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Business and Industry Services at Beaufort County Community College announces a schedule of upcoming classes in Washington County in November that serve as the core curriculum for potential and existing small business owners.
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 @ 5:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Melbia Harris Smith, age 78, a resident of Washington, NC, died Saturday, October 6, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 @ 12:34 am
By: Announcements
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I button-holed a Republican legislator recently to try and get some of the inside skinny on the happenings on Jones Street.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 11:17 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Mrs. Marion Roxie Bell Edwards, age 72, a resident of 75 Bell Ave., Chocowinity, NC died Monday October 8, 2012 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville, NC.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 10:42 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Harvey Henry Dixon, Jr., age 86, a resident of 105 South East Avenue, North Shores, Washington, NC, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 10:39 pm
By: Announcements
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Before we become too excited, let's step back in time and reflect what the Congress was like when Nancy Pelosi was speaker of the Democratic controlled House.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 9:51 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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Washington Police and Fire Services are hosting their second annual Halloween event.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 9:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If predictions of more than three feet of rising sea levels by 2100 have you ready to flee from your beach house, a leading climate scientist might be ready to take your place on the North Carolina coast. He explains why in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 7:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On October 1, 2012 at approximately 3:30 p.m. I saw a woman walking down the yellow line on John Small Avenue near Frank's Pizza. She appeared to be in a daze and was oblivious to the vehicles whizzing by.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 6:54 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The Washington Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce will present its annual business exposition at the Washington Civic Center on Wednesday, October 10, 2012.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 4:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Orange County voters will decide in November whether to raise taxes on themselves to help "invest" $1.4 billion toward construction of 17 miles of transit line that would have a miniscule impact on traffic congestion and air pollution.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 1:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Pat McCrory has a large fundraising advantage in his encore campaign for the governorship.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 1:11 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A Cary government watchdog organization believes the town is violating state law by placing a one-sided video on the town's website hailing the benefits of tax increases to pay $80 million for three bond referendums on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 11:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With that said, I would like to share whom we are talking about. This may be the installation of Barb Tansey but it is a day of celebration for all the people who made today possible.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 6:18 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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You might know him as the first American president, the father of our country, the top Revolutionary War general, or just the guy on the quarter and the dollar bill.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 3:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"The power to tax is the power to destroy." That is an oft-repeated paraphrase of a quote from former U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall in an 1819 court decision. Indeed taxes do destroy: incentives, productivity, businesses, and opportunity.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 3:14 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Has anyone ever heard of Chester Barnard?? Probably not, so I'll tell you who he was.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 2:57 am
By: Jim Bispo
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There's nothing like the whitest white man on the planet Earth complaining that someone else doesn't get "the black experience."
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 2:42 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Mr. Leo Berl Keech, 75, a resident of Trenton, Fla., died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Washington.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 2:18 am
By: Announcements
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To many, the race is below the radar, taking a back seat to the presidential and gubernatorial contests in North Carolina. But some say the battle for a state Supreme Court justice seat could be the most important race to be decided by the state's voters this year.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month – the month dedicated to educating women about breast cancer by stressing the importance of early detection through regular self-breast exams and mammography.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 8:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Competition is an indispensable tool for promoting efficiency, innovation, and excellence. Its virtues are evident in virtually every field of human endeavor, including commerce, athletics, science, religion, and the arts.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 3:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last night, Mitt Romney showed John McCain how it SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE in 2008. The Mittster called Barry's bluff on a number of occasions -- correcting his misstatements and outright lies.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 3:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Tea Party favorite and political newcomer Dan Forest is calling for an "education revolution."
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 2:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Just about everyone agrees on the value and importance of education. North Carolina allocates roughly fifty cents of ever dollar in our state budget to education, and while we appreciate our dedicated teachers and acknowledge the good things happening.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 2:16 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Will Rogers said, "Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the money twenty years ago."
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 2:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After watching the Socialists scramble to manage the message of how the Narcissist-in-Chief got his intellectual butt kicked in the first debate, there is a common narrative evolving: "Mitt Romney lied so hard that their candidate could not keep up with them."
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 12:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sandy L. Slade Jr., 59, a resident of 13699 U.S. 264 E., Swan Quarter, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at his home.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 12:23 pm
By: Announcements
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If anyone knows the location of Lawson or has seen him since September 30th please notify Washington Police Department at 252-946-1444.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 12:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mary Ellen Hill McDonald, age 61, a resident of 1751 John Small Ave., Washington, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at her home.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 11:46 am
By: Announcements
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Annie Barrow Harris, a resident of 7610 Sladesville-Credle Road, Scranton, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, in Belhaven.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 11:39 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. James Robert “Bob” Grimes, age 65, a resident of the Sterling House, Greenville, NC, and a former resident of Plymouth, NC, died Friday, October 5, 2012.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 11:35 am
By: Announcements
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Sometimes the truth hurts, and there's no way to hide it. The latest Economic Freedom of the World Report, which ranks 144 nations, constitutes such a moment for those of us who cherish freedom in the United States.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 11:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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