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State health officials today unveiled an innovative, multi-year draft plan for reforming North Carolina's Medicaid program to achieve better patient care, better community health, improved doctor-patient engagement and cost containment
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 7:06 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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There's been news in Henderson County this week about an announcement from GF Linamar that they'll build a state-of-the-art aluminum die casting plant in Mills River. And it does indeed sound pretty great. They're promising 350 new jobs, which is a lot anywhere, and particularly in a town with a...
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 6:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor to voice his support for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), bipartisan legislation he has co-sponsored that will provide a series of incentives and resources to help states and local communities combat the nation's growing
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 6:49 pm
By: Chris Downey
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A few years ago, I went back to school. I was in my 60s and nearing retirement as president of the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 6:20 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) co-sponsored a Senate resolution that commemorates National Black History Month by recognizing the contributions of African Americans
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:40 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Earlier this week, the North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments to decide the constitutionality of legislation to phase out North Carolina's teacher tenure system.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:38 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, McCrory Campaign Manager Russell Peck issued the following response to Attorney General Roy Cooper's support of the Charlotte Bathroom ordinance
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:36 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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First, Democrat candidate for governor and N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper refused to join a lawsuit on behalf of North Carolina against the ACLU and the Obama Administration's attempt to open sex-specific student locker rooms and bathrooms to individuals that are not of that biological sex
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Teams of students prepare nutritious meals consisting of a protein, vegetable, starch and dessert at Todd Dining Hall and deliver them on a rotating schedule to four community partners: Operation Sunshine, the Little Willie Center, JOY Soup Kitchen and the Ronald McDonald House.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 4:58 am
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Railroad Company has taken on a project that may be outside its core mission by announcing in January it would spend $13 million to purchase 875 acres of private land for the 1,500-acre Greensboro-Randolph Megasite project, an industrial site designed to attract a large automotive
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Amid what appears to be a national crisis of student debt, legislators and higher education leaders have clamored for a more affordable route to a bachelor's degree.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 7:12 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The spirits draft within a mist upon the river's plane.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 6:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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William Graham O'Neal, Jr., age 82, a resident of 126 Shoreline Drive, Belhaven, NC died Monday February 29, 2016 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:30 pm
By: Announcements
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Mary Evelyn Jordan Blake, age 82, a resident of Washington, NC, died Saturday February 27, 2016 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:08 pm
By: Announcements
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The circus came to Raleigh this week - not the farewell tour of thick-skinned pachyderms - but one in which other elephants were in the center ring.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 1:36 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, appointed to the high court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, has died. Justice Scalia was well regarded as a principled Conservative, who understood the United States Constitution as our Founding blueprint to sustain the Republic.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory hosted more than 110 Boy Scouts, Scout leaders, parents and public officials from across North Carolina at the Executive Mansion today to receive an annual report on the impact of Scouting in North Carolina. The report details more than 600,000 service hours completed by...
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:32 am
By: McCrory Communications
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U.S. Cellular continued to invest in the wireless experience for its customers in 2015 with upgrades to its network and store environment throughout North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Politicians around the nation like to say that they have held down tuition at their state universities. Michigan's are no different, and to validate their claim, in 2011 they added incentive-based funding to university appropriations.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:00 am
By: John William Pope Center
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His arrogance and egoism had been more detrimental to our system that it has been inspirational.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 2:40 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Universities play a leading role in changing communities, and East Carolina University has been recognized as a leader among North Carolina institutions.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 1:45 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that Linda Cheatham of Raleigh has been nominated for a second term on the North Carolina Industrial Commission.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:32 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Time is like a rutted road; dives deeper into depth.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 1:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Virginia congressional redistricting case expected to be argued March 21 before the U.S. Supreme Court could suggest the eventual outcome of North Carolina's similar congressional redistricting dispute
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 12:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I guess I should be impressed that Chris Christie has endorsed Donald Trump.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 12:27 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Ebbie L. Toler, age 59 , a devoted father and a life-long resident of North Carolina, died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at his residence.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 12:08 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Willie Jenkins Jr., of 445 Old Keysville Road, Washington, died February 25, 2016 at home.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:38 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Sybil Irene Wilkinson Harris, age 90, a resident of 301 South Wedgewood Drive, Washington, NC died Thursday February 25, 2016 at her home.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:33 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Bobby Louise Tripp Langley, of 635 Gray Road, Chocowinity, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:30 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. James Arthur "Jim" Chitmon, Sr., age 73, a resident of 540 Weston Drive, Blounts Creek, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 25, 2016 at his home.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 11:19 am
By: Announcements
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The University of Pennsylvania has promised $100 million to increase faculty diversity. Yale has just pledged $50 million, Johns Hopkins $25 million. These sums are large, but the goal has been an object of urgent attention for decades
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 3:58 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Hundreds of pairs of shoes, each with a story to tell, filled the mall near the cupola on East Carolina University's campus on Feb. 11.
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 3:43 am
By: ECU News Services
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Just about anything the any government does gets complicated very quickly. All government functions, from federal to state to county are complicated. The average person has great difficulty in understanding the policies, the whys and wherefores of all those people and the decisions being made...
Published: Monday, February 29th, 2016 @ 3:39 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Time is running out for parents who are eligible for opportunity scholarships and haven't applied. The deadline to apply for the Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides up to $4,200 a year in tuition vouchers for low-income children to use at private schools, is March 1
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 11:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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