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A popular folk festival held in Sampson County, the Hollerin' Contest is rooted in the agricultural heritage of the Piedmont region of North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, August 25th, 2013 @ 6:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What may be worse is that good men have no reason to exist without them. No reason at all: From conception until that dark void of eternal salvation or damned oblivion, good men need the nurturing emotional salve of that rare good women.
Published: Sunday, August 25th, 2013 @ 12:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Beaufort Hospital recently awarded its annual community benefit grants totaling $133,531 to six local community organizations. These funds are made available from the Vidant Health Foundation to help support community projects that focus on wellness and prevention strategies.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2013 @ 10:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commercial restrictions through tariffs have been an integral part of American history. The federal government has used forms of commercial restriction as a source of revenue and to protect American industry and labor.
Published: Monday, August 19th, 2013 @ 12:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Sissipahaw and Occaneechi lived and inhabited what is present-day Wake County, and English and Scotch-Irish settlers from northern states moved into the area during the seventeenth century.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 11:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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McLaurin was also among the first African Americans to serve as a U.S. postmaster in North Carolina. He was appointed postmaster at Warsaw in Duplin County in December 1875.
Published: Wednesday, August 14th, 2013 @ 6:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Health has been awarded a Hospital Prevention Excellence Award by NC Prevention Partners, a public health leader that offers the award-winning worksite wellness program WorkHealthy AmericaSM.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 6:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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An Asheville native, Thomas Wolfe emerged as one of the early-twentieth century’s most controversial writers. His meandering writing style irritated many editors, who nevertheless recognized a diamond in the rough and published his work.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 12:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Samuel Johnston, one of early North Carolina's most durable politicians, served as governor during the debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2013 @ 2:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you ever get the chance to visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, you will be forever affected by what you see and learn there, and you will be moved by a quote you see hanging near one of the exhibits.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2013 @ 11:35 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Hailing from Washington, North Carolina, Lindsay Warren was a long-serving Democratic politician.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2013 @ 10:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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William Sydney Porter, or more famously known by his pen name O. Henry, was a popular short story writer during the early twentieth century.
Published: Saturday, August 10th, 2013 @ 10:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A reporter, television-radio executive, and U.S. Senator, Jesse Helms was born October 18, 1921, in Monroe, N.C., to Jesse Alexander and Ethel Mae Helms.
Published: Saturday, August 10th, 2013 @ 3:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than 20 years after she left office, the late Margaret Thatcher's name still evokes strong positive and negative reactions in Great Britain and around the world.
Published: Friday, August 9th, 2013 @ 3:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The first natives in the region were the Weapemeoc, and their central trading town, also called Weapemeoc, was located near the present site of Edenton.
Published: Monday, August 5th, 2013 @ 3:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 @ 11:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Coastal Family Medicine & Wellness Center is now affiliated with Vidant Medical Group, operating under the name Vidant Family Medicine - Outer Banks.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 @ 12:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health has been recognized as one of the nation's "Most Wired" health systems, according to the results of the 2013 Most Wired Survey released this week in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. This year marks the 15th anniversary of Health Care's Most Wired Survey.
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2013 @ 10:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new study by researchers at East Carolina University connects race with a higher chance of death following coronary bypass surgery among patients who also have peripheral artery disease.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2013 @ 10:49 am
By: ECU News Services
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After reading letters addressed to him, Nathaniel Macon burned them. More than once, he likely tossed the papers into the fireplace in the spartan...
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 2:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Medical Center was one of four U.S. hospitals recognized for its leadership and innovation in quality improvement and safety.
Published: Thursday, July 25th, 2013 @ 1:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Medical Center has been ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2013-14 in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report. Vidant Medical Center is ranked #16 in North Carolina and is recognized among the Best Hospitals in the Coastal Plain (NC).
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 @ 6:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Medical Center recently received Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Magnet® recognizes health care organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and professional practice.
Published: Monday, July 22nd, 2013 @ 10:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Capital punishment - or the death penalty - originates from the Latin word capitalis, which literally translates to "regarding the head," referencing how capital crimes were originally punished by the severing of the head.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2013 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Watauga County was established by legislative act in 1849 from parts of Caldwell, Ashe, Wilkes, and Yancey County.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2013 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory's Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina is an innovative approach to redesign the state's Old Medicaid system into a safety net that improves patients' health and saves taxpayer dollars.
Published: Sunday, July 14th, 2013 @ 10:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Critical Care Societies Collaborative, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently announced recipients of the 2013 National Awards Program to Recognize Achievements in Eliminating Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs).
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2013 @ 11:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Since 1998, more than 500 children across the United States have died from heat stroke when unattended in a vehicle. Safe Kids Pitt County reminds caregivers to never leave children alone in cars.
Published: Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 @ 6:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 1792, Raleigh was established as the official capital city. A two-story brick statehouse was built on Union Square in 1792 and completed in 1796.
Published: Monday, July 8th, 2013 @ 11:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013 @ 10:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Originally a part of Bath County, Craven was annexed in 1712, and named after one of the Carolina Lord Proprietors, the Earl of Craven.
Published: Sunday, June 30th, 2013 @ 3:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Medical Group continues to provide access to health care close to home with the addition of Vidant Endocrinology - Greenville, a new physician practice under the direction of Dr. Sylvester Odeke.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2013 @ 10:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Practitioners from Behavioral Health at Vidant Medical Center and Vidant Bertie Hospital will offer a free sensitivity training session featuring the Virtual Dementia Tour®, a scientifically proven method of building a greater understanding of dementia through the use of sensory tools
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 2:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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