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Legislators involved with the Certificate of Need (CON) debate are probably overwhelmed with conflicting studies on whether the regulatory program should stay, be reduced, or go altogether.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 4:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is August 16, 2015, I just turned on TV, and they are replaying the Woodstock movie from 1970
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 4:18 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor Pat McCrory released this statement following the death of Julian Bond.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 3:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was paid $1.35 million since last May for three speaking engagements for a network marketing company that has been accused of being nothing more than a pyramid scheme.
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 1:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Rep. Trey Gowdy proposes that Sanctuary Cities lose federal funding.
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 12:37 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The new school year is fast approaching, but policymakers remain rattled by testing boycotts that swept the nation this spring. From New York to California, hundreds of thousands of parents pulled their children out of end-of-year tests.
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 12:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today...
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 7:27 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Chester "Gene" Page, 78, hadn't seen a doctor in more than 12 years, but last December, the Ayden resident didn't have a choice. A worn-out heart valve led to sudden and extensive heart failure, requiring life-saving surgical intervention at Vidant Medical Center's East Carolina Heart Institute...
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 7:00 am
By: Chris Downey
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Economic Concept Of Crowding Out Explains How Government Money To Planned Parenthood Funds AbortionsRegardless of how one feels about abortion or Planned Parenthood generally, this article by Manhattan Institute economist Preston Cooper explains why it makes no sense to argue that government funding of Planned Parenthood is not subsidizing abortions. Cooper invokes the economic concept of...
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 12:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reminding parents of North Carolina middle school students to be aware of recent changes to immunization requirements, effective July 1. Children not up-to-date on these vaccinations will have 30 days from the start of school to be...
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 12:29 am
By: Chris Downey
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We know it’s a major component of the left’s campaign strategy for 2016: demagogue the Confederate flag and make Southern Republicans PROVE they are not racists. It’s a move that would make Big Barry and Saul Alinsky’s rotting corpse proud.
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 12:24 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for August, 2015
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 9:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that he has appointed James L. Baker to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 8:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Reporting about U.S. Supreme Court debates often revolves around disagreements between liberal and conservative voting blocs
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 5:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was the first time in my experience a nuclear bomb threat came into my life for real.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 4:59 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Today success requires possessing a skill set that is in demand.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 2:55 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The Senate on Monday night gave preliminary approval to House Bill 372, the Medicaid Transformation Act, by a 38-10 vote after a dispute over rules and decorum and a testy debate over whether this legislation would make expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act more likely.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 2:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 2:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If organizers of East Carolina University's first Eastern North Carolina Writing Symposium have their way, future classes of incoming students will arrive on campus with significant writing skills.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 2:13 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The political left is relying more and more on manufactured outrage to shut down debate on a range of political topics. That's the warning delivered in the book End Of Discussion, and it's the message the book's authors shared Monday with a John Locke Foundation audience.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 1:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Nuclear Arms Treaty with Iraq is not getting the kind of public notice or disclosure of deatils we would all like to have. This morning the above report is up!
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 1:03 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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The Maternal Expressions boutique at Vidant Medical Center is a proud sponsor of the 2015 World Breastfeeding Celebration. The celebration honors working mothers and encourages support for women to combine breastfeeding and work.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 7:47 am
By: Chris Downey
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Rick Brajer took the oath of office as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services today. Brajer succeeds Aldona Wos, MD, who has served as secretary since January 2013.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 6:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Are you an epicurean? The answer to this question reveals something about you, something about the English language, and something about the power of propaganda.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 5:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On August 6, the first of twelve GOP Presidential Candidate Debates was held in Cleveland, Ohio. It was hosted by FOX News
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 5:48 am
By: Diane Rufino
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I've written before, more than once, about how lucky I feel to live in North Carolina. A striking juxtaposition in this week's news illustrates part of the reason why.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 3:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Please see the attached resolution of the regular monthly board meeting updated time.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 3:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Kristin Blankenship, a certified physician assistant, joined Vidant Gastroenterology Washington located at 608 East 12 Street on Aug. 17.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 3:13 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor Pat McCrory signed a proclamation recognizing North Carolina's contributions to World War II as August 14-15, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 2:00 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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In 2008-2009, a legal battle took place in Guildford County Superior Court over whether third-party investigations into city police department are subject to our state's public records law. The issue is one of great importance for advocates of government transparency, as citizens have a right to...
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 12:12 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Take six minutes and have some fun listening to a NC native explain football. Thursday throw back as they say.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 12:08 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Seeing the impact of air and speed on objects beats reading a description in a textbook, according to East Carolina University engineering students.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 12:04 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Betty Jean "B.J." Coleman Johnson, age 86, a resident of 208 Dogwood Drive, Washington, NC, died Thursday August 13, 2015 at her home.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 11:47 am
By: Announcements
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