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Governor Pat McCrory released the following 2013 Thanksgiving Day message.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In some circles, it is thought that for a community to be said to truly exist, it must be "World Class." It is assumed that each community aspires to be a World Class Community, no matter the cost. What brings a WCC to life, like the magician's hat to Frosty the Snowman, is light-rail transit.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Secretary Aldona Wos announced today that for the first time since the State Employees Combined Campaign began in 1985, the leadership team of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has achieved 100 percent participation.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We should continue to use caution when traveling as we could receive another one-half inch of rain and many culverts are plugged or flow is reduced and standing water can cause hydroplaning in vehicles.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 11:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University students who live outside of eastern North Carolina must go the extra mile when they travel home for the holidays. If flights are unavailable locally, that extra effort often means facing heavy Raleigh-bound traffic and racking up high costs in airport parking fees.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 11:12 am
By: ECU News Services
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With a few notable exceptions, government agencies in North Carolina do not expect a major hit from Obamacare mandates in the coming year. But that could change in 2015, when large employer requirements kick in for organizations such as the UNC system, where as many as 10,000 temporary employees...
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There have been a lot of great female pairings in American history. Lucy & Ethel. Laverne & Shirley. Kate & Allie. Thelma & Louise. THE BARBI TWINS!!!!
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:20 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Two children from Mongolia are recovering with a host family in New Bern after having open-heart surgery at Vidant Medical Center in late October.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After a 30-year career as a music teacher in the public school system, Neva Cashion decided it was time for a change.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 11:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Virtual Public School is doing a poor job tracking enrollment figures, a new audit says. "Student enrollment is a key factor used to calculate NCVPS teacher pay," says the report, prepared by state Auditor Beth Wood's office. "As a result, there is an increased risk that errors could be...
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 10:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A battle over the North Carolina State Endowment Fund's right to sell its 123-square mile forest to an Illinois-based agribusiness firm appears to have ended. On Friday, a Wake County Superior Court judge ruled that the sale could proceed without an environmental impact statement, which a group...
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 10:22 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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A health insurance exchange, commonly referred to in the media simply as an “exchange,” is an online marketplace where individuals can shop for heavily regulated nongroup health plans offered by participating insurance companies.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 7:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Assumes national standards are the route to superior academic and economic performance.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 7:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Mrs. Ivelene Czuhai, 85, a resident of 102 Camelot Street, Washington, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital of Washington, NC.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 6:50 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Henry Snead Hoffman, beloved son of the late William H. and Virginia S. Hoffman, passed away early Friday, November 22, 2013 at River Trace Nursing Home in Beaufort County, North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 6:16 pm
By: Announcements
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The main part of this Nor'easter like storm will impact us from about 7:00pm tonight through 7:00am tomorrow morning.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 5:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Consider a new holiday tradition this year: green travel. That's the goal of the East Carolina University developers of the United States Travel Care Code. The Center for Sustainability: Tourism, Natural Resources, and the Built Environment at ECU developed the travel care code, which encourage...
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 5:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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You would have thought that THIS VIDEO would have taught EVERY politician out there a very important lesson. Robert Pittenger is apparently a very slow learner.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 5:19 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos today released the product of a departmental work group established immediately following the abrupt closure of several adult care facilities early this year.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 11:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 28th annual Lights of Love tree lighting ceremony at Vidant Beaufort Hospital will be held on Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:00 p.m.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 9:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Whether you are a business owner, employee or just going about your day-to-day activities, you are being robbed of the chance to perform at peak performance.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 9:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For North Carolina liberals intent on recovering some political power in Raleigh, a funny thing happened on the way to a quorum: reality intruded on their most-cherished claims about the two biggest issues in North Carolina politics.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 2:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dr. Beth Velde, director of public service and community relations at East Carolina University, has been named chair of the Council on Engagement and Outreach for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 2:05 am
By: ECU News Services
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For those traveling or working outside late Tuesday and all day Wednesday please do so with extreme caution.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 1:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As I was poking around the internet the other day, I came across definitive proof that those folks who tell us that we must spend additional money on education if we are ever going to see any improvements in the outcomes may well be right. Hmmm...
Published: Monday, November 25th, 2013 @ 5:21 am
By: Jim Bispo
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On October 9, 2013 at approximately 4:30 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a breaking and entering and larceny at a storage building on Carolina Avenue in Washington, NC.
Published: Sunday, November 24th, 2013 @ 8:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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During the 1990s, North Carolina's public schools posted some of the strongest performance gains in the country on independent reading and math tests. Democrats and Republicans took pride in the accomplishment and vied for the credit. Over the past decade, however, the trend has been markedly...
Published: Sunday, November 24th, 2013 @ 8:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Called by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1789, the Fayetteville Convention was the second meeting to consider ratification of the Federal Constitution in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, November 24th, 2013 @ 8:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier, we reported on the cushy treatment North Carolina insurance commissioner Wayne Goodwin has been getting regarding this ObamaCare mess.
Published: Sunday, November 24th, 2013 @ 7:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Christena Bassett Findley, age 65, a resident of John Small Ave., Washington, NC passed away Friday, November 22, 2013.
Published: Sunday, November 24th, 2013 @ 7:07 pm
By: Announcements
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Two East Carolina University professors presented research this week at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2013 in Dallas.
Published: Sunday, November 24th, 2013 @ 1:09 am
By: ECU News Services
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