The latest federal employment data for North Carolina support the case that a fiscally conservative approach to state fiscal policy is helping improve the economy's long-term outlook. That's the assessment from John Locke Foundation President John Hood.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Leo W. Jenkins would not look upon his latest triumph as a personal gain – instead, it would be a victory for East Carolina University and its region.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the budget he will present to the General Assembly will call for in-state tuition for veterans attending North Carolina's 58 community colleges.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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GOP Senate candidate Dr. Greg Brannon handily won the straw poll among delegates and alternates attending the First Congressional District Republican convention held Saturday.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:23 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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Mr. Jack Everette Clayton, age 85, a resident of 111 DL Drive, Washington, died Friday, April 18, 2014 at his home.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:10 pm
By: Announcements
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Goose Creek State Park calendar of events for the month of June, 2013.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 9:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Four years ago the State Statute required re-evaluation across NC. Our local tax office here in Beaufort County honestly told them the real estate bubble had burst and prices were going down rather than up.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 12:52 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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East Carolina University students have turned bananas into dolphins and grapes into balls to tempt kids to try new snacks. Making food healthy and appealing is one of the goals of Snack RX, a program designed and operated by ECU nutrition science students in the College of Human Ecology...
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:04 am
By: ECU News Services
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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: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House Oversight Committee, who are also charged with discovering the truth on countless other scandals, which have swamped the incredible Barack Hussein Obama presidency, are tasked with the responsibility to accomplish this unenviable feat to know who is ultimately responsible.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 5:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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BCCC saluted its graduates this week at the annual Graduate Recognition Ceremony.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 12:44 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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A bit of advice before going on Laura Ingraham’s radio program: Put on your Big Boy / Big Girl Pants. (Laura is tough. She throws no softballs, and makes you defend every pause, comma and apostrophe.)
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 8:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Every time a new study comes out regarding the "payoff" from college, I wonder: Will this finally be the one that takes note of widespread underemployment among recent grads and comprehends the impact of credential inflation?
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 6:48 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The past electoral successes of the two candidates running in the Republican primary for the 26th District of the N.C. House of Representatives could not be more different.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 6:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Cambro Manufacturing Company is locating its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Alamance County.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 6:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Washington, NC is the same as Washington, DC when it comes to making bad decisions, dirty dealing and subverting the State and Federal Constitutions.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 5:52 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Three Republican candidates are battling for their party's nomination to succeed Democrat Mike McIntyre as North Carolina's 7th District Congressman. McIntyre, who held the job for nine two-year terms, chose not to seek re-election this year. He won his race two years ago by just...
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 2:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Jack Clayton, a resident of Beaufort County, passed away on April 18, 2014.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 1:23 pm
By: Announcements
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Martin "Marty" Cooper was the Motorola engineer who spearheaded the development of an invention that most Americans cannot live without -- the handheld mobile phone.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 1:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I don't blame Thom Tillis for refusing to attend one of the three televised GOP Senate primary debates. The only mystery is why he (or any candidate) is bothering with any of them.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 12:59 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Undergraduate students across the country are vying for the chance to spend this summer conducting research in biomedical engineering at East Carolina University - a new program funded by a $287,949 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 12:58 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Mrs. Earline D. Ward of 441 Belhaven Square, Belhaven NC, died Friday, April 18, 2013, at her home.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 12:36 pm
By: Announcements
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Liberal activists may fume, and left-wing editorialists may grind their teeth, but legislative leaders are going to defend energetically their 2013 opportunity scholarship bill against lawsuits by the teacher union and other special interests.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 12:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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CenturyLink recently contributed $500 to the campaign mounted by the Beaufort County Community College Foundation to build a digital sign at the front of the campus along U.S. Highway 264.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 11:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced a plan today that would address coal ash ponds and strengthen environmental and health regulations.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 11:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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ECU professor Alex Albright is continuing his quest to right an historical wrong suffered by a group of Greensboro college students who played an important role in integrating the armed forces during World War II.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 11:38 am
By: ECU News Services
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The Republican primary for House District 94, which includes all of Alleghany County and most of Wilkes County, features two candidates with political experience and who should be familiar to Wilkes Countians.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 11:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressman Walter Jones takes action and relates it to his constituents through these press releases.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 11:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I just read this most interesting account of the growth of women as pastors in Baptist churches.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 11:11 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Senatorial Candidates will speak with 30 min for audience questions. Most all LOCAL Republican candidates for Sherriff, Commissioner, etc. will also speak.
Published: Friday, April 18th, 2014 @ 11:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A surprising number of college and university presidents depart unexpectedly or face turmoil that nearly ends their tenure as president. Within the past six months, leaders of Illinois State, St. Augustine's, the University of Wyoming, Tuskegee University, Howard University, and SUNY-Upstate...
Published: Friday, April 18th, 2014 @ 3:27 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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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: Friday, April 18th, 2014 @ 3:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Remarks made by an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court at a Democratic Party fund-raising dinner, as well as her membership in a private organization, raise serious questions about her possible bias against the state's new voter ID law.
Published: Friday, April 18th, 2014 @ 2:45 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Friday, April 18th, 2014 @ 1:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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