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Federal programs to fight the Great Depression brought almost $440 million by 1938 to North Carolina. Conservative Democrats who had fought the reforms in the state, nonetheless, eagerly accepted the largesse from Washington, D.C.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 10:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Juanita Maddox Noltemeier, age 90, a longtime resident of Washington, NC, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 4:17 pm
By: Announcements
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John McCoy, a resident of 308 Simmons St., Washington, died Monday, February 11, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 4:11 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Carolyn "Sarabeth" Sellers Latham, age 85, a resident of Chocowinity and a former resident of Leland, NC, died Sunday, February 10, 2013, at the home of her daughter Suzanne Whichard, 513 Bay Lake Street, Chocowinity, NC.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 4:05 pm
By: Announcements
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Dr. Anthony C. Breuer, affiliate professor of neurology in the Brody School of Medicine and a neurologist at East Carolina Neurology, is showcasing his collection of acrylic and oil paintings at the Art as Avocation exhibit Jan. 29 through March 12 at Laupus Library.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 5:38 am
By: ECU News Services
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The state of North Carolina's Customized Training Program (CTP), run by the state's community colleges, has come under fire lately, and with good reason. The program is--at least in part--a wasteful way to promote economic development in the...
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 5:07 am
By: Duke Cheston
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The Republicans were actually trying to save the Social Security system which is at risk of failing in the next decade.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 4:41 am
By: Alicia Colon
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A continued look at the media stooges within North Carolina is always appropriate.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 4:32 am
By: Brant Clifton
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There is one talking point that has become the go-to objection to eliminating North Carolina's state income taxes and replacing the revenue by expanding the sales tax: "This will shift the tax burden from the rich and onto the backs of the poor!"
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 6:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Or so said Shakespeare's Richard III, a fictional villain who may have borne at least some resemblance to the fellow just found buried under a parking lot in Leicester...
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 6:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senator Bill Cook visited Southside High School on January 25 to visit with administration, faculty, staff, and students.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 3:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Carolyn "Sarabeth" Sellers Latham, age 85, a resident of Chocowinity and a former resident of Leland, NC died Sunday February 10, 2013 at the home of her daughter Suzanne Whichard located at 513 Bay Lake Street, Chocowinity, NC.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 3:37 pm
By: Announcements
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What can be done about the ideological tilt at colleges and universities? At times, it seems as though the Ivory Tower will be forever lost in a fog of political correctness and collectivist dogma.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 1:28 pm
By: Jane Shaw
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The Child Care Commission made another attempt Feb. 4 to get a procedural committee that sifts through administrative rules to approve a controversial rule prohibiting religious instruction at NC Pre-K centers.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 1:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As a child growing up in the South, Columbus Copeland dreamed of playing college basketball and earning a college degree.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 10:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The leadership of the N.C. General Assembly, newly reinforced by a Republican governor, appeared to show its true colors this week. And they weren't pretty.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 4:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina features over 50 occupational licensing boards. The state licenses more occupations than most other states and is one of the more aggressive in licensing jobs for the poor or less educated.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 3:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Created by the State of North Carolina in 1792 as a planned capital city, the area encompassing present-day Raleigh, North Carolina had a handful of sparse colonial settlements as early as the 1760s.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2013 @ 2:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On December 18, 2012, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a Larceny that occurred at a meat packing plant in Chocowinity, NC.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2013 @ 9:41 am
By: Luciana Sharpe
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The N&O's Craig Jarvis has me puzzled with his latest piece on Skvarla, entitled "What's Skvarla Think About Global Warming?"
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2013 @ 4:28 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Democrats won't touch that arena because they know that most gun crimes are in cities with the toughest gun control laws.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2013 @ 3:57 am
By: Alicia Colon
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Mr. Clarence Gray Alligood, age 79, a resident of 6966 U.S. Highway 264 East, Washington, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at his home.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2013 @ 3:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Genevieve Knight Sherrod, a resident of 308 Brighton Park, Apt. 6, Greenville, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 6:23 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Harold Wayne Woolard, age 62, a resident of 1645 NC 102 Hwy W., Chocowinity, NC died Thursday, February 7, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 6:13 pm
By: Announcements
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Southside High School would like to welcome its interns who are completing their educational requirements at Southside this semester.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 12:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On December 26, 2012, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a larceny that occurred at a mulch business on Highway 102 in Vanceboro, NC.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 12:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Would enrolling more out-of-state students help finance our state's university system, raise its national reputation, and spur the economy? Or would it be a slap in the face to state...
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 12:17 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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Now that North Carolina has lifted its public charter school cap and approved new tax credits for parents of children with special education needs, state leaders still have other options for improving parental choice in education.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 12:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gunga Din was immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in literature -- and later in movies. He was a poor, hapless, shuffling, kowtowing, water-carrying man-servant to some British soldiers in India.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 11:40 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Kathryn Shepard was honored as Southside High School’s nominee to the Beaufort County Board of Education for the character trait of perseverance.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 11:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On February 1, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of vehicle break-ins in the area of Chesterfield Drive, Homeplace Road, CBH Lodge Road, and Cherry Road in Washington, NC.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 11:19 am
By: Luciana Sharpe
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