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I have made no secret of my belief that the Economic Development Commission (EDC) has been incompetent and amateurish in its approach to economic development. It would have been impossible for the EDC to have failed more miserably or over a broader range of issues.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 9:51 am
By: Warren Smith
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Janet Cowell's primary responsibility as State Treasurer is to oversee the pension fund for retired North Carolina teachers and state employees. So why does her campaign receive so many contributions from far-away states like New York, Pennsylvania and California?
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 1:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The article in the September 20th issue of The Compass about Christine Mele's opponent deciding to discontinue his campaign because of a "veiled threat" and "obscene epithet" he received by telephone is indeed thought provoking.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 12:47 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Vidant Health and its physician partners are empowering thousands of women across eastern North Carolina in the fight against breast cancer through risk assessments, regular screenings and advanced treatment options.
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 11:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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What's going on here? Why are these conservative-oriented groups lining up behind Democrats in supposedly competitive races -supposed easy GOP pickups?
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 10:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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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: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 10:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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David Watford Spivey, Jr., age 91, a resident of 607 Bank Street, Washington Park, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at his home
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 12:22 pm
By: Announcements
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Mary Ellen Hill McDonald, 61, a resident of 1751 John Small Ave., Washington, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at her home.
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 11:52 am
By: Announcements
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Ardelia "Dee Pearl" Kennedy, 83, of 10 Mallison Harvey Rd., Washington, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 11:45 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: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 11:36 am
By: Announcements
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 6:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I've been researching the topic for several months, as part of a book project, and have come across a number of fascinating historical figures who deserve to be better known to North Carolinians.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 6:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution because her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 4:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We are still more than a month from Election Day, so I'm not ready to make predictions about state and federal races yet. For the sake of argument, however, let's imagine that the current polling leads for Barack Obama and Pat McCrory are predictive of the outcomes of their respective races.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 3:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ms. Ethel Spruill, 66, of 1064 U.S. Highway 64 East, Plymouth, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 2:51 pm
By: Announcements
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Sandy Slade Jr., a resident of 13699 U.S. 264 E., Swan Quarter, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at his home.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 2:28 pm
By: Announcements
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Frances Byrd (Sanderson) Harris, 81, of Chesapeake, Va., passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Chesapeake General Hospital
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 2:17 pm
By: Announcements
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Governor Mitt Romney embraced his first presidential debate, with vigor, and an enthusiastic optimism to project the truth, unfiltered and unencumbered, and thus intellectually bloodied Candidate Obama, and his office of new socialistic ideals for his odd vision of an Obama shaped America.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 12:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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James Cotton Rawls, a resident of Bayside Shores in Washington, has been appointed to the Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees by Gov. Bev Perdue.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 12:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Louis "Bobby" Armstrong, a resident of 84 Mallison Harvey Road, Washington, died Friday, September 28, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 @ 10:17 pm
By: Announcements
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Tina Bos Boerema, 87, of 4085 NC 45 N., Pantego, entered eternal glory to be with her faithful Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, September 29, 2012, in Byron Center, Michigan.
Published: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 @ 10:11 pm
By: Announcements
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Donald "Rick" Michael Boyd Sr., 57, a resident of 323 Van Norden St., Washington, died Friday, September 28, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Clair Ranch, 120 Hodge Road, Washington.
Published: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 @ 9:54 pm
By: Announcements
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In 2010, Rabon won by 63.5 percent in an open-seat contest created by the retirement of Sen. R.C. Soles Jr., a Columbus County Democrat who served the district for a record 34 years.
Published: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 @ 9:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The edu-crats at Moore County Public Schools have outdone themselves again -- putting forth a rather questionable bit of innovation:
Published: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 @ 8:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Investigator Jim Adams applied for and obtained a warrant charging David Bradley Snell with one count of Felony Breaking and Entering and one count of Larceny after Breaking and Entering.
Published: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 @ 7:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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New York Times readers learned in early August of Steve Cooksey, the Charlotte-area "diabetes warrior," who has sued the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition because it has tried to censor Cooksey's blog touting the health benefits of the low-carb, high-protein "paleo" diet.
Published: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 @ 3:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Students and representatives from several community organizations will be joining schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
Published: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 @ 12:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A former South Carolina congressman told an environmental forum that many conservatives don't think they can compete when it comes to visions for improving the environment.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 11:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If one is interested in what realistically passes for total Conservative political discourse in Beaufort County, one must visit the Conservative Republican Club, Thursday Night, October 11, 2012.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 10:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Charter schools are tuition-free public schools that have more freedom than district-run public schools, but are required to meet certain state regulations, such as participation in the accountability program, the ABCs of Public Education.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 3:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Among the statewide races to be decided this fall is State Superintendent of Public Instruction. June Atkinson has held the position since August 2005, and is the Democratic nominee for the office.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 1:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District race could be a bellwether for the next two years of Congress and the Republican Party.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Louis “Bobby” Armstrong, a resident of 84 Mallison Harvey Road, Washington, died Friday, September 28, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 10:04 am
By: Announcements
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