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When a bad guy starts shooting, Americans are now Shooting Back but it's not the kind of Shooting you were just thinking about.
Published: Friday, June 22nd, 2018 @ 10:23 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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The "early service" this morning, was a gentle affair. Light fell across the territory in rays just bright enough to cast faint shadows.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 6:09 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The mimosa blooms today as it did, years ago, when I was just twenty two years old. I remember sitting under a mimosa, the day before Brant was born.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 11:49 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The U.S. Patent Office Takes A Long Time To Approve A Patent But It Is About To Add Slow To Long
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 10:31 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Friday was the last day of school and so I am now officially at liberty to "do mostly, as I please" for a good while. I was in Elizabeth City within a few hours of dismissal.
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 @ 9:58 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are urging people to take steps to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses with sweltering heat expected to impact parts of North Carolina this week
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Vidant Health Board of Directors recently announced the recipients of the 2018 Board Quality Leadership Award
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 9:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Finding the strength to say goodbye,
Published: Sunday, June 17th, 2018 @ 11:18 am
By: Bobby Tony
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North Carolina health officials are investigating the cause of severe bleeding in a patient following possible use of synthetic cannabinoids. The severe bleeding was caused by a condition that reduces the blood's ability to clot
Published: Friday, June 15th, 2018 @ 11:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina teen tobacco use continues to climb, with youth use rising by 1.2 percent to 28.8 percent based on results of the 2017 N.C. Youth Tobacco Survey, released today by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Published: Saturday, June 9th, 2018 @ 1:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health is pleased to announce that after conducting a national search and input from diverse key stakeholders across its system, Niti Armistead, M.D., FACP, has been named Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective July 16, 2018
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 3:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I discovered this program when I read Jean Gill's "Someone to Look Up To," a novel written by a Great Pyrenees dog, as is my book "Lord Banjo the Royal Pooch."
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 10:17 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The grass is greener at the "rabbit patch" these days. Part of it may be due to the drenching rains in May.
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 12:11 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington recently received a $43,000 grant from the nonprofit North Carolina Stroke Association (NCSA) as part of its Time is Brain, Time for Change initiative
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A data dashboard developed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shows the state is beginning to see success in its efforts to combat the opioid crisis
Published: Thursday, May 31st, 2018 @ 10:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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She could not be consoled because her child was deformed.
Published: Thursday, May 31st, 2018 @ 10:31 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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I call myself a word nerd and grammar geek. These descriptors can be considered compliments or insults, depending on whom you ask.
Published: Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 @ 1:17 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The People Whose Job It Is To Change Thing Are Changing Things
Published: Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 @ 3:31 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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The "early service", this morning was as peaceful as any I have ever attended.
Published: Monday, May 28th, 2018 @ 3:40 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Aging and Adult Services is partnering with the N.C. Area Agencies on Aging and local service providers to distribute fans through Operation Fan Heat Relief until Oct. 31.
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 8:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Once again, I woke to the sound of rain . . .and once again, it was wonderful. I could put off the process of cleaning the biggest barn without a bit of guilt.
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 7:28 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging people to speak with their physician or local health department about hepatitis A and B vaccine, viral hepatitis screenings and treatment options
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 2:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The latest and worst flu epidemic yet has hit South Florida hard!
Published: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018 @ 4:41 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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The Secret Service is so secret it is invisible.
Published: Sunday, May 20th, 2018 @ 3:10 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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It is said that "time flies when you are having fun." I think it does. I also think, it flies, when you're busy.
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2018 @ 12:05 am
By: Michele Rhem
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As a Royal Pooch, it's incumbent upon me to understand dogs so that I can relate to my subjects.
Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 @ 10:31 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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In the "sweetest month" called May, we celebrate our Mothers' day.
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 8:28 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) recently announced Vidant Health as the first-ever recipient of the ACRP Innovation in Workforce Development Award
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2018 @ 9:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For many years, I have had a percolating theory hiding just below the surface of my mind.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 10:05 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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On this Sunday, I woke to the delightful sound of a steady, gently falling rain. I had slept soundly, after a busy Saturday.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 1:06 am
By: Michele Rhem
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If you eat leftovers, you may be in the minority. I was astounded when I saw this headline: "Food is so cheap, Americans have stopped eating leftovers."
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 9:08 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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A lot has happened in the last few days-so much that I was still in Elizabeth City, on Wednesday.
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 9:41 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Times They Are A Changin.
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 8:21 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Vidant Health is pleased to announce that Jay Briley has been selected president of Vidant Community Hospitals (VCOM), effective June 1, 2018
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 1:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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