Conscientious Objectors (COs) could serve as Chaplains or Medics and op out of carrying weapons.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 10:52 am
By: Ted McDonald
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The State Board of Education's decision to intervene in the affairs of the Halifax County Schools is hardly surprising. Decades of mismanagement and dysfunction have led to high teacher turnover rates and appalling student achievement outcomes.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 6:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Well, they did it. Thumbed their collective noses at those of us who voted to give them super-majorities in Raleigh.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 5:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Most probably would not include this song on their hit parade, but it hit me particular hard in 1960 when as a 15 year old.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 5:21 am
By: Bobby Tony
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North Carolina has long faced challenges with aging infrastructure - and with a rapidly growing population, our state's needs are also rapidly growing.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 5:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I have a theory about presidential politics and the 2016 election. It has the virtue of fitting much of the data currently available. Another of the theory's virtues is that it can readily generate a couple of plausible scenarios for how the primary season may play out among...
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 4:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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September 22 is National Voter Registration Day, and the State Board of Elections is encouraging North Carolina's 6.38 million voters to check their registration status online.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 3:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As part of his remarks while visiting the White House on his first day in the United States, Pope Francis made a strong plea on behalf of religious liberty, which he specifically directed at President Obama. This came shortly before he made an unscheduled visit with the Little Sisters of the Poor...
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 3:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sixty-plus days past a July 1st deadline and North Carolina still has no state budget. One issue that many think is prolonging the current stalemate is what to do about teacher assistants (TAs). The best way to break the impasse is for the General Assembly to follow the state Senate's lead and...
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 8:13 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Anyone who writes or comments about politics will make predictions that fail to come true. I certainly have.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 5:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) presented a Purple Heart Medal to Vietnam Veteran James Michael Hess of Timberlake, North Carolina.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 5:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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No mater how hard you may be, this song from the past should take you to a better place.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 4:50 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Paying for college is not like paying for other goods and services. The eventual customers, college students, may not always feel the impact of rising college costs. Instead, parents and taxpayers often subsidize much of students' tuition.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 4:24 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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A group of conservatives opposed to the death penalty have started raising awareness of their cause to state leaders.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 4:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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See the flier regarding our FREE breast cancer screenings in October. Please pass along to those who may be interested.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 3:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Conservative talk show host, Rod Eccles, visited with the ENC Tea Party and engaged its members on current issues and the Presidential race
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 2:55 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Eric Cantor is a young Virginia Republican who is wise beyond his years.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 2:41 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Ernest Leroy Davis, Sr., age 74, a resident of Washington, NC passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Roanoke Rehabilitation Center in Williamston.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 1:17 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Hughes Fairbanks Foster, Jr., age 62, a resident of 761 Cedar Village Road, Belhaven, died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 12:51 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mable Rivers Woolard Alligood, age 86, a resident of 325 E. 14th Street, Washington, died Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 12:38 pm
By: Announcements
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Two rural hospitals could be reopened under state legislation that includes the first substantive reform of North Carolina's certificate of need regulation.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 8:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An interesting item suddenly appeared this week in the N.C. Senate farm bill. This item made its appearance a few short days after the new state budget was finally approved. Among other things, the new budget ended North Carolina's longtime, exceedingly generous 35 percent investment tax credit...
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 12:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that DB Global Technology, Inc. will undertake a 250-job expansion over the coming two years at its software application development...
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 12:02 am
By: McCrory Communications
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OK Just try to sit still and keep from singing along.
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 11:59 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The term "stakeholders" is used in policy debates frequently. It sounds good and steeped in important involvement. It seems less detached and predatory than "interested parties." It's an accepted convention of speech.
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 11:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the Vietnam series nears completion, I was looking for another Bobby Tony article to plagiarize and found this one.
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 5:12 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for October, November, December, 2015
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 5:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College's Agribusiness Technology program was created in 2014 in response to demand from both students and employers in the college's four-county service area, whose economy depends heavily on agriculture.
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 2:10 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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Earlier this week, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis (R) and Richard Burr (R) wrote to National Guard Chief General Frank Grass expressing concern over the Army's recent decision to eliminate the state's Apache unit as part of its Aviation Restructuring Initiative.
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 2:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you're a parent of a child starting school this fall, you have plenty to worry about. First of all, you hope your child likes school, can make friends and gets a good teacher, and, oh yeah, can also find their way onto the right bus. Once that gets taken care of, parents can also worry about...
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 10:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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After several major revisions, Medicaid reform that had delayed budget approvals during recent years passed the General Assembly on Tuesday. Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed the measure.
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 9:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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American law needs fixed rules and formal boundaries, not an ever-changing set of guidelines based on a judge's whims. Richard Epstein, professor of law and director of the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University, explained why during a recent public presentation for the John Locke Founda
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 9:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In its largest ever donation, The Service League of Greenville has pledged $2 million to Vidant Medical Center Foundation to help build the new cancer center and bed tower currently under construction on the Vidant Medical Center campus. This contribution to the new facility, which is set to open...
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 12:53 am
By: Chris Downey
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