With three years until the next governor's race - North Carolina attorney general Roy Cooper is fixated on evicting Pat McCrory from that state-owned historic property on Blount Street.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2013 @ 1:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, for unveiling a new quality and analytical testing laboratory at its Rocky Mount facility.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 10:21 pm
By: David Winstead
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For the second time in recent weeks, a federal judge has issued a ruling favorable to plaintiffs seeking to block the IRS from collecting tax penalties from employers in states such as North Carolina that do not have a state health insurance exchange under Obamacare. If any of several lawsuits...
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 8:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Students tackling research for the first time may appreciate the effort East Carolina University librarian Katy Kavanagh puts toward engaging them in the task.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Following a national trend, the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce in January will begin offering businesses an opportunity to reduce the cost of employee health benefits through a private exchange.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 7:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Born on March 3, 1923, Arthel "Doc" Watson is an icon for folk, bluegrass, and country music due to his mastery of the flat-top guitar.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Lawrence Snowden Zeigler, age 82, a resident of 516 Aberdeen Drive, Washington, passed away peacefully on Thursday October 24, 2013 surrounded by family and joined his Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 3:59 pm
By: Announcements
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Our colleges and universities face critical challenges. America once boasted the best higher education in the world, the leader in the number attaining higher education. Now we rank 10th.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 3:17 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet, Monday, October 28, 2013, at 5:30 pm, to discuss a number of actions listed here within.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 2:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This municipal election season has been very disappointing to us. There are relatively few contested seats. More seats will be filled by candidates simply filing for office.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 8:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After the 2010 elections put North Carolina's legislature in the hands of Republicans for the first time in more than a century, state policy began a turn to the Right - that much is indisputable.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 12:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today for the North Carolina Motorsports Council. The Council recommends policy, procedures and program initiatives to protect, strengthen and expand the motorsports industry.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 12:00 am
By: David Winstead
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Mark Levin, who wrote an excellent book "The Liberty Amendments" to urge states to call for an Article V Convention to propose constitutional amendments to restore the federal government back to some sort of constitutional limits, calls Nullifiers "kooks."
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 11:58 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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We all make mistakes. We err as individuals and as members of groups. All businesses commit errors. All churches, charities, and voluntary associations stumble. All governments screw up.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 11:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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McClatchy and the other surviving cartels in the dwindling, money-bleeding mainstream media are working overtime to try to sell us on the "fact" that the average American is furious with the GOP over a 17 percent freeze in federal spending during the first two weeks of October.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 11:36 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Mr. Alexander "Alec" Johnston, age 65, a resident of Chocowinity died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:40 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. James Robert "Sonny" Williams, age 80, a resident of 97 CBH Lodge Rd., Washington, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:37 pm
By: Announcements
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Many students struggle to write a simple research paper. Change the assignment to include qualitative research methods and the task becomes even more demanding. An East Carolina University professor aims to help students navigate through the research process by applying her own unique real world...
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:17 pm
By: ECU News Services
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On June 20, 2013, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received information on the location of a stolen lawn mower at a residence on Highway 33 West in Chocowinity, NC.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Trelleborg Coated Systems US, Inc., a leading manufacturer of engineered polymer solutions, will expand its operations in Rutherford County.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:04 pm
By: David Winstead
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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: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The front cover of the September 16 Time magazine issue features a picture of Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and arguably college football's most controversial player. The headline, "It's Time to Pay College Athletes," raises a long-standing controversy that has...
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:01 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The “Countdown 2 Drive” Teen Drivers Program provides an opportunity to learn about graduated driver’s license laws, the importance of role models for safe driving behaviors, communication, and parent-teen driving agreements.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 1:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state is asking a federal court to dismiss two lawsuits - one filed by the North Carolina NAACP and one filed by the League of Women Voters of N.C. - challenging the new law requiring voters to present government-issued identification when voting and changing other...
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 1:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State House Speaker Thom Tillis has been tooting his own horn about his fundraising prowess. ONE MILLION DOLLARS, his campaign web site trumpets. What he downplays is that about one-quarter of that came out of his own pockets.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 1:14 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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On Thursday October 24 from 4:30-6 p.m., Uptown Greenville and the City of Greenville will unveil the details of the Uptown parking deck at Sheppard Memorial Library.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 11:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. John Edward Williams, 84, of 1384 Mouth of the Creek Road, Blounts Creek, died Monday, Oct. 21, 2013.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 12:38 am
By: Announcements
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Dawne Marie Credle, 53, of 156 Warren Lane, Belhaven, died Monday, October 21, 2013 in Vidant Beaufort Medical Center. Mrs. Credle attended The River Church in Bath.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 12:33 am
By: Announcements
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A few weeks ago, I was identifying to some friends the various founders in an online photo of Howard Chandler Christy's famous painting, Signing of the Constitution of the United States.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 @ 6:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Harry Charles Buck, age 70, a resident of Chandler Rd., Vanceboro, NC, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 @ 6:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) will establish a new advanced manufacturing operation in Gaston County.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 @ 6:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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SNI (Symbiotic Networks, Inc.), the originator of Symbiotic Publisher, which powers Beaufort County NOW (BCN), will use the remarkable success of BCN to help others that must better communicate their positions, their products.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 @ 5:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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October is National Physical Therapy Month and to celebrate Vidant Beaufort Hospital Physical Therapy department is hosting a wellness Trunk or Treat event on Thursday, October 31st from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 @ 5:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Just five months after releasing a report that outlined key questions surrounding new Common Core public school education standards, the John Locke Foundation has revised and expanded the report -- nearly doubling the number of questions answered.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 @ 4:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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