop proves to me that friends, relatives, parents, and teachers know a long time in advance which unhappy teenage boys are in mental health trouble.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 8:13 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's intention to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 1:16 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Salisbury residents will vote Tuesday on whether to lease its city-owned broadband system to a private provider. Critics say it could be a case of making the best of a bad situation
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 1:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On this Sunday, I woke to the delightful sound of a steady, gently falling rain. I had slept soundly, after a busy Saturday.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 1:06 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Governor Roy Cooper's request for a federal disaster declaration to help tornado victims in Guilford and Rockingham counties was approved today by President Donald Trump
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 12:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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