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They say that some of the best exercise you can get is riding a bicycle. It helps to burn calories as well as provide cardio vascular conditioning
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2015 @ 10:40 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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On October 19, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Sharrief Bush, 34 years of age, of 617 E. 9th Street in Washington. Bush was charged with Trafficking in Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine, Maintaining a Dwelling to Keep a Controlled Substance...
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2015 @ 4:02 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Democrats like Roy Cooper and the rest of the 'sky-is-falling' crowd on the left are once again peddling false information and statistics in an attempt to mislead North Carolinians on education and teacher pay. While they say that teachers are leaving NC, the fact is that North Carolina is...
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 11:25 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory visited Stone Mountain State Park to discuss the Connect NC Bond referendum he signed into law, which if approved by voters in March, will invest $2 billion in education, parks, National Guard facilities, and statewide water and sewer infrastructure. Of that amount...
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 6:21 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Environmentalists like to preach that all life is connected - but they themselves are connected in an intricate web of activists, groups, money and influence. And our revamped Mapping the Left site kicks off by unveiling a new network showing how these links are spread across North Carolina.
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 6:12 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Can you believe it? The Rolling Stones put on 15 US concerts in 2015, one of which was at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd stadium.
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2015 @ 1:22 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Cool temperatures and sunny skies prevailed as East Carolina University celebrated Homecoming 2015 this weekend with traditional events including a concert, pep rally, parade and football.
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 9:50 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory celebrated the grand opening of Albemarle Boats in Edenton, N.C. today.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 3:47 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Gallagher guitars are hand crafted in a small town in Tennessee since 1965.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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In 49 states it is legal for an employer to pay an employee below minimum wage because the worker is disabled
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 9:44 am
By: Sabe Wilis
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It was early on a Friday morning, but East Carolina University nutrition student Kara Massotti was wide awake and focused on her patient at ECU's Family Medicine Center. George Broussard needed to keep better track of his calories, and the recommended tool was a smart phone application.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 4:10 am
By: ECU News Services
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Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb has pulled out of the Democrat nomination process, and will have much to say about that decision at some point.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 1:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new program in East Carolina University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions puts students front-and-center in demonstrating Pirate hospitality to prospective students.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 11:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the Baby Carlie Nugent Bill (HB698) into law today, legislation that will add a screening test for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and other T-Cell lymphopenias to the newborn screening panel.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 3:38 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Long before I got old and started living in the past, I was making memories rather than recalling them. One local group of musicians has been weaving into and out of my life since 1972.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 5:24 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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In June, Wake County commissioners approved an extra $44.6 million for Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS). About half the money will go for raises and additional pay; $16 million for teacher pay, $1.8 million for teachers who take on extra duties, and another $6 million for 3 percent raises for...
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2015 @ 10:28 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Ben Carson, a political neophyte, and former neurosurgeon, is proved to frighten hardened liberals, but the immutable question remains: Why?
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The College of The Albemarle COAST Players are producing the classic story of To Kill A Mockingbird at the Performing Arts Center in Elizabeth City, October 22 - 25. The cast is made up of 26 talented actors. The show is being directed by Jeffrey Emmerich, drama director, and Associate Professor...
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2015 @ 2:05 am
By: Jeff Emmerich
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In 2014, things at NCGOP HQ appeared to be all about Thom. This year, they appear to be all about Pat.
Published: Saturday, October 17th, 2015 @ 6:30 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory expanded insurance coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by signing the Autism Health Insurance Coverage Act into law today at a ceremony in Charlotte.
Published: Saturday, October 17th, 2015 @ 6:11 am
By: McCrory Communications
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List ten books that have stayed with you; don't take more than a few minutes; don't think too hard.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 11:10 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Governor Pat McCrory and Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz celebrated the preservation of Historic Tax Credits (HTC) in North Carolina at an event in Burlington today. Restoring the HTC was a major element in Governor McCrory's legislative agenda that he detailed...
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 11:51 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Swashbucklers of all ages will converge on the banks of the Tar River, a paradise located in Uptown Greenville, for the 10th annual PirateFest on April 8 and 9, 2016.
Published: Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 @ 8:44 pm
By: Chris Downey
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If you're a frequent visitor to Mapping the Left (mappingtheleft.com) you have watched the website go through a transformation in the last few weeks. The look is new and mappingtheleft.com has been redesigned with advanced capabilities. You will notice faster and more powerful, yet simple...
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 6:35 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits holds a special place in my musical heart for many reasons; not least of which, Dire Straits, led by the Knopfler brothers, came onto the musical scene with their first album, Dire Straits, 1978, at the height of the dreaded Disco craze.
Published: Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 @ 3:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The distinctions between Country and pop have been blended over the years and sometimes it is difficult to draw a fine line.
Published: Monday, October 12th, 2015 @ 2:37 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I do not need any of the high-tech highfalutin stuff that you get with iPhone, iPads, and computers. I married a GPS system. (Guaranteed personal solution)
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2015 @ 4:55 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Thanks to a grassroots uproar, the whole solar subsidies scam got sideswiped and derailed.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 12:11 am
By: Brant Clifton
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East Carolina University has played a leading role in a clinical trial that may change the way health care providers treat high blood pressure.
Published: Monday, October 12th, 2015 @ 3:43 am
By: ECU News Services
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That's the quote that has stuck with me from the book "Younger Next Year." You have to admit it's catchy ... and it's hard to argue with.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 2:52 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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There are many love songs written over the ages littered along the American musical landscape, but few were ever written with the impact of Brian Wilson's and the Beach Boy's classic, "God Only Knows".
Published: Friday, December 31st, 2021 @ 10:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Creedence Clearwater Revival released their Cosmo's Factory album in 1970. With all the hard rock and drug culture music on the scene it was nice to get back to some good old rock and roll driving guitar and down home lyrics.
Published: Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 @ 4:22 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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East Carolina University School of Art metal design professor Mi-Sook Hur showed 60 of her new artworks at LOOT: MAD About Jewelry at the Museum of Arts and Design, NYC, from Monday September 28 until Saturday, October 3. More than 50 emerging and acclaimed artists from 21 countries were invited to
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 6:05 am
By: ECU News Services
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