This year has been an eventful one for higher education in general and for North Carolina specifically. As Santa checks his list, the Pope Center has a few suggestions as to who's been naughty and nice this year.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 6:14 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that he has selected Donald van der Vaart as the next secretary for the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Van der Vaart currently serves as deputy secretary and energy policy advisor for the agency.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 3:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As a result of the investigation, Inv. Jeremy Landeck applied for and obtained a warrant charging Cameron Dubose, age 16, of Frederick Road in Chocowinity with one count of Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct By Disturbing Peace/Order/Discipline At School.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 3:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When state legislators created a new commission last summer to review North Carolina's participation in Common Core standards for elementary and secondary schools, they made an excellent decision.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 10:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I have made the decision to never again seek employment at a college or university. I will never send another C.V. to an institute of higher education. I am finished wasting my time.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 9:59 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Are you frustrated with the current state of the NCGOP? Start organizing your like-minded friends to take over — or at least build a sizeable contingent within — your precinct and your county party organization.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 9:56 am
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina legislators, education officials, and concerned citizens are debating two aspects of the Advanced Placement U.S. History course, which has been revised recently by the College Board.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 8:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor McCrory and others are advocating the restoration of the historic preservation tax credit.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 8:45 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Eric Davis of Mecklenburg County to the State Board of Education.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 2:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Doris Marie Satterthwaite Johnston, age 84, a resident of 898 Pungo Village, Belhaven, NC died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at her home.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 1:27 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Marietta Smith, age 93, a resident of Lovers Ln., Washington, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 1:25 am
By: Announcements
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All ECU Physicians clinics are now offering patients access to their own electronic health records through a secure online patient portal called MyChart.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 12:57 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Agility Fuel Systems is locating a regional headquarters and a state of the art production facility in Rowan County and will create 149 new jobs over the next three years
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 12:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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What are the limits of the partnerships that a public institution of higher education may form? A growing number of critics, including university officials and faculty, argue that accepting funding and academic influence from the communist Chinese government crosses a line.
Published: Friday, December 26th, 2014 @ 11:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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News of the senseless, tragic ambush murders of two NYPD officers is reverberating across the country.
Published: Friday, December 26th, 2014 @ 10:52 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina grew by 95,047 people during a 12-month period ending in 2014 and surpassed Michigan to become the ninth-most populous state in the nation, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Published: Friday, December 26th, 2014 @ 7:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Larry Alexander White, age 71, a resident of Washington, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Thursday, December 25th, 2014 @ 5:33 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Elmer Lee Bonner, 88, resident of 612 Plymouth St., Washington, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014.
Published: Thursday, December 25th, 2014 @ 5:32 am
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory has announced he will appoint current Associate Justice R.N. “Bob” Hunter Jr. to the North Carolina Court of Appeals when Justice Hunter’s term on the North Carolina Supreme Court ends on December 31, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 5:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Connie B. Huppmann, age 62, a resident of 306 Maple Lane, Washington, NC went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 20, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 1:28 am
By: Announcements
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Danny Smallwood, of 509 N. Market, Washington, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 1:22 am
By: Announcements
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J. Harvey Mason, 103, of Belews Creek, NC, passed away Saturday December 20, 2014 at Countryside Manor in Stokesdale, NC.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 1:19 am
By: Announcements
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Luther Reynolds Burns Jr. died December 22, 2014 in Jonesboro, GA. He was born July 9, 1932 in Beaufort County.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 1:14 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Dora Dean Woolard Dana, age 80, a resident of 108 King Arthur Trail, Washington, NC died Sunday December 21, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 1:03 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Lorrie Ann Rakowski Davenport, age 43, a resident of 110 Sunshine Lane, Chocowinity, NC died Sunday December 21, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington, NC.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 12:59 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Tessie Elks Hudson Clark, age 73, a resident of 495 Bear Creek Road, Grimesland, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 at her home.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 12:54 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Aletha Hamm Jessen, age 91, a resident of Cowan St., Washington, NC, passed away on the 22nd day of December 2014 at her home.
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014 @ 12:39 am
By: Announcements
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College students are heading home for the holidays, but the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors continues its work. The Pope Center for Higher Education Policy believes the BOG has plenty of opportunities to improve North Carolina's 16-campus university system. Jane Shaw, president...
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 11:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Many of us can remember the 'double rainbow, moment for the Yosemite junkie made famous on Youtube a few years back.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 10:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for December, 2014.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 10:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement after North Carolina's unemployment rate decreased to 5.8% in November, adding nearly 10,000 jobs over the month and 176,000 since the governor took office...
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 4:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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On 12-12-2014, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit and Criminal Investigations Division arrested Vinson Burke Dixon Jr., 45 years of age, of Grimes Way in Aurora.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 1:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some state education officials are hoping that a plan approved by the State Board of Education and sent to a legislative committee for action will speed the process of letting high-performing charter schools replicate their success in underserved regions.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections today released demographic statistics for the 2014 General Election.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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