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Joining the groups of outspoken activists who attach themselves to prominent works of art, Pope Francis has glued himself to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel to protest climate change.
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 2:57 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Legendary director Martin Scorcese met with Pope Francis during a tour of Italy after Cannes and announced he’ll be making a Jesus-focused film.
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 4:52 am
By: Daily Wire
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As part of his remarks while visiting the White House on his first day in the United States, Pope Francis made a strong plea on behalf of religious liberty, which he specifically directed at President Obama.
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 @ 4:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After being denied communion in her home city of San Francisco, House Speaker Pelosi has retaliated against the insult by introducing articles of impeachment against Pope Francis.
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 7:21 am
By: Babylon Bee
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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers Thursday introduced the second of what may be several measures to reform North Carolina's redistricting process.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2019 @ 3:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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John Locke Foundation founder and former chairman Art Pope today was elected chairman of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, one of the nation's largest conservative grantmaking charitable organizations
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 8:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Pope Center for Higher Education Policy is excited to announce that it will soon change its name to the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2017 @ 7:06 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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As part of his remarks while visiting the White House on his first day in the United States, Pope Francis made a strong plea on behalf of religious liberty, which he specifically directed at President Obama. This came shortly before he made an unscheduled visit with the Little Sisters of the Poor...
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 3:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an email to the North Carolina Republican Party's Central Committee earlier today, Todd Poole announced his resignation as the Party's executive director, effective August 31.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2015 @ 11:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently wrote to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter expressing concern over comments made by some Air Force senior leaders instructing commanders at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield to "open up the clearing house to undermine the personnel structure" of the 440th Airlift Wing.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 2:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's leading think tank devoted to colleges and universities is ushering in a new era in its history. Dr. Jenna Robinson recently took the job of president and executive director of the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. Robinson discussed her new role with...
Published: Monday, June 8th, 2015 @ 9:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sources tell me that members of the NCGOP Executive Committee were informed via email this morning that current state party chairman Claude Pope will not be seeking another term in office.
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 5:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I'm sure the very thought of that sends shockwaves of trauma across The People's Republic of Chapel Hill. Emergency drum circle sessions are being organized.
Published: Sunday, August 31st, 2014 @ 10:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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They're dancing in the streets in Carrboro. The Great Satan — Art Pope — is stepping away from his state government role. There is a new feeling of hope and optimism around the drum circles these days.
Published: Sunday, August 10th, 2014 @ 5:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that Art Pope will step down as state budget director.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 8:29 am
By: Christopher Maye
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n a recent article for the Pope Center, I looked at the latest academic-athletic scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill in light of athletes’ academic preparation.
Published: Sunday, July 27th, 2014 @ 1:41 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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It's really sad listening to the folks around the drum circle moaning about Art Pope.
Published: Thursday, July 24th, 2014 @ 11:52 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Despite being the true political boss of North Carolina — the one from whom Gov. Pat McCrory, House Speaker Thom Tillis, and Senate leader Phil Berger take their orders over quaffs of mead at the Stonecutters Lodge — Pope has used recent events to camouflage the extent of his power.
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate budget negotiators will meet Wednesday morning in a public "conference committee" meeting to start ironing out differences between three fiscal plans: one proposed by Gov. Pat McCrory and two passed by each legislative chamber. The question is whether House conferees will take part.
Published: Friday, July 4th, 2014 @ 12:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Art Pope, director of the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM), and Dr. Aldona Wos, secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), released the following statement
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 6:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following the news of the death of Joyce Pope, State Budget Director Art Pope's mother, Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement...
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:55 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Reductions in administrative bloat, a focus on improving UNC system efficiency, public-private economic partnerships, and special scholarships and internships for favored groups are features of the higher education portion of Governor McCrory's state budget pitch.
Published: Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 @ 2:12 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Gov. Pat McCrory's budget calls for teachers and state employees to get raises, the environmental police to add 19 positions to monitor coal ash, and budget authors to keep the state's spending plan structurally sound.
Published: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 @ 8:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) has received a grant from the John William Pope Foundation for $25,000 in support of the Museum's School Bus Scholarship Fund.
Published: Thursday, March 20th, 2014 @ 1:49 pm
By: John William Pope Foundation
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Finally! After a long, brutal winter, North Carolina is seeing a sure sign of spring - the annual tussle over the UNC system budget.
Published: Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 @ 6:42 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The North Carolina Republican Party is inarguably bent on proving it is inconsequential to real Conservatives, who actually believe in the tenets of the former Republican Party, and live by Conservative principles.
Published: Friday, January 17th, 2014 @ 1:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When state officials realized they had a clogged and inefficient criminal justice data system following the 2008 murder of former UNC-Chapel Hill Student Body President Eve Carson, they turned to the state controller's office for a solution to the problem.
Published: Sunday, January 12th, 2014 @ 9:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two hundred years ago, long before the days of parades with helium filled balloons, marathon football games and "Black Friday," a brave group of settlers came to North Carolina looking for a better life.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2013 @ 1:09 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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There's a revolution coming in this country. A growing majority of ordinary people (i.e., not the political elite) are simply fed up with government the way it has been operating the last few years, by both political parties.
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 @ 1:31 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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Last Thursday, July 18, 2013, a rather large delegation of Beaufort County's very best Republicans sojourned to Raleigh to the NC GOP headquarters to meet with recently elected chairman Claude Pope about egregious improprieties foisted upon the local party by the state party.
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 10:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Claude Pope issued a public statement in response to the Republican National Committee’s letter to NBC and CNN regarding their decision to announce films celebrating the life of Hillary Clinton.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2013 @ 12:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory sounded an optimistic note while discussing tax reform during a Monday press conference marking his first six months in office. McCrory, a Republican, discussed a number of issues during the session with reporters.
Published: Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 @ 1:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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You may recall our previous coverage of efforts by Craven County Republicans to censure state House Speaker Thom Tillis. What is behind all of this?
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2013 @ 6:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, it looks like the NCGOP will be led for the next two years by by Chairman Claude Pope of Brunswick County (formerly of Wake) and Vice-chairman Joyce Krawiec of Winston-Salem.
Published: Sunday, June 9th, 2013 @ 7:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Stephen Laroque has really taken us on a roller coaster ride during his time in Raleigh.
Published: Saturday, June 8th, 2013 @ 8:46 am
By: Brant Clifton
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If you believe the spin of a lot of NCGOP insiders, the state Republican Party will be governed for the next two years by a former legislator and the cousin of Art "The Great Satan" Pope.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 1:28 am
By: Brant Clifton
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