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After a day of repeated pauses and extended recesses, just before 8 p.m. Wednesday the General Assembly adjourned its fifth special session of the term without accomplishing its intended purpose: repealing House Bill 2
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Every day had something new in store for two Honors College students who spent their summer working with East Carolina University's leaders in robotic heart surgery
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 7:28 pm
By: ECU News Services
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For the fall 2016 graduation ceremonies, East Carolina University's College of Engineering and Technology lived up to the university's promise: Tomorrow starts here
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2017 @ 12:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Gov. Pat McCrory has nearly 30 days to decide what to do with House Bill 17, which would remove some appointment powers from Democratic Gov.-elect Roy Cooper
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 5:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Like many, I first heard this song in 1963 when a popular folk group, Peter Paul and Mary, sang in on their album.
Published: Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 @ 6:23 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Socialist Liberals are in such a grieving process that they can not accept the Trump presidency, which leaves these intellectual, emotional children but one recourse - to act out, and act out badly.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 @ 7:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina General Assembly passed the Disaster Recovery Act of 2016 by a unanimous vote of 49-0 in the Senate and a unanimous vote of 115-0 in the House.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 5:37 am
By: Bill Cook
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Fresh off a successful re-election race at home, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has won another election on a national platform. He was chosen by his GOP peers as 2017 vice chairman of the Republican Lieutenant Governors Association
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 4:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This is a short 3 minute appeal for funds to save the Snowflakes who are having trouble adjusting to the recent election.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 1:02 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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A heart warming story about Ann Margret and her Vietnam gentlemen.
Published: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 11:25 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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East Carolina University junior Maggie Marshall is following her passion to become a physical therapist and eventually work with veterans
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2016 @ 10:48 am
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University senior Lekisha Pittman was recognized for outstanding leadership and service by North Carolina Campus Compact, a statewide network of colleges and universities with a commitment to civic engagement
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2016 @ 2:13 pm
By: ECU News Services
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It is hard to tell the difference between FAKE NEWS and REAL NEWS, but I think this will help to clarify it.
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2016 @ 10:48 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The state House on Tuesday unanimously approved a $200.9 million disaster relief package for North Carolinians whose lives were uprooted this fall by Hurricane Matthew in the eastern part of the state and wildfires in the west
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 10:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This point came to me from my Son-In-Law and he makes a great point...
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2016 @ 11:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Just this past weekend, December 12, 2015, I experienced a fine local production of the Peter Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, by the Greenville, North Carolina based NC Academy of Dance Arts / Dance Arts Theatre, featuring guest performers from the New York Ballet, and the Washington Ballet intermingled.
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 2:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The most important business of the people in the first meeting of a singular political /governmental year is the selection of the board's chairman. Almost always, maybe always, it sets the roles of certain commissioners to do the people's business for the balance of the year.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 2:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For three days in November two East Carolina University employees joined more than 900 firefighters from across the country battling the Party Rock wildfire near Lake Lure
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 @ 9:18 am
By: ECU News Services
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Pay increases that were awarded last week to seven UNC system chancellors reflect a national trend that tends to inflate salaries for public higher-education administrators, an expert on college affordability said
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2016 @ 8:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Give me a frigging break, we have a long history of working with the Russians. In 1962 when the world was on the BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR over the Cuban missile crisis, we had backdoor channels to the Russian government.
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 @ 3:08 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Walk Off the Earth is one of those rare artistic ensembles that combines fine original, offbeat interpretations of popular songs, while doing a smattering of parodies as well as their original material.
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2023 @ 5:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Here are a series of NASA videos featuring John Glenn's Friendship 7 flight into space.
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2016 @ 2:25 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Today, I pay my greatest respects and deep appreciation, as I celebrate the life of a wonderful patriot, and a Democrat at that ... When was the last time I had this opportunity?
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 8:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Wyatt Sanderman Day was a friend I made as he entered his twilight years. One would not believe that singular truth by looking at the man: his peppery hair, his square jaw, his thick working-man-hands, but make no mistake about the fact, his days were surely numbered.
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2016 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There are those that will say his return to space in 1998 at the age of 77 was a gimmick or special treatment. Reasonable people can disagree about that but you must factor in the history.
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 @ 12:56 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Most people will remember John Glenn as the astronaut who was the first American to orbit the earth in 1962. After that event, his image was a carefully crafted and protected all American boy.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 @ 7:26 am
By: Bobby Tony
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My Christmas, 2016 discovery of new Piano Guys holiday material is complete, and I have them here on BCN for your Yule Tide enjoyment.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 3:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Piano Guys are back for Christmas, 2015, and we are blessed to bring you a generous helping of their rare and fun talent videos.
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 11:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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