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Today, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell sent a letter to Sally Jewell, the Interior Secretary Designate, asking her and the Obama Administration to partner with the states on energy exploration and production.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 2:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Diversity, as commonly used by government, academia, and industry, has become so normalized that we are all expected to embrace it unquestioningly.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 1:03 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Fifty-six BCCC students inducted into Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society Fifty-six BCCC students were inducted into the Gamma Phi Honor Society in a ceremony held on the BCCC campus Tuesday, Feb. 12, the largest group of students inducted into the organization in recent years.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County is announcing that between February 15, 2013 and February 17, 2013 there will be a Search and Rescue Exercise (SARX) taking place in the vicinity surrounding Camp Bonner North Boy Scout Camp which is located off of Harvey Road and will include areas of Goose Creek State Park.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 11:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There's just something about Asheville and boobs. The other day, we get the big boob himself from DC in town.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 9:31 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Contrary to what you may have thought manufacturing is not dead in North Carolina, but it is quite different from our old perceptions of textile and furniture mills and tobacco factories.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 4:22 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Mary Lynn Cottonaro, 63, a resident of the Cypress Landing community, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at the Golden Living Center of Greenville.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 3:43 pm
By: Announcements
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William Thomas "Tommy" Woolard, 81, a resident of 102 Sunnyside Drive, Washington, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at his home
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 3:37 pm
By: Announcements
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Gloria Jean Dixon Craft Herrera, 65, a resident of 205 Arnold St., Vanceboro, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 3:31 pm
By: Announcements
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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: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 3:27 pm
By: Announcements
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The meaning of the Second Amendment is being debated once again. Other than in general terms, few discuss the amendment's origins, the reasons for its inclusion...
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 2:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 35, with primary sponsors Rayne Brown (R-Davidson) and George Cleveland (R-Onslow), would repeal the statutory authority enabling the state to issue Certificates of Participation (COPs) as a form of debt financing.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 11:49 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Peppering her remarks with fiscal horror stories, state Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos told lawmakers Wednesday she is reforming a harried department in organizational meltdown.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 11:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Back in 2007, American universities faced a threat--the Department of Education wanted them to show that they were actually teaching something! Margaret Spellings, education secretary was...
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 11:27 am
By: Jenna Ashley Robinson
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Today, Governor McCrory announced the following appointments.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 10:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On February 12, 2013, Candidate Obama delivered his 5th State of the Union Address, an address concocted of misstatements and fantasies crafted to embolden the low-information voter / citizen that is over half of his electoral base that re-elected the Candidate to the presidency of the United State.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 9:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Investigator Wesley Waters applied for and obtained warrants charging Cornelius Terry Lee Sparks with five counts of Break or Enter a Motor Vehicle, five(5) counts of Misdemeanor Larceny, and one(1) count of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 9:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Buoyed by Gov. Pat McCrory's announcement that he does not support expanding Medicaid rolls or creating a state-run health insurance exchange, a state House committee voted Tuesday over Democrats' objections in favor of...
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 8:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Established by the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) in 1933, the National Recovery Administration (NRA) was one of two early New Deal programs intended to revive U.S. industry after years of contraction.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 7:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The higher education reform world is starting to get crowded. It seems as if every time you blink your eyes, there's a new organization or website focusing on the reform of higher education.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 7:02 pm
By: Jay Schalin
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Goodman, an economist and president of the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis, has been one of the country's leading experts on the economics of health care for more than two decades. Back in the 1990s, his work on patient power and perverse incentives...
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 6:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What began as a research study on domestic violence has turned into "See The Triumph," a project aimed at connecting and empowering victims.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 6:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Investigator Brad Shakelford applied for and obtained warrants charging Johnny Ray Fillingame with Possession of Firearm by Felon and Possession of Firearm with Altered Serial Number and Angela Gail Fillingame with Possession of Firearm with Altered Serial Number.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 6:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory signed an executive order declaring a state of disaster for the Town of Kitty Hawk to help the community recover from devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy last fall.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 1:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Occupational licensing has been a frequent target for our Bad Bill of the Week series, so it's not surprising that we didn't have to wait long into the 2013 General Assembly Session for a burdensome licensing bill to be filed in the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 11:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Economic development, as envisioned in Beaufort County, is the poster child for bureaucratic ineptitude and crony capitalism.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 10:39 am
By: Warren Smith
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Higher education is not on a sustainable path. Underlying business models are crumbling, costs are spiraling, and there is for the first time significant doubt in the minds of parents and employers about the value of a college degree.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 1:11 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The libertarian bumper sticker -- "Don't steal from the government; it hates competition" -- takes on added meaning every time North Carolina officials try to shut down Internet sweepstakes operations.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 12:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Susan Tankard's second grade class at Bath Elementary School, shows acts of kindness to the animals of Beaufort County. They set a goal to collect...
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 11:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week representatives from Beaufort County including Commissioners Ed Booth, and Hood Richardson, County Manager Randell Woodruff, Lobbyist/Consultant Joe McClees met with Mr. Frank DiGiovanni of the Department of Defense Clearinghouse in Washington, DC.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 11:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With "consistent support from the [GOP] caucus," the House Health and Human Services Committee will take up a Senate-passed bill today to reject two provisions under the federal Affordable Care Act...
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 11:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor McCrory released the following statement on North Carolina's implementation of the Affordable Care Act in the lead up to the February 15th deadline set by the federal government.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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