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The good news...75% of gunshot wounds are not fatal; bad news...police are not required to offer medical assistance; doctors are seldom by-standers.
Published: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 @ 8:38 am
By: Ted McDonald
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McCrae Dowless, the main person of interest in an alleged ballot harvesting ring that helped Republican Rev. Mark Harris defeat Democrat Dan McCready in November, appeared under subpoena at a State Board of Elections evidentiary hearing Monday but refused to testify.
Published: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 @ 2:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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TSen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) talked about her personal experience with smoking weed in college and seemingly backed the legalization of marijuana during a Monday morning radio interview on the New York City-based syndicated radio show, "The Breakfast Club."
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2019 @ 1:38 pm
By: Daily Wire
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I attended Congressman Walter Jones' funeral service today at St. Peter's Catholic Church.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 11:31 am
By: Diane Rufino
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A nonpartisan commission would replace lawmakers in drawing election maps if a bill introduced Wednesday becomes law.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 8:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The bridges were designed by Sammy Deans, director of plant & maintenance operations at BCCC.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 9:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We're working on many things together: the eradication of drugs in Colombia and outside of Colombia; and obviously, Venezuela and the military.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 8:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Not long ago I wrote a report on the importance of sunset provisions with periodic review of state regulations. In it I equated reviewing old state rules with cleaning out a toolshed.
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2019 @ 11:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I made a presentation recently to a community GOP club, a group of kind people who were smart, engaged, and curious. Much like many of the other groups I speak to and with.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 8:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Some students go to college with a clear plan. At age five, Daniel Clingenpeel knew he wanted to serve in the military.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 11:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The United States and Colombia are committed to taking steps to resolve the ongoing democratic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 11:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We're thinking about doing, on the 4th of July or thereabouts, a parade. A "Salute to America" parade.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2019 @ 4:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We've actually started a big, big portion of wall today in a very important location. And it's going to go up pretty quickly over the next nine months.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2019 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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When the state decides to regulate an industry, it doesn't necessarily apply the same level of regulation it uses for other regulated industries.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On 02-12-2019, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested James Earl Moore, 51 years of age, of 273 Franklin Avenue in Mount Vernon New York and Kenyaan Marks 39 years of age, of 501 Old Country Road in Elmsford New York.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 8:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Over two years after the fact, newly released FBI emails obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request confirm that James Comey's FBI attempted to work out a quid pro quo deal with the Obama State Department to help minimize the Hillary Clinton private email server scandal.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 12:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Figuring out the logistics for a special election to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Rep. Walter Jones Jr., R-3rd District, won't be easy, said Gerry Cohen, former special counsel to the General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For those who aren't familiar with Margaret Sanger and her influence on the Eugenics movement and on the Women's Rights movement, here is an excellent article
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2019 @ 12:58 am
By: Diane Rufino
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I modified the Police Academy Qualifications for 70-year-old VN Vets at an indoor range. First, no time limits and second, hit the target anywhere. Third, bathroom breaks are okay.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Changing how North Carolina regulates liquor sales would require major adjustments, the state’s Program Evaluation Division says in its latest report
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 10:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Enrollment at Western Carolina University is at a record high now that a low-tuition plan for select University of North Carolina schools is in effect
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Higher education is the object of aspiration and frustration. A lofty aim that, while promising opportunity, evokes feelings of anxiety from throngs of students neither academically nor financially secure
Published: Monday, February 25th, 2019 @ 4:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The second week of the 2019 long session saw continued bill filing and a handful of legislative committees.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 7:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rep. Walter Jones Jr., a Farmville Republican first elected to Congress in 1994, died Sunday on his 76th birthday. He entered hospice care roughly two weeks ago after breaking his hip.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In truth, it's well past time lawmakers take substantive steps toward rewriting or eliminating much of the arcane laws governing alcohol, painfully documented in N.C. General Statute 18b.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 11:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The wicked place known as New York City, is once again at the center of controversy.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 10:37 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Despite repeated stern warnings from state Treasurer Dale Folwell, legislation adding $3 billion in state debt for unspecified transportation projects flew through House and Senate committees with bipartisan support
Published: Friday, June 15th, 2018 @ 10:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Department of Transportation doesn’t have enough debt space to borrow the full $3 billion for local road and bridge construction promised in the Build NC Bond Act of 2018.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2019 @ 9:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Thank You, President Trump for taking the initiative to acknowledge the humanity in an unborn child and thank you for pointing out the inhumanity of those would-be mothers who choose to abort the life inside them.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 8:21 am
By: Diane Rufino
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North Carolina lawmakers still wringing their hands over reforming the state's archaic and draconian liquor-control system should look to Kentucky as an example of what a legislature can do to boost tourism, nurture entrepreneurship, and promote innovation.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 4:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential. As we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready to work with you to achieve historic breakthroughs for all Americans.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 9:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients for the spring 2019 semester. The BCCC Foundation has awarded over $145,000 in scholarships during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Rev. Mark Harris may know if he should plan to head to Washington, D.C. - or gear up for a new election in the contested 9th Congressional District - within a couple of weeks.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 12:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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