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Even though he lacks the blessing of the GOP leadership in Congress, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is pushing a national health care reform he says would do precisely what the GOP establishment has pushed — repealing and replacing government-driven Obamacare with a system allowing more...
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Frogs, fossils and jellyfish were among the popular activities for visitors at the annual Earth Day Expo April 8 in the Howell Science Complex at East Carolina University.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 2:10 am
By: ECU News Services
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Listening to the dueling ads on the airwaves, voters may wonder why some ads cite a rating claiming Walter Jones is a liberal Republican and others cite ratings that he is one of the most conservative. The difference comes from who is doing the rating.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 1:44 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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The meeting will allow Sen. Cook to hear from his constituents on the recent implementation of Common Core Standards in the N.C. Public School System.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 1:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After years of scrambling and squabbling about the fate of the Dorothea Dix campus near downtown Raleigh, the two sides are finally doing the right thing: negotiating the size and price of the land parcel that city taxpayers will be purchasing from state taxpayers.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 12:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has proposed reinvesting $16.8 million in savings generated by community colleges into additional funding for the state's 58 community colleges to train workers in high-demand fields such as health sciences, engineering, construction, manufacturing, transportation.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 12:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College students, faculty and staff got a first-hand look at advanced manufacturing processes earlier this week during a tour of the Washington plant operated by PAS USA Inc.
Published: Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 @ 8:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is another spring day in Beaufort County and once again we have unstable winds aloft moving into the County.
Published: Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 @ 7:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There have been some extremely interesting recent developments regarding writing local wind energy laws — so I decided to write up a brief layperson's summary document about what's going on.
Published: Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 @ 4:57 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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From its title, the casual reader might expect The Value of the Humanities to be a love letter to art, music, and literature. However, this book is not for the casual reader. It is written by a specialist, Oxford professor of English Helen Small, for other specialists who are trying to stay...
Published: Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 @ 3:21 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that GKN Driveline will expand its Catawba County manufacturing facility.
Published: Monday, April 14th, 2014 @ 12:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The latest Civitas Poll suggests strong public support for a new state law that requires local school systems to end tenure.
Published: Monday, April 14th, 2014 @ 9:41 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A criticism of Sheriff Alan Jordan's failure to meet his responsibilities concerning the Beaufort County Jail.
Published: Monday, April 14th, 2014 @ 12:49 am
By: John Latham
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A committee is quietly working away on a draft of the North Carolina Republican Party's 2014 platform.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 11:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A group advocating for low-income families to benefit from a tuition voucher program that's tied up in court is using the Internet and social media to tell the stories of parents who want to take advantage of the options offered by the Opportunity Scholarships.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 8:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Hilda Rae Congleton Hardison, age 85, a resident of 3674 Cherry Road, Washington, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at her home.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 6:48 pm
By: Announcements
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Soon after U.S. Navy Corpsman Dustin "Doc" Kirby returned home from Iraq, he began to experience the disturbing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 6:42 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Mr. John Roy Foster Jr. (Roy Jr.), age 61, a resident of 1210 Old Pamlico Beach Rd. W., Belhaven, died Friday April 11, 2014 at his home.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 6:40 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mildred C. Renn, 90, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Red Oak Manor.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 6:37 pm
By: Announcements
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Congressman Walter Jones takes action and relates it to his constituents through these press releases.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 10:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College announces the following registration schedule for students for the 2014 Summer Term.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 10:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 North Carolina Awards, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state and awarded by the governor, through May 15.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 9:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Most of us have jobs, and with those jobs come certain benefits, most noticeably health care and retirement benefits. The same is true for state employees.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 6:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In little more than three weeks voters will cast ballots in the May 6th Primary Elections. Despite a lot of noise from independent expenditure groups this has been a fairly quiet election cycle. What is the hot issue right now?
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 6:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Clifton Blount, 71, of 515 Simmons Street in Washington, died Sunday, April 6, 2014.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 6:09 pm
By: Announcements
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Freddie Eugene Patterson, Sr., age 73, a resident of Hollis Dr., Blounts Creek, NC passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Veterans Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 5:50 pm
By: Announcements
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Ms. Latachia A. Carter, 34, of 50 Priscilla Ave., Southhampton, New York, formerly of Bath, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 5:45 pm
By: Announcements
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We've been told by Pat McCrory, Karl Rove, National Right to Life, and countless members of the drive-by media that Thom Tillis is the most-electable candidate to take on Kay Hagan in November. The problem? THE POLLS.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 12:55 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Within the last week, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has seen an increase in scam attempts perpetrated by telephone.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 10:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University students from multiple disciplines shared their research and creative works March 31 - April 4 at the Eighth Annual Research and Creative Achievement Week at Mendenhall Student Center on campus.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 2:07 am
By: ECU News Services
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I was messaged on my chat by Vivan Louis who has a Facebook page. She said she was informing me of my winning the Lottery for $5,0000. Even sent me a certificate with Mark Zukerberg's picture on it to that effect with my name = slick.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 2:03 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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In celebration of National Volunteer Week (April 6th – 12th), Vidant Beaufort Hospital wishes to thank our over 150 volunteers who give so graciously of their time to benefit our hospital and patients.
Published: Friday, April 11th, 2014 @ 1:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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