I gave you a description of the Conservative Takeover of the largest and most democratic religious group in America--- the Southern Baptist Convention.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 11:28 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner urging him to take action on President Obama's Authorization for the Use of Military Force request released on February 11, 2015 to authorize military operations
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The federal government spends more money each year than it collects in taxes and other revenue. That means annual spending deficits. Each deficit drives up the federal debt. Nick Dranias, president and executive director of the Compact for America Educational Foundation, has an interesting idea...
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 10:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A story about Vinny D.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 10:19 am
By: Bobby Tony
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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: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 9:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lower taxes and government spending. Energy policy reform.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 8:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) stressed the need to provide resources for veterans and military families during a keynote address at the annual Charlotte Heroes Lunch in Charlotte.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 7:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed Senate Bill 445, also known as Burt's Law, into law today.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 6:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina hospitals argue that dismantling regulations in the state's certificate of need laws would impair their ability to treat indigent patients. A research scholar at George Mason University's Mercatus Center says empirical studies conclude such dire warnings are little more than a...
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 9:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The NC General Assembly was in session until 1:30 am hammering out Amendments to the budget, and it was passed 93-23, with 11 Republicans and 12 Democrats voting against and sent to the Senate.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 5:48 pm
By: Michael Speciale
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Petronia Selby, the daughter of the late Leman Boomer and Addie Mann Boomer was born on February 28, 1919 in Pantego, North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 4:44 pm
By: Announcements
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North Carolina's plans for offshore energy exploration are likely to face delays linked to an "oil price war" led by Saudi Arabia. That's the assessment of a New Mexico-based energy expert who once consulted for one of the major oil companies.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 6:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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My dozen years on the faculty and staff at a small liberal arts college followed a three-decade career in the chemical industry. One of the most surprising things I learned when I began teaching is how little presence the faculty has on campus for large portions of the year.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 6:00 am
By: John William Pope Center
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In March 2015, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources published "The Energy Report: A Snapshot of North Carolina's Energy Portfolio Seven Years After Session Law 2007-397."
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 5:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An East Carolina University pediatric surgeon has been named an outstanding medical leader by the international Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 5:55 am
By: ECU News Services
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Organize your computer and written files easily
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 5:49 am
By: Bobby Tony
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In just one month, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether health insurance subsidies issued under the Affordable Care Act should be distributed only to insurance companies in state-based exchanges.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 5:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Big-time GOP donor and conservative activist Bob Luddy generated a few tremors this week with THIS EMAIL.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 5:09 am
By: Brant Clifton
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N.C. House Republicans are voting this week on their 2015-17 biennial budget proposal. School-based personnel are among the big winners.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 9:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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BCCC's Travel/Study Group recently visited the Xunantunich ruins - containing the second tallest building in Belize - during their week-long trip to that country. They reached the ruins via a hand-cranked ferry. During their trip, the group also rode on a zip line, among other activities.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 9:33 pm
By: Chris Downey
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It is too much trouble to leave the beach and go to a boring ceremony or small parade with old men giving speeches and wearing the VFW insignia. Those ceremonies signify the real meaning of this Holiday.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 9:25 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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In the video clip below, being touted by the McCrory for Governor campaign, Governor Pat McCrory tells business leaders at the NC Chamber of Commerce that the way to keep North Carolina "moving forward" economically is to pass the North Carolina Competes legislation - basically an expansion of...
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 9:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Drawing on a variety of government and private data sources, this report presents a provisional analysis of college value-added with respect to the economic success of the college's graduates, measured by the incomes graduates earn, the occupations in which they work, and their loan repayment rates
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 9:07 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), visited Gaston County, North Carolina, where he spoke to military servicemembers, veterans and their families during a Memorial Day service.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 7:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The federal government spends more money each year than it collects in taxes and other revenue. That means annual spending deficits. Each deficit drives up the federal debt. Nick Dranias, president and executive director of the Compact for America Educational Foundation, has an interesting idea for
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 7:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory will be appearing on CBS News Sunday Morning on May 24, 2015 to discuss North Carolina's Veterans Treatment Courts.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 1:52 am
By: Chris Downey
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The end of the school year is in sight, which means that North Carolinians will be subjected to a slew of "take this job and shove it" missives from the state's public school teachers. As usual, the attention given to them will be overblown.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 1:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Homes are many things to many people: the repository of memories good and bad; the shelter that sustains us, shields us when we are laid bare; it is indeed a component at the core of our very being. The stories told within these many walls are numerous, frivolous, poignant and incredible.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 12:54 am
By: Liz Partrick
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Whether U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's keynote address at N.C. Central University's 125th commencement ceremony illustrated what is wrong with the liberal stranglehold on higher education, or properly embraces an emerging social paradigm, likely depends on your own politics.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Make your plans now for Monday, May 25th, 2015
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 12:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Mary Bell Chatmon Crawford, 93, a resident of Ridgewood Manor nursing home and formerly of 1979 Maule's Point Road, Blounts Creek, died Thursday, May 21, 2015.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 12:01 am
By: Announcements
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A well-regarded, loving, and hard-working husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, friend, veteran of three military branches and business owner/merchant, Charles "Charley" Carlos Johnson of Washington, North Carolina passed away peacefully at home on May 18, 2015 surrounded by his family.
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2015 @ 11:55 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Willie Frances Little, of 1382 Stick Road, Washington, died Friday, May 22, 2015, at home.
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2015 @ 11:43 pm
By: Announcements
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The family will receive friends Monday May 25, 2015 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory.
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2015 @ 11:26 pm
By: Announcements
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