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The Hospitality and Food Management (HFM) program utilizes student-centered pedagogy that is derived from research and experientially executed. Theory formation and testing is executed in...
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 2:01 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Interest is coalescing around legislation that would repeal a law forcing energy companies to buy increasingly larger volumes of costly, tax-subsidized, renewable energy. Rep. Mike Hager, R-Rutherford, is drafting language for a bill as Gov. Pat McCrory pushes for offshore...
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 1:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Freshman Representative Paul Tine (D) offered amendments on two controversial bills over the past two weeks.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 12:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bragg, a West Point graduate, was an army full general during the American Civil War. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nothing bristles dedicated conservatives like the word 'amnesty' tossed around while Congress debates immigration reform.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 1:39 am
By: Alicia Colon
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Mr. Thomas Wells Whitley, age 79, a resident of 283 Swan Point Drive, Washington, NC, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital of Washington, NC.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 12:53 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Grace Gibbs Allen, age 88, a former resident of Roper, died Saturday, February16, 2013 at Roanoke Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Williamston.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 12:47 am
By: Announcements
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Often referred to as the "Blue Goose" because of the special colors it had been painted, it had become a "bad joke" and a financial black mark for Beaufort County.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 12:37 am
By: Betty Murphy
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An award-winning robot built by East Carolina University students may not look like R2D2 or WALL-E, but it's no bucket of bolts.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2013 @ 8:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A few years ago, the country became aware of a "bubble" building in higher education, as it had in housing.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2013 @ 7:18 pm
By: Jay Schalin
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It appears that you merely have to spout lefty talking points in order to be quoted verbatim and cooed over by WRAL or The McClatchy Gang.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2013 @ 7:15 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Linwood A. Dunn, Sr. age 72, a resident of 3219 Clemmons School Road, Stokes, N.C. died at his home Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2013 @ 10:19 am
By: Announcements
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The Charlotte area is riding high in our fair state capital these days. The governor is a former mayor of The Queen City.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2013 @ 1:39 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Thomas W. Whitley, age 79, a resident of 283 Swan Point Drive, Washington, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2013 @ 1:07 am
By: Announcements
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Born on April 8, 1946 James Augustus Hunter was a native son of Hertford in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2013 @ 10:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sellers of goods and services are motivated to do their best when they can make more money if they do a great job of satisfying their customers. On the other hand, very few will put forth their best when there is no extrinsic reward for doing so.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2013 @ 9:29 pm
By: George Leef
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North Carolina should break free of the so-called Common Core State Standards, which are tied to attempts to nationalize public school education requirements.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2013 @ 9:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory released the following statements on recent economic initiatives in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2013 @ 9:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sharon C. Singleton, CMC of Beaufort County, has earned the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC), which is awarded by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), Inc.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2013 @ 9:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Musicians across the region are performing on a higher scale thanks to a new outreach initiative offered through the East Carolina University School of Music Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2013 @ 2:46 pm
By: ECU News Services
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In 1857, the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina sought to establish a school for females. Largely due to the donations of William Peace, the institution became a reality.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2013 @ 4:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dahlia Romaine Coward, infant daughter of Marilyn Hill and Eugene Coward, of 337 Sam’s Road, Chocowinity, died Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2013 @ 3:58 am
By: Announcements
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That America needs a better-educated workforce has become today's honored wisdom, so what better measurement of progress than rising college graduation rates?
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 10:31 pm
By: Robert Weissberg
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Last year on March 19, the then executive director of the Economic Development Commission presented his report for 2011 and his assurances for EDC's coming achievements in 2012.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 10:29 pm
By: Warren Smith
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Mr. Garland Selby Woolard, age 87, a resident of 4890 Slatestone Road, Washington died Thursday afternoon February 14, 2013 at River Trace.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 9:19 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mary Cottonaro, age 63, a resident of the Cypress Landing community of Beaufort County died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Golden Living Center of Greenville, NC.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 9:15 pm
By: Announcements
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Conservatives and libertarians spend a lot of time talking about freedom: free markets, limited government, personal responsibility.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 9:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Why do "some commissioners" want to build a jail that is three times as large as we need? Why do they want to move one of the largest county departments out of Washington?
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 9:01 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Goose Creek State Park calendar of events for the month of March, 2013.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 7:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Deputy Martin conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle as it turned onto Carolina Avenue. Martin made contact with the driver and noticed an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 7:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Enjoy the weather now because in twenty-four hours it will not look like this. I just got off the phone with the NWS and they informed me that they may or may not issue a winter weather advisory for travel beginning 4:00pm tomorrow, Saturday.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 3:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Now that the General Assembly has made it clear North Carolina will not set up state insurance exchanges or expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Care Act, I'm going to remind Carolina Journal readers what they know about the complicated issues involved that readers and viewers of...
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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