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The exchange of FIVE Taliban fighters for ONE US soldier (reportedly a deserter) is one hot topic of discussion these days.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 11:03 am
By: Brant Clifton
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William Stuart Meredith, 56, of Titusville, Fla., passed away peacefully, June 4, 2014, in Melbourne, Fla., at the Kindred Critical Care Hospital, after a courageous 10 year battle with cancer.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 10:32 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Cicero A. Roland Jr. of 251 Keysville Road Washington, NC died Monday, June 2, 2014 at Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, NC.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 10:28 am
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Mr. Willie H. Blount of 30 Turkey Trot Road, Washington, NC died Thursday June 5, 2014 at home.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 10:25 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Helen R. Cutler of 7348 Terra Ceia Road, Pantego, NC died Tuesday June 2, 2014, at home.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 10:22 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Callaree Jarvis Horton, age 95, a resident of 213 Lawson Road, Washington, passed away on Friday June 6, 2014 after a brief illness.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 9:35 am
By: Announcements
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Lillian Leggett Edelen, age 96, a resident of Dacula, GA, and formerly of Washington, NC passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 9:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week's bad bill would subject half a million North Carolinians to an already overcrowded Medicaid system and strain its already skyrocketing and bloated budget. Senate Bill 730, sponsored by Sens. Ben Clark (D-Cumberland) and Gladys Robinson (D-Guilford), would expand the eligibility...
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 11:20 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Cisco will expand its workforce in Research Triangle Park.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 11:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Student Government Association Historian Elizabeth Cobb is already hard at work in her new role as a student leader.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 10:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lobbyists for North Carolina's motion-picture industry, in an attempt to preserve an expiring taxpayer subsidy for film production in the state, are circulating two "talking points" documents to lawmakers attacking the credibility of those who have questioned the figures.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 9:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The novel assigned to first-year students enrolling at UNC-Chapel Hill in the fall is well-written, engaging, funny, and touching. The characters are deep and (mostly) believable. For the book, The Round House, author Louise Erdrich won the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction, an award for which...
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 8:34 am
By: John William Pope Center
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North Carolinians played key roles in the historic D-Day invasion that took the fight directly to the Axis powers and hastened the fall of Adolf Hitler.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 8:27 am
By: Christopher Maye
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GOPers in the Greensboro-High Point area are still a little sore about the fallout from a March dinner honoring retiring congressman Howard Coble.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 8:20 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Progressive protesters, including "Moral Monday" demonstrators, have for roughly the past year voiced their opposition to a supposed state "tax increase" passed last year. Specifically, they gripe that the landmark 2013 North Carolina tax reform - which lowered income tax rates on all income...
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 8:10 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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April was not a disaster, but it was a weak month so thank God for May. We never promote BCN, and leave it to the Search engines and word-of-mouth as our only allure. Soon, as we begin selling access to our growing traffic, we will have promotion soon enough.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 7:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The choreographic work of East Carolina University dance professor John Dixon will take the national stage in Washington, D.C. on June 7. His is one of 11 works that will be featured this weekend at the American College Dance Festival Association's National College Dance Festival at the John F...
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 11:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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On June 6, 2014, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Carlos Lavon Ebron Jr, age 28, of 626 Jackson Swamp Road in Pantego.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 9:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Region Q Workforce Development Board recently awarded Beaufort County Community college the Sam Carson Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Workforce Development.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 6:28 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Governor Pat McCrory participated today in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new manufacturing facility for Morinaga America Foods, a leading international confectionary company based in Japan.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 2:48 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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are County developer Ray Hollowell told Carolina Journal that he and developer Rick Watson signed a promotion agreement in March 2008 with Dolly Parton's sister, Cassie Parton King, and Cassie's husband, Scott King, to push development at South Mountain in Burke County. The marketing...
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 2:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the June 9, 2014 City Council meeting.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 2:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It began with restricting the number of people allowed to be in the meeting room to the number usually allowed, in spite of the fact that many more showed up to listen and/or speak than has been true in recent memory.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 2:33 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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I have heard that one from the fundies who took over Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in the late 80's.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 2:29 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Mrs. Callaree Jarvis Horton, age 95, a resident of 213 Lawson Road, Washington, passed away on Friday June 6, 2014 after a brief illness.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 1:49 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Making education available to online learners around the globe, East Carolina University is now offering its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 1:24 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory and Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos, M.D. hosted members of the North Carolina medical provider community at the executive mansion this afternoon to make plans for the state's $13 billion Medicaid system.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 1:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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After November 2012, when Pat McCrory was elected North Carolina's first Republican governor since 1992 and voters reelected a GOP majority in both legislative chambers for the first time since the 1860s, displaced Democrats, liberal editorialists, and left-wing activists began pursuing a...
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 12:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Reports are out that our senior US senator has joined fellow Republicans McCain of Arizona, Flake of Arizona, and Coburn of Oklahoma in sponsoring a bill to make significant changes to the way business is conducted at the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 12:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Since Vidant Health announced the closure of Pungo Hospital in September, 2013, Belhaven residents have been struggling with the uncertainty of future access to healthcare.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 10:25 am
By: Betty Murphy
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The worlds of sailing, hunting, video games and sewing are the activities young people can explore during College for Kids 2014 at Beaufort County Community College.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 10:23 am
By: Judy Jennette
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Teacher pay is a topic that has dominated the education landscape in North Carolina for most of the past year.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 9:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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What are Kay Hagan's positions on energy issues? It depends on the audience and whether or not it's an election year.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 9:22 am
By: Christopher Maye
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In 2013, 33,000 businesses filed for bankruptcy in the United States. Such normal, healthy commercial losses perform a critical function in a robust market system. Firms that don't satisfy the wants of customers, attract patrons, and stay within their budgets fall by the wayside, opening the door fo
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 9:19 am
By: John William Pope Center
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