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The Fourth Circuit today reinstated same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting ahead of the General Election in November.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 2:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A major federal study of hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania was finalized last month. Conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy, the study's preliminary findings have already been discussed in a prior issue of this newsletter as well as two separate reports.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 2:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The latest from Belhaven, NC is not good news. After Vidant Health Inc. reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the North Carolina NAACP, a ally of Vidant Health called Pantego Creek, LLC announced that it would stand in the way of the hospital staying open.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 2:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Harvest Garden Pro, LLC a division of Harvest Power, Inc. is planning to locate its division headquarters in Iredell County, creating 33 jobs and investing approximately $120,000 over the next three years in Mooresvi
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 10:12 am
By: Chris Downey
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Beaufort County Community College hosted its first campus-wide Open House in may years on Thursday and people from across the service area took the opportunity to see what we do and how they fit. Nearly 100 people took time to tour the campus, meet with faculty and staff members and learn more about
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 10:09 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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Two researchers at the Brody School of Medicine have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue the work they began years ago on one of the world's most common bacterial pathogens.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 10:02 am
By: ECU News Services
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The bid opening for the Peoples Pier project was held Wednesday at 4:00pm.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 9:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The internal medicine residency program is putting patient safety and quality improvement first with a new chief resident position.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 9:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Board Room of Building 10 on the BCCC campus.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 2:00 am
By: Judy Jennette
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A mere 22 days before the start of early voting and with 4 million voter guides in the mail to North Carolina residents, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that the state cannot enforce...
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 1:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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GOP leaders from Thom Tillis to Skip Stam to Pat McCrory have bent over backwards to tell us what a great idea privately-managed toll roads are.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 1:52 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory will make stops in Dunn, Greenville and Clemmons tomorrow to celebrate Manufacturing Day in North Carolina. The governor will highlight the rich heritage of manufacturing in our state, while also emphasizing its importance to the future. The governor will also make an economic d
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 12:50 am
By: Chris Downey
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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: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 12:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is taking a stand against the Pentagon's new initiative to allow illegal aliens to serve in the U.S. military.
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 10:52 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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With news that the first case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the United States, Thom Tillis is questioning the Obama administration's insistence on continuing to allow travel from nations stricken by the Ebola virus.
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 6:26 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Attached please find the October edition of Campus Connections for your reading pleasure. As always, please let me know of any campus activities, particularly those involving our students.
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 6:23 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Mrs. Beverly June Brundage died October 2, 2014 at Cypress Glen Retirement Community, Greenville, NC.
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 4:47 pm
By: Announcements
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Raleigh, NC – Governor Pat McCrory announced the state has awarded nearly $1 million in grants for 10 projects that will help North Carolina towns and counties restore streams, reduce erosion, study future water supplies and benefit other water resources.
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 3:51 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Sluggish economic growth poses a greater problem for the United States than income inequality. The featured speaker for Duke University's latest Hayek Lecture delivered that message Tuesday on campus.
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 3:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kay Hagan's campaign and its trolls are all over social media trumpeting a report published in the Greensboro News & Record that says North Carolina "ranks as worst state for teachers."
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 1:42 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 9:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We have a scarey, wicked-good lineup of workshops for October. Please see the attached flyers.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 11:10 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Governor Pat McCrory is encouraging citizens to nominate state employees for the prestigious John R. Larkins award. The award is named after Dr. John Rodman Larkins to honor his legacy and to recognize his pioneering race relations work in state government.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 11:03 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Patricia Ann Edwards, 57, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 10:36 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Rosa Morning, 95, of 3030 Spring Creek Rd., Aurora, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 10:31 pm
By: Announcements
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Ms. Mabel Jones Stilley, of 232 Sandalwood Drive, Durham, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Greenville.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 10:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Terry Wayne Cutler, age 69, a resident of Pflugerville, TX and formally of Washington, NC died Saturday, September 20, 2014.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 10:15 pm
By: Announcements
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Renee Ellmers must have been itching for some more coverage on this site. It's been a while since she graced our home page.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 8:24 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A perfect NFL season, a feral horse, a double rainbow--these things are rare. On October 3, Freeboot Friday and the First Friday ArtWalk fall on the same night, and Uptown Greenville, from 5-8 p.m. is the place to be for it.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 8:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Leaders from Beaufort County Community College are joining other statewide community college leaders in an effort to streamline worker training and development.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 8:04 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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The 24th annual North Carolina Paramedic Competition gets under way Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, pitting the 2013 state champs from Leland Fire/ Rescue in Brunswick County against five teams that clinched regional championships this summer for the right to challenge...
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 5:10 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The Watts Up With That blog reports that the no-global-warming trend now stands at 17 years, 11 months. This is in spite of the fact that carbon dioxide emissions and atmospheric concentrations have continued to increase throughout this period.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 5:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University's Joyner Library and Department of English marked Banned Books Week Sept. 25 with a Read Out at the Sonic Plaza near Joyner Library.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 5:07 pm
By: ECU News Services
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