At the heart of Tuesday’s school choice rally, organized by the North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools, was a celebration of student achievement through educational opportunity
Published: Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 @ 12:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Freeboot Friday kicks-off the ECU Homecoming Weekend on Friday, October 20 at 5:00PM, at the Five Points Plaza. ECU Homecoming brings special guests PeeDee the Pirate, the ECU Cheerleaders, ECU Dance team, Homecoming skit performers, the Men's and Women's Basketball teams
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2017 @ 11:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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ECU fans have showcased their school pride time and time again
Published: Monday, August 28th, 2017 @ 3:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Betty Ann Swindell Perkins, a lifelong Washington resident, died peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, April 5, 2017 following a period of declining health
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2017 @ 2:25 pm
By: Announcements
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What do you do after you have left the stage after the final curtain call of your last Movie or Play? You have poured your heart into the performance. You have endured the exposure to the critics and the cheerleaders. You have relinquished your part to the next headliner.
Published: Saturday, March 25th, 2017 @ 1:45 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It is a plan out in the open, unconcealed to unless there are those that choose not to see it for it is - obstruction, delay, obfusticate.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 @ 10:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In this age of cronyism and meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss partisan turnstile D.C. politics, maybe it really does take an "outsider" executive to give up power voluntarily
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 @ 12:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Calling all lassies, mateys and swashbucklers! Join us in your pirate garb and walk the plank at Freeboot Friday!
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 @ 6:51 am
By: Russell Allen
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Freeboot Friday, the official pep rally of home football games, kicks-off the ECU football weekend on Friday, September 30 at 5:00pm, at Five Points Plaza
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 @ 8:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Statement from NCGOP spokeswoman Kami Mueller on the NCAA's regarding H.B. 2
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 2:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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On October 16, Freeboot Friday will welcome live music from The Fabulous Bel Airs and a special line up of programming to kick off the ECU Homecoming weekend celebrations.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 12:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University alumnus Scott Avett encouraged approximately 4,200 incoming students to make the most of every moment during a keynote presentation at the annual Student Welcome and Convocation at Minges Coliseum Aug. 23.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2015 @ 11:07 am
By: ECU News Services
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Beaufort County Commissioners voted 5 to 2 to bequeath its public hospital to University Health Systems.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 12:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Just over a year ago, New York Times economics writer David Leonhardt looked at some data on the "college wage premium"
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 @ 12:50 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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One of our Clarkston High School cheerleaders has left us due to a severe stroke and God's healing powers. . . We all grieve her loss / have fond memories of her smile and good cheer / her daughter puts it this way.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 8:33 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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From his statement to the American people on the eve of 9/11, 2014, Amateur Obama convincingly conveyed that he trusts public opinion polls, rather than his own instincts to lead Americans in these last uncertain days of his failed presidency.
Published: Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 @ 11:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A perfect NFL season, a feral horse, a double rainbow--these things are rare. On October 3, Freeboot Friday and the First Friday ArtWalk fall on the same night, and Uptown Greenville, from 5-8 p.m. is the place to be for it.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 8:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When the Common Core state standards for K-12 were rolled out in 2009, few foresaw the impact on higher education. Alarms about the takeover of the entire educational system with the new national standards and tests in math and English language arts were often dismissed.
Published: Friday, September 19th, 2014 @ 10:34 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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People were calling in to Rush talking about "teaching a lesson" to The Establishment. Rush had an interesting response: The establishment is not 'teachable.'
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:19 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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When you think of "chamber of commerce," Bob the insurance guy who lives down the street from you probably comes to mind. The US Chamber of Commerce is a whole different ball of wax.
Published: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 1:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I recently spoke with a philosophy professor at an Ivy League university. We discussed some issues in higher education, including such depressing topics as the increasing rejection of long-accepted standards of objectivity and a growing contempt for traditional perspectives.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 7:18 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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When it comes to higher education, most politicians are cheerleaders. They're content to speak the usual pieties about the importance of college and never do anything that could upset the status quo.
Published: Saturday, March 1st, 2014 @ 4:36 am
By: John William Pope Center
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McCrory previewed his legislative agenda in a speech at the Hunt Institute's Holshouserhmc Legislators Retreat on Monday night, though he did not provide specific policy plans.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 11:40 am
By: Brant Clifton
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It's Homecoming weekend for the pirates of ECU and it's also the return of Freeboot Friday.
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2013 @ 7:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is ironic that most of the same people and commissioners who are now expressing so much concern about Vidant closing the Pungo District Hospital are the same people who were Vidant's cheerleaders when we were trying to decide whether Vidant or Community Health Systems would be best for Beaufort C
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2013 @ 7:37 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting on Monday (9-30-13) to discuss the closing of Pungo Hospital in Belhaven. At that meeting I read the following statement.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2013 @ 9:50 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Never mind silly things like reports showing North Carolinians being hit hardest by ObamaCare. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan care more about keeping their party caucus leaders happy.
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2013 @ 11:50 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We’re less than a week away from the launch of ObamaCare. Nancy Pelosi said that we needed to pass the bill, in order to find out what’s in it. As we get closer to implementation, we’re finding out the gory details
Published: Saturday, September 28th, 2013 @ 12:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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This is a story about Beaufort County. And yes, it is the story of a local newspaper that sold out for a full page ad and simply played the role of cheerleaders for the incompetents and is now faced with the same demise as the Detroit Free Press.
Published: Monday, July 29th, 2013 @ 9:25 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Rob "Mr. Politics" Christensen - who has spent THREE decades at The N&O missing stuff like John Edwards's blonde with the camera, Mike Easley's corruption, and Dennis Wicker stiffing a pizza guy - thinks he has the state Senate's president pro tem ALL FIGURED OUT.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2013 @ 11:55 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The General Assembly has generated plenty of publicity while debating a bill that would affect abortion clinics in North Carolina. Senate Bill 353...
Published: Friday, July 19th, 2013 @ 2:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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