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Big things were anticipated for higher education reform in 2013 - but the sizzle turned to fizzle in many cases. Landmark court decisions got pushed off for another year, bubbles didn't quite burst, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) did not take over vast swaths of the higher education...
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 1:24 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Back in 1988, Jesse Jackson thought he would make a political point at Christmastime. To those critical of a rising rate of out-of-wedlock births, Jackson was dismissal and argued that Mary, Joseph, and Jesus weren't middle-class. "I would remind them that Mary was an unwed mother engaged to an...
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 12:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Division of Continuing Education will offer the American Automobile Association-approved "Arrive Alive" class 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, in Room 822 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. The registration fee is $50 and is non-refundable once the class begins.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 12:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Join the Beaufort County Community College Foundation, Saturday, Jan. 25, for a trip to Durham to see the award-winning stage production of Once and enjoy a meal at an authentic Irish pub.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 10:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Elsie Hill died December 20, 2013 in Westbury, New York.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 12:52 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Alberta McKinney, a resident of Philadelphia, Pa., died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 12:49 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Kenneth David "KD" Minor Sr., of 5605 Bonnerton Road, Edward, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013, at his residence.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 12:48 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Caroline Marie Cayton Poore, age 84, a resident of Washington, NC died Friday, December 27, 2013.
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 12:43 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Lina Louise Sawyer Waters, age 85, a former resident of 9078 NC 45 North Belhaven, NC and a current resident of the Bayview Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of New Bern died Tuesday December 24, 2013 at Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern, NC.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 11:55 pm
By: Announcements
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Angelia Kennole Padgett, age 40, a resident of Forrest Heights Rd., Washington, NC passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 11:42 pm
By: Announcements
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Traditionally, college students, whether at the community college level or at four-year universities, have been expected to earn a prescribed number of credit hours by attending 16-week courses over multiple semesters. Students' post-graduation "competency" is indicated by the fact that they...
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I hope that you and your family are enjoying the holiday season, and will have a healthy, prosperous New Year.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 10:20 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Between September 2011 and August 2012 the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received reports of several vehicle break-ins in the area of Highway 264 West in Washington.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 10:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governments at all levels have injected themselves into the debate over childhood obesity, with everything from rules about school lunches to higher taxes on candy and soft drinks, even a proposed tax on large, sugary sodas in New York City.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 9:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Fiber Composites, LLC, doing business as Fiberon, will expand its Stanly County operations.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 9:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Below are responses from real people across North Carolina describing how the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is making health insurance far less affordable while often forcing them off their current plans.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 8:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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All First Responder Agencies and personnel please take precautions concerning response activities on Sunday as this fast moving storm front passes through the area.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 8:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Business and Industry Services at Beaufort County Community College announces a schedule of upcoming classes this winter that serves as the core curriculum for potential and existing small business owners.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 9:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 7:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The following statement was released after a NAACP protest at the state capitol calling for Governor Pat McCrory to convene a special session on Medicaid and unemployment benefits.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 6:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Below are responses from real people across North Carolina describing how the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is making health insurance far less affordable while often forcing them off their current plans.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 6:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The craggy, ragged shoreline of Goose Creek State Park is just one of the many unique components of this park that stands alone as the single most environmentally diverse tract of land, open to the public, in this nook of the Inner Banks.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 6:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hartford, along with numerous other musicians and historians, believed that Earl Scruggs was the true reason behind bluegrass music and the banjo's popularity and resonance.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 5:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Lina Louise Sawyer Waters, age 85, a former resident of 9078 N.C. Highway 45 North, Belhaven, and a current resident of the Bayview Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of New Bern died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 1:16 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Vicky Faye Brooks Briley, age 64, a resident of Greenville, NC died Tuesday December 24, 2013 at Vidant Inpatient Hospital, Greenville, NC.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 1:02 am
By: Announcements
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Angelia Sue kennole Padgett, age 40, a resident of Forrest Heights Rd., Washington, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 12:59 am
By: Announcements
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This Christmas season, a rare snowstorm provided one last parting gift to the children and adults alike, who still possess a sense of constant wander. Here is the last batch
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 2:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after learning of the passing of Medal of Honor winner Rudy Hernandez, 82, of Fayetteville.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 1:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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He is unable to walk like kids his age, but my niece's son gave his family the best gift ever when he pulled himself up and balanced against a fence while playing in the Arizona sunshine.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 1:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The year 2013 saw the greatest changes in state government in the past fifty years.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 12:04 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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This Christmas season, a rare snowstorm provided one last parting gift to the children and adults alike, who still possess a sense of constant wander, and it was gloriously beautiful.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 10:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Electrolux, a global leader in home and professional appliances, will expand its headquarters in Charlotte.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 6:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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