|
Paleo-diet blogger Steve Cooksey is not the only one who's been censored by the North Carolina Board of Nutrition/Dietetics.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 7:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
Debra Goldman, the Republican nominee for State Auditor and Wake County School Board Member, announced today that she has earned the endorsement of the North Carolina Trooper's Association.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 7:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
Before passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965, the United States Congress generally adhered to the principle that the federal government had no authority to undertake functions and duties not enumerated in the U.S. Constitution.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 5:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
After handing over half a million dollars in the last five years or so (ending June 2011), with the understanding that it was seed money and there would be no further public funding (and, as I understood it, no further forgiveness of tax bills) by Washington.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 5:13 pm
By: Jim Bispo
|
|
On Tuesday evening, the second presidential debate of 2012 put President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney in a town hall-style forum moderated by CNN's Candy Crowley.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 4:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
You can get a really good sense of where things stand during the last month of an election cycle. In a close race, the candidate feeling the most endangered tends to get more aggressive in attacking their opponent.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 3:52 pm
By: Brant Clifton
|
|
David Allen Minton, 46, of Chocowinity died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 2:47 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Jane Gray Godley of 33 Trailsend South, Washington, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 2:31 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Ms. Helen Elizabeth Windley Clark, age 76, a resident of Clark Rd., Bath, NC, died Monday, October 15, 2012 at her home
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 2:28 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Mr. James Frankie Briley, age 66, a resident of 106 Beech Lane, Washington, died Monday, October 15, 2012 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 2:22 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Ever see a County Commissioner running at break neck speed or squirming in his chair. Someone must have ask him to explain the financial condition of his county. Some are clueless.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 1:21 pm
By: Hood Richardson
|
|
The Laffer Center for Supply-Side Economics at the Texas Public Policy Foundation has joined the Civitas Institute to publish a recent analysis of income taxes at the state level.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 11:05 am
By: Civitas Insitute
|
|
Two men who call themselves conservatives are vying to represent House District 51, a district that spills roughly equally over the Lee and Harnett county lines.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
South Carolina, what are we going to do about the little guy? Y'all have done so well with your House delegation (Clyburn notwithstanding) and with Senator DeMint.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 12:52 am
By: Brant Clifton
|
|
Based on these results and the continued presence of consistent pressure throughout the system, the SYSTEM PRESSURE ADVISORY is RESCINDED, effective immediately.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 10:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
"The overthrow of the medieval guild system," wrote Milton Friedman in his seminal work Capitalism and Freedom, "was an indispensable early step in the rise of freedom in the Western world.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 5:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
On September 4, 2012 at approximately 6:00 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a Breaking and Entering and Larceny on Taylor Road in Chocowinity, NC.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 4:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
Support for reducing class size usually cuts across political and ideological divides, garnering accolades from legislators, policymakers, and parents alike. Nevertheless, the relationship between class size and student achievement has been the subject of scholarly debate for decades.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 2:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
Early voting for the November 6, 2012 election begins on October 18. In anticipation of this, The Beaufort County Republican Party endorsed the following Republican candidates in the November 6 election at the regular monthly meeting of the Executive Committee.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 2:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
Romina A. Mills, a resident of 278 Cherry Run Road, Washington, died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 12:16 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Jane Gray Godley, a resident of 33 Trails End South, Washington, died Friday, October 12, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 12:09 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Helen Elizabeth Windley Clark, age 76, a resident of Clark Road, Bath, died Monday, October 15, 2012. Arrangements will be announced
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 12:06 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
Bob Steinburg, the Republican candidate for state House District 1, is fighting mad, at least according to his Democratic opponent's campaign manager, who filed assault charges against Steinburg.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 10:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
We got it right last week with the article that accused the Economic Development Council (EDC) of trying to delay the approval of changes in the laws and by-laws until after the November election. Stan Deatherage and I had a stop gap measure which was the presentation of thirteen resolutions to th
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 10:30 pm
By: Hood Richardson
|
|
Ms. Helen Clark, age 76, a resident of Clark Rd., Bath, NC, died Monday, October 15, 2012 at her home.
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 7:59 pm
By: Announcements
|
|
The Beaufort County Candidate Forum is tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 16th) at 6:30pm at BCCC's Building 8 Auditorium.
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 7:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
Conservative Jones switched from unaffiliated to Republican after upset win in 2010. Both candidates in the N.C. House of Representatives District 65 race have one thing in common: They're tired of politicians not keeping their promises to constituents.
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 7:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
Runners and walkers of all ages can lace up their sneakers Sunday, Oct. 21, for the fourth annual Pink Ribbon Road Race to benefit breast cancer services at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center.
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 5:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
|
For purposes of this study, voters interviewed had to have voted in at least one of the past three general elections (2006, 2008, 2010) or be newly registered to vote since November 2, 2010. The poll had a margin of error of plus/minus 4.9 percent.
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 11:40 am
By: Civitas Insitute
|
|
The company formerly known as Progress Energy, now part of the Duke Energy monopoly, is seeking a 14 percent hike in electric rates for households in its North Carolina territory.
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 8:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
|
A federal judge has thrown out Paleo-diet blogger Steve Cooksey's lawsuit against the North Carolina state agency he claims censored his blog and violated his freedom of speech.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|