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What is the role of education in America? What is government’s role in providing that education
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 6:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined Thursday to take up Rowan County v. Lund, a North Carolina case that gave the high court the opportunity to uphold its previous rulings pertaining to prayer before public meetings and to clear up conflicting rulings on legislator-led prayer in lower courts
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 1:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A two-sentence order from a federal judge means North Carolina will not reinstate primary elections for 2018 judicial races. The order arrives less than a day after candidates started filing for judicial offices across the state
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 1:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I'm not only a mystery fan, but I also have a special place in my heart for books based on Sherlock Holmes.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 1:18 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Listen to complaints from the political left, and you might believe that North Carolina's Republican-led General Assembly spends much of its time carving a dangerous trail through uncharted public policy terrain
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 1:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mornings in June, are especially lovely. The air is cool and thick with some of the years' most beloved fragrances.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 12:42 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Two lawmakers have introduced bills to grant local government the authority to provide local housing to teachers and other government employees
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) applauded Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation that would create a center of excellence within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to better understand the health
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:08 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, we remember those we have lost to the drug abuse epidemic, lift up and pray for those struggling with addiction, and reaffirm our steadfast resolve.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County native, Republican, current Hyde County Magistrate Judge and former Assistant District Attorney Sarah Homes filed Tuesday June 26, 2018 for District Court Judge in the Second Judicial District
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 9:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 1983, Marsalee Nicholas, "Marsy," a student at the University of California-Santa Barbara, was shot to death by her stalker ex-boyfriend. One week after the killing, Marsy's mother, Marsella Leach, and her brother, Henry Nicholas, were accosted by the alleged killer in a grocery store. They had n
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It didn't take long into the teleconference to learn that the Chairman of the Board called the emergency meeting because he wanted the board to write a letter to members of the legislature. The board's chair, Andy Penry (Democrat), made a motion for the board's general counsel, Josh Lawson
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 11:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Believe it or not, I wasn't always Dad's favorite. I know my fans find that surprising.
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 10:34 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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If you read my column, or anyone else's work, because you already expect to agree with the opinions expressed and want to feel reaffirmed, I get it. If you agree and hope you'll gain more "rhetorical ammunition" with which to argue your case, I get that even more
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 10:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an interview with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Roseanne Barr, who recently lost her hit ABC show after tweeting a racist slur against former Obama official Valerie Jarrett, explained herself
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 10:27 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On 6-12-2018, The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Vance Davenport, 56 years of age, of 70 Dixon Lane in Washington and Corina Cox Squires, 54 years of age, of 2761 Creek Road in Bath.
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many by now have heard that I was asked to leave a restaurant this weekend where I attempted to have dinner with my family. My husband and I politely left and went home. I was asked to leave because I work for President Trump.
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 6:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a pair of bills Friday that tweak state election laws and judicial election districts
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 5:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, joined Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-MT) to introduce the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 5:38 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Sensus USA, Inc., a provider of advanced metering technologies to utilities and municipalities, will expand its current operations in Durham County, creating 301 new jobs over five years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 12:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The HOPE Act would allow local police to access without a warrant the medical records of drug suspects
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 12:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sen. Maxine Waters (D-CA) called for attacks against members of President Donald Trump's administration over the weekend, screaming to a group of supporters that they should not be welcomed anywhere in society
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 12:40 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Mr. John Clyde Grooms, Jr., age 46, a resident of Washington, passed away Monday June 25, 2018 at Vidant Medical Center
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 10:52 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Ann Perry Moore, age 76, a resident of 107 Knight Street, Washington, passed away Monday June 25, 2018 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 10:51 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Corby Peyton Moses, age 23, a resident of Washington, NC died Sunday June 24, 2018
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 10:47 am
By: Announcements
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State health officials are warning the public about the dangers of synthetic cannabinoids after a second case of severe bleeding following synthetic cannabinoid use was identified in North Carolina last week
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 10:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The House completed the snub of Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto with a 73-44 override vote, as a single Democrat, outgoing Wake County Rep. Duane Hall, joined a unified Republican caucus
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 9:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Friday, June 22, 2018, the President signed into law/
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 5:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Monday, Governor Cooper took action on 39 bills that were passed by the General Assembly and brought to his desk for approval
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 @ 9:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on June 29, 2018
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 @ 9:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In the long-running dispute between State School Superintendent Mark Johnson, a Republican elected in 2016, and the State Board of Education, which currently has a majority of Republican appointees, the North Carolina Supreme Court has sided 6-0 with Johnson
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"I'm disappointed Governor Cooper has decided to support big-money out-of-state lawyers instead of our North Carolina farmers."
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 @ 9:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, TIME magazine featured a picture of a crying illegal immigrant child on its cover
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 @ 8:54 pm
By: Daily Wire
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