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Life in a 55 and up community
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 @ 8:57 am
By: Bobby Tony
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On April 26, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of an assault that occurred at a residence located on Donna Ave, Vanceboro, NC. Deputies responded and made contact with a victim who had been stabbed. The victim was transported to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville where...
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 @ 1:56 am
By: Chris Downey
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A funny thing has happened on the way to North Carolina's great budget crisis of 2015. Well, strictly speaking, what happened is funny if you are on the Right side of the political spectrum. If you are a liberal activist or Democratic politician, the emotions you may be feeling right now are...
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 @ 1:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Feb. 27, the UNC Board of Governors voted to close the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at its Chapel Hill campus. Many on the left and faculty within the UNC system argued the board's decision was political and an attack on academic freedom.
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 @ 1:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I had no real clue what they were citing. It was early in the legislative works and got neither other publicity nor any explanation to me as an average citizen.
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 @ 1:28 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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The end of the semester and graduation are fast approaching at BCCC. Several events have already been held and are being planned in the next few weeks to salute our graduates and mark the end of the year.
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 @ 1:18 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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In a free society, employers and employees voluntarily agree to the terms of their relationship. Unfortunately, government has for generations forcibly inserted itself into that relationship with various mandates and restrictions. Minimum wage laws, workplace requirements, and mandatory government u
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 @ 4:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On April 25, 2014 at approximately 1215 hours, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a Fraud at the Moody Mart convenience store on River Road in Washington.
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 @ 11:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against legislation that would, among other things, borrow millions of dollars from Russia and China in order to build a missile defense system in Poland to protect Europe from the Russians.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2015 @ 8:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for May, June 2015
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2015 @ 7:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Interest rates are low. There are very real needs for public capital spending across North Carolina, resulting from years of inadequate facility maintenance and an ever-increasing population.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2015 @ 6:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Community College Foundation recently brought together about 80 of its donors, scholarship recipients, members of its Board of Directors, BCCC trustees and local business women and men who have supported Foundation events through the years at its Third Annual Legacy Luncheon.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2015 @ 6:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Senate Education and Higher Education Committee on Tuesday took a step toward returning money to charter schools that got sidetracked when lawmakers changed the spending formula years ago.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2015 @ 2:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Achievements of East Carolina University's faculty and staff took center stage at the sixth annual Founders Day and University Awards Celebration on April 29 in Hendrix Theatre.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2015 @ 2:05 am
By: ECU News Services
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Never let it be said that I am against all tax increases. Please raise the tax on state and local government bonds - immediately. The federal tax deduction on these bonds has a fiscal impact of about $20 billion a year. Most states have income taxes, and most link their deductions in one way...
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2015 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 9:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Raleigh, N.C. - Governor Pat McCrory took action on Senate Bill 372 today, which extends the tax credit for renewable energy projects in the state.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 9:07 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The North Carolina General Assembly is currently considering the Modernizing Nursing Practice Act, which seeks to remove certain practice barriers for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. The legislation would remove costly physician supervision requirements for Nurse Practitioners, Certified...
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 9:06 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Margie P. "Marge" Willis, age 80, a resident of Chocowinity, NC passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015.Margie P. "Marge" Willis, age 80, a resident of Chocowinity, NC passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 4:10 pm
By: Announcements
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Now you can learn the school of economic thought that politicians, mainstream economic professors and Paul Krugman don't want you to know about - right in the palm of your hand.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:57 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Those who advocate rational public policy, based on a thorough understanding of the principles of human action and the benefits of voluntary exchange, are bound to be disappointed much of the time.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A central part of the American Dream is owning your own home. We have plenty of trees so cheap wood can make affordable houses available.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 2:07 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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This month, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-2) started a Constitutional War Study Group to focus on the history, philosophy, legal authority and political need behind Congress' constitutional war powers.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina could save as much as $4.3 billion while easing, if not eliminating, a looming doctor shortage by updating statutes that restrict the operations of high-level nurses, a Duke researcher says.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's Innovation Center (iCenter) was named a State IT Program of the Year 2015 by State Scoop, a national publication that features leaders and innovators in government technology. More than 10,000 members of the IT community across the country voted in the online competition...
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:38 am
By: Chris Downey
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State lawmakers are making efforts to free more money for highway construction and maintenance by paying for driver's education and state troopers out of General Fund revenues rather than depleting the state's highway funds.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During today's Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Tillis called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to completely rethink the way it approaches providing care for veterans.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Scott Jones, a doctoral candidate at East Carolina University, spent Monday showing middle and high school students different types of aquatic insects and telling them about his research of population and community ecology.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:40 am
By: ECU News Services
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Beaufort County Community College and Vidant EastCare are offering an online Critical Care Review Course to prepare paramedics to take the examination for certification as flight paramedics and critical care paramedics.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:35 am
By: Chris Downey
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It seemed appropriate that, on the eve of the April 15 tax filing deadline, Guilford County Board of Education member Jeff Belton would take a moment to provide a cautionary tale about government and taxes.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hundreds of citizens from all across North Carolina gathered in Raleigh Tuesday for Religious Freedom Legislative Action Day in support of protecting religious freedom.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today he is nominating Revenue Secretary Lyons Gray to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 7:15 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Earlier this year, all Vidant Medical Group physician practices and clinics received Stage 6 designation of the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. This designation honors the organization's accomplishments to implement technology solutions that have the ability to improve pati
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 7:13 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a project of the U.S. Department of Education, administers U.S. history, geography, and civics assessments once every four years. In 2014, a representative sample of over 29,000 eighth-grade students from across the nation took one of the...
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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