The 1971 law reorganizing the University of North Carolina declared that the UNC system should "encourage an economical use of the state's resources" to further the state's constitutional mission of providing public higher education.
Published: Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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You are right about Christmas sales --- it is so totally laughable that now Black Friday is outdone by the 2 weeks prior BS!!
Published: Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 @ 10:33 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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On October 28, the final presidential debate of the 1980 election was held in Cleveland, Ohio. In his closing remarks, Ronald Reagan asked viewers: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?
Published: Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 @ 11:34 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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"The NeverEnding Story" is a 1984 film loosely based on a fantasy novel by the German author Michael Ende. The story centers on the story a boy, Bastian, is reading about a land called Fantasia that is being erased by ... nothing.
Published: Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 @ 10:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For those of us who follow state government, the budget is always a topic of conversation. Where will money be spent? How much will be spent on various agencies? Will there be a surplus or deficit? The list goes on and on, but one question that doesn't come up very often is: How is the budget...
Published: Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 @ 8:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2011, Barack Obama said he did not have the constitutional authority to do what he is going to announce today.
Published: Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 @ 8:33 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Last night the President made one of the most dangerous power plays in American history. Using the immigration issue as his vehicle, he is publicly challenging the very system of checks and balances that was established by our founders to protect America against tyranny.
Published: Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 @ 12:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Robert Hogans Jr. of 497 Keyesville Rd, Washington, N.C. died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at home.
Published: Friday, November 21st, 2014 @ 4:17 pm
By: Announcements
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Carol Coltrain Jones Modlin, age 70, a resident of Carrow Rd., Chocowinity, NC passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014.
Published: Friday, November 21st, 2014 @ 3:49 pm
By: Announcements
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One of the legacies of the George W. Bush era was the codification of the red-blue color scheme for American politics. Newspapers and TV networks used the results of the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections to produce maps characterized by dollops of blue in the Northeast, along the Great Lakes...
Published: Friday, November 21st, 2014 @ 2:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Brandon Smith spotted a flowering plant he liked that was growing in the landscaping outside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and wondered what it was. He thought the plant would look good in the yard of his Greenville home. So he pulled out his phone and took a picture of it.
Published: Friday, November 21st, 2014 @ 2:07 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for November, December, 2014.
Published: Friday, November 21st, 2014 @ 10:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The commission that's charged with investigating a replacement for Common Core in North Carolina has a money problem. It doesn't have any. When a bill passed the General Assembly setting up the Academic Standards Review Commission, lawmakers left a funding source out of the legislation.
Published: Friday, November 21st, 2014 @ 10:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Many college leaders speak as though the upward cost spiral is permanent and unavoidable. From experience, I can say that's not true.
Published: Friday, November 21st, 2014 @ 8:44 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Uptown Greenville is set to close-out the popular pre-football game celebration, Freeboot Friday, November 21, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at the Five Points Plaza.
Published: Friday, November 21st, 2014 @ 8:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For the sixth consecutive year, Vidant Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for the treatment of stroke.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 11:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Government is measured everyday for different reasons and from different perspectives. Some measure government by the number of laws that have been enacted. Others look at the amount of tax revenue that is collected and the size of the operating budget. Still others look at more subjective measur
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the November 24, 2014 City Council meeting
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 10:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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While worldwide reports of Ebola infections have recently ebbed, East Carolina University graduate student Issa Thullah knows it's still a major issue in his hometown of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 9:32 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Mr. Charlie Lee Alexander Jr., of 801 West 9th St., Washington, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at Vidant In-Hospice, Greenville.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 5:18 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Andrew "Andy" Stout, age 72, of 335 E. 13th Street, Washington, NC, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Home.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 5:15 pm
By: Announcements
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Vernon Russell Lane, age 54, a resident of N. Main St., Farmville, NC and a former resident of Washington, NC, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 4:27 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Smith Bond, age 90, a resident of Belhaven, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at her home.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 3:47 pm
By: Announcements
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Civility, transparency, and an increased willingness to hear a range of ideas could improve the debate in North Carolina's General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 1:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two Bolivian hearts were mended, and many local hearts warmed, over the past few weeks, thanks to a partnership between the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Vidant Medical Center and Samaritan's Purse's Children's Heart Project.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:55 am
By: ECU News Services
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Tuesday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) joined a bipartisan coalition in sending a letter to Speaker Boehner calling for a debate and a vote on an authorization to expand military force in Iraq. Congressman Jones issued the following statement.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last year, Jonathan Gruber was "one of the most respected economists in the world," in the words of U.S. Senate majority leader Harry Reid on the Senate floor. He was cited favorably by then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He was praised by NPR and others for producing a comic book featuring...
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the U.S. today, about one in 10 people have diabetes. In eastern North Carolina, the percentage is higher, with some counties having nearly one of six people with the disease.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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George Gilder doesn't quote the Bard in his latest book, but one could picture him as Hamlet to his reader's Horatio, pointing out: "There are more things in heaven and earth ... than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 11:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the holiday season approaches, a multidisciplinary health care team at East Carolina University is helping patients balance celebration with self-care through a new cooking series called "Eat Right Now!"
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
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As a fan of the free market, I find myself a little torn on the issue of net neutrality The government wants to step in on the Internet service provider industry to ensure "equal treatment" for everyone and everything on the Internet.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 11:42 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Mrs. Cora Smith Bond, age 90, a resident of 2563 NC Hwy. 99 South, Belhaven died Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 5:07 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Andrew “Andy” Stout, age 72, of 335 E. 13th Street, Washington, NC, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Home.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 4:53 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Respass Harrison, age 68, a resident of 25334 Highway 32 North, Long Acre Community, Plymouth died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 4:49 pm
By: Announcements
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