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Mr. Harold Lloyd Potter, age 68, a resident of 2487 West Barr Road, Chocowinity, died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at his home.
Published: Monday, November 17th, 2014 @ 4:28 pm
By: Announcements
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The push is on, both nationally and in several states, to raise the minimum wage from its current $7.25 an hour to $10.30 nationally and as high as $15 in specific cities and states. I think it would be absolutely great if everyone who wanted a job could get one at a wage of $10 or $15 an hour...
Published: Sunday, November 16th, 2014 @ 9:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University remembered those who sacrificed and served during a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11. "This day is about honoring service above self," said Dr. Steve Duncan, assistant vice chancellor and director of military programs at ECU.
Published: Sunday, November 16th, 2014 @ 9:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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In previous newsletters, I've discussed how both ends of the political spectrum strive to reform our nation's health care delivery system by following through with the "triple aim" concept of former CMS administrator Dr. Donald Berwick - increase access to care, reduce health care costs, and...
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 5:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As some of us remaining stragglers head to the polls, there is much to consider.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 5:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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$100 million for ONE US Senate race. Most of it flooded in from out of state.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 5:28 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Mr. Harold Alton Lane, 98, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, November 13, at his home at 1013 Swan Point Reef.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 12:54 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Geraldine Parker, of 117 West 7th Street, Washington, died Sunday, November 09, 2014, at home.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 12:50 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Brenda Brooks Humphrey, age 71, a resident of 233 Clarendon Avenue, Bath died Thursday morning November 13, 2014 at her home.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 12:46 pm
By: Announcements
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Wilbur Ernest Disharoon, age 91, a resident of Roanoke River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Williamston, NC, and a former resident of Washington, NC, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 12:30 pm
By: Announcements
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East Carolina University brick mason and U.S. Army veteran Ron Causey is proud to have helped build the Memorial Walk that honors service members.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 10:03 am
By: ECU News Services
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The Democrats' president, who just led them into a dark corner of ineffective dysfunction, had a tough week last week, especially when golfing buddy Michael Jordan made demeaning remarks regarding Amateur Obama's golfing prowess.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 10:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Drunks don't always make the most cooperative suspects. But it's not clear how aggressively police can pursue evidence, such as blood samples, when they apprehend a suspect who's suspected of driving while intoxicated. And a recent ruling by the state Court of Appeals hasn't settled the matter.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 9:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On September 9, 2014, three homes on Old Blounts Creek Road in Chocowinity, NC were broken into. Once inside two of the homes, the thieves took several handguns and a flat screen television. A witness saw two black male suspects loading the stolen items into a gold colored Pontiac van before...
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 3:16 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for November, 2014.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 3:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) spoke at the House Armed Services Committee hearing with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the Obama Administration’s strategy for combating ISIL.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 2:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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An influential actress, producer, speaker and LGBT advocate brought an empowering message of moving beyond gender expectations and embracing differences to East Carolina University on Nov. 12.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 1:48 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa and the few recent infections in the United States have alarmed many Americans. Considering how modern transportation and technology have made the wide world into a smaller place, Americans should be concerned.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 10:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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All 100 county boards of election will meet Friday morning to authenticate results from the 2014 General Election.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 10:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For those of us who follow state government, the budget is always a topic of conversation. Where will the money be spent? How much will be spent on the various agencies? Will there be a surplus or a deficit? The list goes on and on, but one question that doesn't come up very often is, how is...
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 9:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Due to increasing numbers of respiratory viruses including the flu, Vidant Health is once again limiting visitation for children under 12 years of age in pediatric areas of our hospitals beginning Nov. 17.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 8:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Whether your team won or lost a good friend put this week's elections in proper perspective.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Billionaire Bill Gates, who has spent millions advocating for and implementing the Common Core Standards in 44 states and thousands of public schools across the United States, sends his children to a private school where it's hard to find any mention of the increasingly unpopular Common Core.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 11:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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For all of the words devoted to our student loan mess (or "crisis" or "bubble"), little has been written on its origins. We know that student loan debt now exceeds $1 trillion and that many young Americans are struggling with a heavy burden, but how things got that way is largely a mystery.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 11:15 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The 2014 ozone (smog) season has come and gone. It started on April 1 and ended on October 31. The results for the season are in. There was not a single monitor location, out of 44 across the state, where the EPA standard of 75 parts per billion of ambient air was exceeded. As far as I can tell, thi
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 10:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A crazy local election season has come and gone, and there is quite a bit of change so fasten your seat belts, and get ready for a wild ride.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 10:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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BCCC's Planning Committee has this week made available to our campus community the new Strategic Directions that were recently approved by the Board of Trustees.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 5:58 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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"Facts are stubborn things," future president John Adams said in court. The occasion for Adams' observation is noteworthy, because Adams had taken the highly unpopular, personally dangerous task of defending Capt. Thomas Preston and eight British soldiers accused of shooting and killing five...
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 5:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A ruling Thursday by the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals on gay marriage restrictions in Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, and Kentucky could open the door to a US Supreme Court review and offer some hope for advocates of traditional marriage.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 5:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Orpha Smith Chesson, age 95, a former resident of the Big Swamp community, died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Home in Washington.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 4:22 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Dennis Ray Modlin, age 59, a resident of 3387 Possum Hill Road, Bath, died Tuesday afternoon, November 11, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 3:57 pm
By: Announcements
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I initially registered as a Democrat because my parents were, but also because you had to be a Democrat if you wanted to vote in North Carolina's primary elections in the 1960s.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 3:51 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Polling, it is said, is more of an art than a science. Pollsters are among the first to say this — particularly when the products, causes, or candidates they project to succeed fall flat.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On 11-6-2014, at approximately 2230 hours, Patrol Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office responded to a shots fired called at the residence of Rolando Cariaga, 33 years of age, of 910 Carrow Road in Chocowinity.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 3:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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