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Governor Pat McCrory signed into law HB 158, the Jim Fulghum Teen Skin Cancer Prevention Act today. The governor signed the legislation at a ceremony attended by the late state representative's family, legislators and leaders from North Carolina's medical community.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 8:41 pm
By: Chris Downey
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It's a decision that on its face seems very strange: The Air Force wants to stop basing transport planes at Pope Field, which is located next door to Fort Bragg, home of the Army's famed 82nd Airborne Division.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 8:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Patricia "Patsy" Peele Belyeu, age 72, a resident of 106 Landon Dr., Washington, N.C. died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 4:55 pm
By: Announcements
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This afternoon could provide an opportunity for some severe weather that we all need to be aware of and make our fellow responders and counterparts: "Weather Aware".
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 11:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If sportswriter Sally Jenkins has her facts right, the NFL's handling of the allegations about underinflated AFC Championship game balls seems to have fallen short of even the most rudimentary standards of justice...
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 11:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A personal tour of some of Merle Haggards' best
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 12:35 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The Uptown Greenville Umbrella Market is back at Five Points Plaza for fifteen weeks of local fun for all ages.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 12:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On 5-14-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Clay Jerome Frazier, 30 years of age, of 27 Cameron's Place in Plymouth. Frazier was charged with 2 counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine and Possession of Marijuana.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 @ 7:05 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Joseph Michael "Mike" Harrell, age 63, a resident of Woolard Avenue, Washington, NC passed away on May 18, 2015 at home.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Announcements
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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University was recognized again this year for the high percentage of its graduates pursuing residency training in family medicine.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 @ 9:17 am
By: ECU News Services
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On 5-06-2015, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Kiersteen Popperwill, 20 years of age, of 5217 Hwy. 55 East in Newbern. Popperwill was charged with Possession of Heroin, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Popperwill was confined...
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 @ 9:03 am
By: Chris Downey
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Enrollment in the liberal arts and humanities continues to sink, particularly in languages and literature. At Harvard, for example, almost 60 percent of the students who start in the humanities switch disciplines by the end of their second year.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 10:17 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Late last week, the NC House began to release some of the details of its budget in sub-committees. Shortly after lunch on Monday the House released its full budget plan to the public. The bill, House Bill 97, will be voted on in a full appropriations committee meeting today and then sent to the...
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 10:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed four bills into law yesterday. House Bill 358 will allow schools to be awarded A-F school performance grades based on a 15-point scale, providing a consistent benchmark for student achievement for state schools. The governor also signed House Bills 91, 601 and 706.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 8:59 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Dirks Chiropractic of Washington recently contributed to the campaign mounted by the Beaufort County Community College Foundation to build a digital sign at the front of the campus along U.S. Highway 264. The sign will provide information about campus events, star students, services offered, job...
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:30 pm
By: Chris Downey
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A greater reliance on federalism could help address key political concerns for both traditional conservatives and libertarians.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, passed Senate Bill 160 (Enhance Safety & Commerce for Ports/Inlets), legislation that addresses the issue of open and navigable channels at the state's inlets and ports.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:24 pm
By: Bill Cook
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They tried, but failed, to nail the lacrosse team. They tried with this "noose story" that showed up in April and quickly faded away. How come the marches stopped?
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) toured Patterson Farm in Rowan County to learn more about local agriculture’s involvement in school meals and visited Tuckaseegee Elementary School in Charlotte to receive input from students and administrators on school nutrition programs.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 9:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Senate bill aimed at reducing the need for remedial education courses at community colleges would intervene too late in a high school student's career to have a broad impact on college performance, says a scholar based at Appalachian State University who focuses on student development.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 8:24 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: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 7:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The McCrory administration is howling mad at the General Assembly for not coughing up enough bribe money to entice Volvo to build its new plant within the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 7:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Two of the state's most powerful lawmakers are perplexed that their education reform bill passed unanimously in the House but immediately was assigned to the Senate's Ways and Means Committee, a graveyard for legislation.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 4:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Why each new update of Software must be complete changed.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2015 @ 8:46 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Asbury Carbons, Inc. will locate a new facility in Robeson County. The move will create 25 new jobs during the next three years with a company investment of more...
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2015 @ 5:25 pm
By: Chris Downey
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A new study examines the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed CO2 rules and the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University's proposed "Common Elements Approach" for state policymakers to address it.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2015 @ 5:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Whether this immutable fact threatens your delicate sensitivities or not, Commissioner Richardson is far often than not on the right side of every issue he challenges, and in a fairly wide manner.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2015 @ 5:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Annie Myrtle Cox Norman, age 93, a resident of 680 Norman Road, Blounts Creek, NC died Monday May 18, 2015 at River Trace Nursing Center of Washington.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2015 @ 4:32 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Bill Thorn Cahoon, age 80, a resident of Washington, died Monday May 18, 2015 at the home of his daughter.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2015 @ 4:30 pm
By: Announcements
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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: Monday, May 18th, 2015 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rev. Gene, I was just poking a bit at the balloon but not enough to burst it.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2015 @ 12:25 am
By: Bobby Tony
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On May 9, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of an Assault that occurred on Baker Drive in Washington. Deputies responded and collected evidence and conducted interviews.
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2015 @ 6:13 pm
By: Chris Downey
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One of the numerous side effects I acquired while working for an engineering company for 40 years is a "tendency" to focus too much on details.
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2015 @ 4:03 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The House Appropriations Committees on Thursday morning began releasing their spending proposals for the 2015-17 budget cycle. Carolina Journal will post links to the committee reports as they are issued. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, says the chamber plans to complete the budget by the...
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2015 @ 10:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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