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The issue of campus speakers has, until now, focused on the rights of invited conservatives to speak without harassment and on the disparity of liberal speakers over conservative ones.
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2013 @ 12:28 am
By: Jay Schalin
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James Madison is often referred to as the "Father of the Constitution." But Madison's ties to the U.S. Constitution go beyond the role he played at its birth. Jeff Broadwater, professor of history at Barton College, highlights...
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 11:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Another perfect example of why we can't get out of the hole that was dug by the elitist mentality of BCC-100 and former EDC Director.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 11:38 pm
By: Betty Murphy
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Every year, we pay homage to those that make a marked difference, who pass on from this temporal plane.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 3:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, the Governor released his state budget plan for the next two fiscal years. I regret to inform you that the plan would divert all of the funds that the Golden LEAF Foundation would normally receive beginning in April 2014 and thereafter.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 9:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On August 21, 2012, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, damage to logging equipment and larceny that occurred on Weyerhaeuser property near Taylor Road in Chocowinity, NC.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 8:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 2010, we were told a conservative revolution was sweeping North Carolina AND the country. In 2012, we were told conservatism was on the rise -- with the election of a new GOP lt.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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When Jeremiah Schaefer was growing up in Beaufort County and eastern Tennessee, he planned on a career in construction.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 1:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Economic researchers say a study claiming more than 20,000 job-years were created in North Carolina as a result of legislation mandating the purchase of renewable energy likely exaggerates that outcome while downplaying job losses resulting from that mandate.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's tax structure is almost assuredly going to receive an overhaul in 2013. Legislative leaders and newly elected Gov. Pat McCrory have made no secret of this.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:46 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Mrs. Louise Lowe Howard, 98, of Wilmington died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Northchase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:37 am
By: Announcements
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Eloise Tune “Tunie” Jefferson, age 94, a resident of 250 Lovers Lane, Washington, NC died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington, NC.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:32 am
By: Announcements
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Today, Governor McCrory announced the following nominations to serve on the State Board of Education for confirmation by the North Carolina General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Edith Smith, 76, a resident of Washington, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:08 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Donald Kenneth Hughson, 66, a resident of Washington died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 11:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Investigator Jim Adams applied for and obtained a warrant charging Mary Candice Walker, age 30 of Highway 33 East in Blounts Creek, NC with one count of Second Degree Arson.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 7:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Over the years, I've become increasingly convinced that future gains in freedom and prosperity for North Carolina will only follow gains in appreciation of the past - of the people, events, and ideas that form our constitutional heritage.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 5:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The mainstream media is chattering away about this party "remake" report issued by a group of establishment Republicans.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 10:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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House Bill 177 would allow single specialty ambulatory surgery centers to perform procedures like tonsillectomies, cataract surgeries, orthopedic surgeries and other procedures outside a hospital.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 12:42 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Senator Eleanor Kinnaird (D-Orange) is the lone sponsor of this week's Bad Bill of the Week - SB 155, The Hamilton C. Horton Jr. Independent Redistricting Commission. Senator Kinnaird sponsored a similar bill last year with the same name.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 12:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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When I was first elected county commissioner, here in Beaufort County back in November, 1994, I was told I was a brilliant man, and a great communicator, the perfect complement to a Democrat board of county commissioners.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 11:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Washington City Council will meet Monday, March 25, 2013, to discuss the city's business including the improper siting of a jail improperly zoned property.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 5:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Registration is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 25 for graduating students; Tuesday through Thursday, March 26, 27 and 28, for new and returning students.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger Tuesday unveiled the second phase of his education reform agenda, calling for an end to teacher tenure, placing a greater emphasis on literacy, pushing for accountability in...
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 12:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The world is in an uproar over a financial bailout offered by The European Union to the island nation of Cyprus.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 10:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Regardless of your affiliation, Michael represents all of us in Raleigh, and it is incumbent upon you to get to know your representative, your voice in our capitol.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 10:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Earl M. Alligood, 77, a resident of Washington, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Greenwood, SC.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 10:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Rose Powell, age 86, died Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013, at River Trace Nursing Center in Washington.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 @ 9:54 am
By: Announcements
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James Rodriquez Miller, 29, a resident of 245 Stilley Town Road, Blounts Creek, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at his home.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 11:55 pm
By: Announcements
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Alva Howard Harris, 84, of 109 Jubilee Place, New Bern, died at his home on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 11:54 pm
By: Announcements
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Hattie Brown Moore, 88, a resident of 43 Normandy, Apt. 1, Dorchester, Mass., and formerly of Washington, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 11:47 pm
By: Announcements
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Edgar Cesar Rodriguez,Jr., infant son of Edgar Cesar Rodriguez and Nidia Miroslava Rodriguez of 180 Church Street in Fairfield, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 11:44 pm
By: Announcements
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