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Ira David Wood, in his delightful adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, sings a song, “What’s Christmas to you is humbug to me.” That pretty well sums up the prevailing attitude in North Carolina and the nation today.
Published: Saturday, December 14th, 2013 @ 2:43 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Charles Wayne Spencer, of 3556 Kelly Road, Bath, died Thursday, Dec. 12. 2013, at Vidant Belhaven Hospital.
Published: Saturday, December 14th, 2013 @ 2:15 am
By: Announcements
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A rhetorical battle over whether young adults should sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act reached the White House last week, when President Obama called a conservative group's efforts to inform so-called millennials about alternatives to the health care law "bizarre."
Published: Friday, December 13th, 2013 @ 12:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pattie Wiggins Harper "Patsy" Mallison, 91, died peacefully Wednesday, December 11, 2013 in Ridgewood Manor, Washington.
Published: Friday, December 13th, 2013 @ 12:43 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Luther Melton Guthrie Sr., 62, of 8680 U.S. Highway 264 East, Washington, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013.
Published: Friday, December 13th, 2013 @ 12:36 am
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Spuntech Industries, Inc., a global spunlace manufacturing company based in Israel, will expand its operations in Person County.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Imagine someone has killed your loved one, and despite the court telling you that the killer's sentence is 12 years, you suddenly find out that the murderer is able to go home on weekends only nine years into the sentence.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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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: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The elites in government, media and academia are finally coming around to what we've known about ObamaCare for years now.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 10:01 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Suppose you sent your daughter to a music camp - an expensive camp lasting months. She had said that she wanted to learn the violin, so you bought a nice one and sent her off to camp. Upon her return, you ask how the camp was and she replies, "Great! We studied lots of stuff about music and the...
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 4:41 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The Volunter EMS.org Directory reports that across the country, there are thousands of organizations that rely on volunteers to answer the call every single day. Some are called emergency medical services (EMS) or perhaps first aid or rescue squads.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 2:54 pm
By: Buzz Cayton
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Governor Pat McCrory will host the State Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday, December 12.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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That sounds like a simple statement, and one with which most people would readily agree. In reality, however, the statement has multiple meanings. How you read it can say a lot about your views on Obamacare, health insurance, and reform initiatives.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's simple enough to calculate the impact of 110 freshmen Honors College students on the community through a series of semester-long service projects this fall. Just look at a sample of what they produced: four benches built for potential pet parents, seven science exhibits presented to 50 kids...
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:21 am
By: ECU News Services
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We've got 535 voting members of Congress. Yet. this "bi-partisan", "disaster-averting" budget deal announced yesterday got hammered out in private talks between Senate Budget Committee chairman Patty Murray and House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:04 am
By: Brant Clifton
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First Lady Ann McCrory and Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest's wife, Alice are teaming up to support military families throughout the Christmas season here in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 9:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2013 North Carolina state legislative session was a memorable one. The passage of historic and long-overdue reforms to state taxes, election laws and education made headlines throughout the year.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 3:51 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It has been nearly three years since the left-leaning Center for American Progress published a superb report, Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 3:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis issued the following joint statement today in response to a lawsuit filed by the North Carolina affiliate of the national teachers’ union and a liberal special interest group.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that American International Group (AIG) will establish a technology center in Mecklenburg County.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The year 2013 has seen significant reforms in North Carolina - to our tax system, job-killing regulations, transportation and infrastructure priorities, and education. The result will be substantive and meaningful changes in North Carolina. We will be positioned to recover from the recession more
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hazel Credle Rose, 76, of 872 Pungo Village, Rd., Belhaven, died Tuesday December 10, 2013 at Cross Creek Health Care, Swan Quarter.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 11:05 pm
By: Announcements
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Laura Jeane Rodman Williams of Pittsboro, NC, died Sunday, December 8, 2013, at UNC Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was 56 years old.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 11:01 pm
By: Announcements
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Cary physician Greg Brannon, Tea Party favorite and one of the leading contenders for the GOP nomination for US Senate, told a Moore County audience last night about one of his pet peeves.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 8:03 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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If one is interested in what realistically passes for total Conservative political discourse in Beaufort County, one must visit the Conservative Republican Club, Thursday Night, December 12, 2013.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 8:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joseph Barrow Chambliss, age 84, passed away peacefully at home with his wife Kathye by his side on December 9th in Greenville, NC.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Widespread, serious flaws in the state Department of Health and Human Services' long-suffering NCTracks Medicaid computer system might jeopardize more than $9 million in anticipated annual cost savings, according to a stinging state performance audit released late Monday afternoon.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 5:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Forty-nine physicians from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in the 2014 "Best Doctors in America" list.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 9:40 am
By: ECU News Services
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Today, Beaufort County GOP Chairman Keith Kidwell announced he will run for Beaufort County Commissioner. In his announcement, Chairman Kidwell emphasized that the County needs a leader with business, budgeting and executive experience.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 7:22 am
By: Keith D Kidwell
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. will open a major perishable grocery distribution center in Alamance County.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 12:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Attorney General Roy Cooper's use of a personal liability umbrella insurance policy to pay for his defense in a 13-year-old defamation lawsuit allows him to keep confidential how much he has paid lawyers for his defense, something he could not do if he were using a campaign account or legal defense
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 12:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Working together with elected officials and leaders from Hyde County, the Vidant Health Foundation today announced it will augment EMS services in the county by providing a $250,000 grant-in-aid to upgrade two medical emergency transport vehicles.
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 @ 11:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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