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East Carolina University is joining an American Council on Education alternative credit consortium as part of an initiative to create a more flexible pathway toward a college degree for millions of nontraditional learners.
Published: Sunday, January 4th, 2015 @ 11:59 am
By: ECU News Services
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A new audit says that the State Board of Opticians is in financial straits and won't have enough money to continue operating without changes.
Published: Sunday, January 4th, 2015 @ 11:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the wake of the CRomnibus travesty, we got hit with a lot of spin from go-along, get-along Republicans: illegal-aliens-vote-democratNo money has been approved for implementation of amnesty.
Published: Sunday, January 4th, 2015 @ 11:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Matthew R. Kuiper is typical of Conservative resistance to truth. I am the son of a Baptist preacher who witnessed the stupid of naive church members.
Published: Sunday, January 4th, 2015 @ 9:45 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Mrs. Mary Windley, of 106 Randolph Road, Washington, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Sunday, January 4th, 2015 @ 9:24 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Helen Everson Wolfe, age 70, of Wilson, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015.
Published: Sunday, January 4th, 2015 @ 9:22 am
By: Announcements
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Ms. Linda Cleary Lueck, age 68, a resident of Everett Road, Washington, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at her home.
Published: Sunday, January 4th, 2015 @ 9:19 am
By: Announcements
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I am pleased to see folks reflecting on the status of youth sports. As a parent of two elementary school students, I have seen the successes and failures of sports programs in my community.
Published: Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Abu Ghraib is a gross sounding name. It is a prison that Sadam Hussein used to torture his people into submission. We, in all our righteous indignation, declared him a despot / hunted him down and saw to his execution along with his sons.
Published: Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 @ 9:48 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Utilities rely on easements to control a considerable amount of land in North Carolina. But state law also places limits on the amount of time a utility has to enforce easements it holds — currently, six years. The state's second highest court recently affirmed that six-year statute of...
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 8:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On December 30, 2014, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a home invasion at a residence on Marys Chapel Church Rd, Aurora by an unknown male armed with a firearm. No one was injured during the incident.
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 8:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Martha Nan Barnes Harris, age 82 a resident of 2545 Bayview Rd., Bath, NC passed away at her home on Friday, January 2, 2015.
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 8:32 pm
By: Announcements
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The University of North Carolina is proposing to charge lower tuition to out-of-state students who live close to the state border. The UNC Board of Governors will consider the proposal, which is called "border tuition," at its January meeting.
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 8:10 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Blinkin' Chris Fitzsimon and his partner-in-crime Scowlin' Rob Schofield recently lead a chorus of drive-bys in needling State senate president Phil Berger about alleged public school money woes in his home county of Rockingham.
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 8:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Is North Carolina ready to be an early stop on the road to the White House? Thanks to recent legislation, the Tar Heel State has abandoned its traditionally late presidential primary, held in May. State lawmakers couldn't let Iowa, New Hampshire, and especially South Carolina have all the fun...
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 8:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the state prepares for the start of a new year, new laws are slated to take effect in North Carolina on January 1, 2015.
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 8:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Roy Frederick Silverthorne, Jr., age 86, a resident of Winterville, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 1:17 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Vida Brock Sparrow Lowe, age 83, a former resident of Belhaven, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 1:11 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Alpha "Al" Dixon Edwards, Jr., age 60, a resident of Market Street Ext., Washington, died Monday, December 29, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 1:06 am
By: Announcements
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Ernest Lector Clayborne, age 94, a resident of Edwards Church Rd., Grifton, NC, died Thursday, January 1, 2015.
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 1:03 am
By: Announcements
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) is scheduled to be sworn in for a second term to the North Carolina State Senate.
Published: Thursday, January 1st, 2015 @ 11:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As 2015 approaches, we offer our hopes for higher education reform. Some changes will require action by university stakeholders, and others will require a "hands off" approach. Here's hoping that the new year brings improvement upon the status quo.
Published: Thursday, January 1st, 2015 @ 10:31 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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It's created a huge economic boom in the Dakotas. Environmentalists want you to believe it will poison your children and kill your ability to have children. In any case, fracking is revolutionizing the energy industry. It's giving our economy a much needed boost.
Published: Thursday, January 1st, 2015 @ 10:31 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I know Christmas Day has come and gone, but we ought to try to retain the holiday spirit as long as we can. That's why I'm urging compassion for a downtrodden group that doesn't often receive it: North Carolina's liberal commentators.
Published: Thursday, January 1st, 2015 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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