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Two aspects of the 2014 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 3:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Chocowinity Emergency Management Service has retained the services of a Greenville lawyer, Mclawhorn & Associates, to sue Beaufort County Government for financial redress.
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 1:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory continues his aggressive push to make North Carolina a permanent home and destination for more of America's veterans.
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 1:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many people choose not to vote. Laws that benefit only limited special interests are incredibly hard to kill. Government tends to grow, even when voters elect officials who promise fiscal restraint.
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 1:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Lewis Norfleet, 69, resident of 112 Sandpoint Dr., Washington, died Sat., Nov. 8, 2014.
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 1:32 am
By: Announcements
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Mark Clark Campbell, Sr., age 71, a resident of Doe Run, Washington, NC, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his home.
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 1:28 am
By: Announcements
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Robert Hope Spencer, Sr., age 62, a resident of Free Union Church Rd., Pinetown, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at his home.
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 1:24 am
By: Announcements
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I look at the smoke coming out the stacks across the Pamlico River from me and wonder --- What is in that smoke???
Published: Sunday, November 9th, 2014 @ 1:33 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Tuesday was a big day for many political races across North Carolina, but some of the races that were overlooked by major media outlets will affect citizens the most. There were thirty bonds on ballots across the state in more than a dozen counties, and all of them passed. Sales tax referendums...
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2014 @ 11:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, chairman of the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition, reiterated his support for Outer Continental Shelf energy development today at a workshop in downtown Raleigh's Nature Research Center.
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2014 @ 11:48 am
By: Chris Downey
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New businesses and existing businesses interested in moving Uptown will benefit from this pedestrian-friendly commercial district dominated by foot traffic.
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2014 @ 11:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Due to demand, Beaufort County Community College has extended registration for Spring Semester 2015 which is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Jan. 7, college officials announced this week.
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2014 @ 10:18 am
By: Judy Jennette
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Government is far, far bigger than it used to be. Liberals generally cheer this development. Conservatives regret it. To understand the disagreement about this change, one must first understand the magnitude of the change.
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2014 @ 10:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two of Vidant's Home Health and Hospice team members were recognized by state organizations for outstanding service in caring for patients.
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2014 @ 12:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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$100 million for THIS? Somebody needs to talk to the manager or ask for a refund or something.
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 9:42 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Wake County voters swept out all four Republicans on the seven-member Board of County Commissioners in Tuesday's election, but that result is not as stunning as it is a portrait of what may be increasingly predictable in a divided state, a top political observer says.
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 9:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I heard a story from the Korean War days when I was a teenager. It had to do with a Colonel who had been shot down and now stood convicted by the Chinese as a War Criminal with a death sentence.
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 9:27 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker, along with the Economic Development Partnership of N.C., announced today that 163 new jobs will be coming to Randolph County. Technimark, a provider of plastic injection molding services, will expand in Asheboro and is planning to...
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 7:26 pm
By: Chris Downey
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When customers consider spending money in your town, they first go to their telephones and tablets - which draw from online directories - to make their decisions. Is your business ready to be found?
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld as constitutional the Marriage Amendments in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The Sixth Circuit's ruling almost ensures that the United States Supreme Court will hear the issue.
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the first books about the state of higher education that I read after coming to the Pope Center was Generation X Goes to College by Peter Sacks
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 6:11 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Aaron Smallwood, 86, of 23456 Hwy 33, Aurora, died Nov. 4, 2014.
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 4:36 pm
By: Announcements
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Robert Hope Spencer, Sr., age 62, a resident of Free Union Church Rd., Pinetown, NC died Wednesday, November 5, 2014.
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 4:14 pm
By: Announcements
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On Friday, November 14, Vidant Medical Center will hold its sixth annual “Festival of Hope.” The event will take place at Rock Springs Center from 6:30-11:30 p.m. to raise funds for cancer support and survivorship programs offered at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 6:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Consensus denial persists, according to Paul Krugman (to cite one who is highly experienced in denial), because "there are powerful groups with a strong interest in rejecting the facts."
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 6:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University will salute veterans and dedicate 58 brick pavers in a ceremony at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 beside Christenbury Gymnasium.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 6:01 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Months ago, as the 2014 election cycle was shaping up as a good one for Republicans, the Democrats in North Carolina resolved to buck the trend. They had a great deal of help
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 5:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Election may order a recount in a State Supreme Court contest between Cheri Beasley and Mike Robinson.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 5:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Students and teachers from P.S. Jones Middle School came face-to-face with a creature from the deep ocean Tuesday during a tour of the Beaufort County Community College campus.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 5:45 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Governor Pat McCrory met with members of the North Carolina Business Committee for Education at its All-Member Meeting today at the Governor's Mansion. During the meeting, Governor McCrory stressed initiatives like NCWorks, a program that creates a stronger alignment of services and resources to...
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 5:40 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Mark Clark Campbell, Sr., age 71, a resident of Doe Run, Washington, NC, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his home. Arrangements will be announced.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 4:18 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. William Harris Wallace, age 69, a resident of 8373 Old 97 Road, Pantego, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital. Mr. Wallace was born in Beaufort County on January 9, 1945 to the late William and Magdalene Harris Wallace.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 3:18 pm
By: Announcements
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The State Board of Elections results website has encountered intermittent outages and updating lags.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 9:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate contests nationally, Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis of Mecklenburg County knocked off incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan in a race capping a night that saw the GOP seize the majority in the upper chamber, unifying control of Congress.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 8:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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