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The US republic is unique. Government can pass no law or take no action unless the authority for such law or action is specifically granted in the Constitution.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 12:51 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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On October 13, Linda Harper and the Citizens for Constitutional Liberties (Wayne County Tea Party) hosted a forum in Goldsboro to allow candidates for state offices to present their ideas for improving the state of North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 11:52 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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The redistricting plan adopted last year by the General Assembly morphed the boundaries of the 13th U.S. Congressional District so much that its own congressman chose not to seek re-election.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 9:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We keep hearing that all we need is for the government to pour more money into the economy for our economic situation to improve.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 8:59 am
By: Jim Bispo
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A faction within the Republican party has attacked me as I seek re election to the Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners. Differences of opinion are what politics are about.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 8:12 am
By: Hood Richardson
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In 2007, county commissioners asked the legislature to give them more taxing authority. Ever increasing demands for services, especially related to population and student growth, created pressure for additional revenue sources.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 7:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bauer was charged with three counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 11:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The first time I watched the Jimmy Stewart classic film, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", I was too young to appreciate how very insightful it was in describing how things work in our government.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 11:12 pm
By: Alicia Colon
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It is a race between a Republican candidate who describes himself as a "working class man" and a Democratic candidate who says his parents taught him to "tote your own water."
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 10:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The official name of the sweeping healthcare reform bill is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148). It passed the House of Congress narrowly, by a vote of 220 - 215.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 7:58 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Goose Creek State Park calendar of events for the month of November, 2012
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 4:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Essadore Franklin Carter, 66, a resident of 249 Water St., Bath, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, at his home.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 4:15 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. James P. Blanton, age 84, former President of Beaufort County Community College, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 4:09 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Ethel Lee Lancaster Campbell, age 88, a resident of 409 E. 5th St., Washington, died Friday, October 12, 2012 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 4:06 pm
By: Announcements
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Ms. Angelina “Eye” Smallwood of 803 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 3:58 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Hubert “Russell” Woolard Sr., age 70, a resident of River Creek Dr., Washington, died Friday, October 12, 2012, at River Trace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Washington, NC.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 3:54 pm
By: Announcements
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As Democrats and Republicans in this election year continue to debate the optimal level, type, and distribution of the tax burden, they are paying insufficient attention to what I believe is a greater impediment to economic growth: the rising burden of regulations.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 2:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On September 29, 2012 at approximately 1:00 am the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle in the Washington Park Area.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 1:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republican newcomer Rob Bryan hopes to woo voters in N.C. House of Representatives District 88 with his strong stance on education reform.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 1:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Howard (Tre') Stallings III has recently joined the medical staff of Vidant Cardiology - Greenville as a physician assistant.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 6:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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While there's no statewide referendum for North Carolina voters to decide during the Nov. 6 general election, citizens across the state will have the task of deciding 27 separate local ballot issues.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 5:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The committee contemplating a strategic plan for our university system was asked an interesting question in their opening session: How much education does North Carolina need?
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 5:41 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina is one of only two states that send all 16-year-old offenders to the adult court system rather than the juvenile justice system.
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On October 11, 2012, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit served arrest warrants on William Daniel Jennette, 30 years of age, of 28953 Hwy. 264 East in Belhaven.
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 10:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Call it my senior mind but I had completely forgotten how surreal the 2008 presidential was until I saw the Citizens United film, "Hope and Change."
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 3:44 pm
By: Alicia Colon
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Rhonda Leigh Toler Whitehurst, age 52, a resident of 77 Corvette Rd., Washington, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at her home
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 3:13 pm
By: Announcements
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Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) David Watford Spivey, III, a resident of 607 Bank Street, Washington Park, Washington, N.C., died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at his home
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 3:10 pm
By: Announcements
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Angelina "Eye" Smallwood, a resident of 803 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 3:05 pm
By: Announcements
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Edmond "Big Boy" Mere Moore Jr., a resident of 101 Camel Drive, Washington, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 3:02 pm
By: Announcements
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Republican Stanly County Commissioner Gene McIntyre and Rockingham Mayor Gene McLaurin, a Democrat, will compete for the North Carolina Senate seat long occupied by seven-term incumbent Bill Purcell, D-Scotland County, one of 11 state senators and six Democrats not seeking re-election.
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 12:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Allen Stanford married the love of his life, Karen, on Sept. 9, 2012. Stanford is 78 years old and has been in and out of hospitals since the early 1990s with heart disease, including heart failure.
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 9:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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But Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican and House Budget Committee chairman, brings to the ticket a set of skills sometimes lacking in today's Republican Party. That is refreshing and important.
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 12:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Freeman was charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule II prescription pain medication, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Published: Thursday, October 11th, 2012 @ 11:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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