Today, I pay my greatest respects and deep appreciation, as I celebrate the life of a wonderful patriot, and a Democrat at that ... When was the last time I had this opportunity?
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 8:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Most people will remember John Glenn as the astronaut who was the first American to orbit the earth in 1962. After that event, his image was a carefully crafted and protected all American boy.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 @ 7:26 am
By: Bobby Tony
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There are those that will say his return to space in 1998 at the age of 77 was a gimmick or special treatment. Reasonable people can disagree about that but you must factor in the history.
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 @ 12:56 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Mr. Glenn Ervin Smith, Sr, age 77, a resident of 12th Street, Washington, NC died Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Vidant Pitt Hospital
Published: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 @ 9:58 am
By: Announcements
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The official report of the House Select Committee on Benghazi has been released and shows that the Obama administration never attempted to deploy military assistance.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 1:56 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The recent death of Glenn Frey, the Eagles's Guitarist at 67 is enough to give even the most dedicated hedonist pause.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:00 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The movie 13 HOURS details the ordeal in Benghazi that led to the heroic defense of American lives while the US State Department ignored them
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 11:09 am
By: Diane Rufino
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In his response to the recent shootings at Umpqua Community College, President Obama made an impassioned plea for more gun control...
Published: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gray skies and a day-long drizzle prompted a science lesson in teacher Jessica Pate's preschool classroom in the East Carolina University Nancy Darden Child Development Center.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2015 @ 4:29 pm
By: ECU News Services
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I watched the CNN special on Glen Campbell, “I’ll just be Me” last night.
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Mrs. Glenda Edwards Landen, age 69, a resident of 75 Cypress Shores Rd., Washington, NC died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
Published: Thursday, November 27th, 2014 @ 1:10 pm
By: Announcements
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Vidant Health is offering free depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar screenings across eastern North Carolina during events throughout October.
Published: Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 @ 7:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tillis campaign pollster Glen Bolger, whose firm is known by the unfortunate acronym POS, has released a poll showing the 2014 US Senate race all knotted up at 44 percent apiece.
Published: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 @ 7:48 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Starting each day with a rigorous physical training session at 6 a.m. is rarely one's idea of fun. Not to mention regular military-style drills, Ranger Challenges, and Army ten-milers. Top it off with traditional college coursework and you've got a full load.
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:50 am
By: ECU News Services
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Although hostilities have been underway for some time, I hereby issue a formal Declaration of War against silly, uninformed talking points repeated endlessly in North Carolina politics.
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 1:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Senate hopeful Greg Brannon issued fiery constitutional rhetoric and delivered the biggest applause lines Friday night from an audience of about 600 people as he ran away with a straw poll at a Republican candidates forum.
Published: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 @ 7:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Soon after U.S. Navy Corpsman Dustin "Doc" Kirby returned home from Iraq, he began to experience the disturbing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 6:42 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Mr. Glenn A. Cushing, age 61, a resident of 431 E. Main St, Washington died, Sunday March 16, 2014 at his home.
Published: Friday, March 21st, 2014 @ 12:48 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Glen Alan Cushing, age 61, a resident of 431 E. Main Street, Washington, died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at his home.
Published: Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 @ 1:43 am
By: Announcements
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A hearing at Winston-Salem State University to investigate a professor's alleged misconduct raised more questions about the administration than it answered about the professor.
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 12:23 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Almost as much awaited as the yearly U.S. News & World Report college rankings is the annual Princeton Review ranking of the top "party schools." By Princeton Review's analysis, the top party school this year is (drumroll)...the University of Iowa. Congratulations, Hawkeyes. You beat out the Univers
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 2:34 am
By: John William Pope Center
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State GOP vice-chairman Joyce Krawiec's appointment to an unexpired state Senate seat from Forsythe County has created a job vacancy within the party hierarchy.
Published: Thursday, January 30th, 2014 @ 2:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Since the onset of the Great Recession in 2007, many American households and businesses have substantially reduced their indebtedness. That was a rational decision. A key cause of the boom that led to the bust was excessive leverage, itself a product of the Federal Reserve Board's easy-money..
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 1:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following the resignation of Joyce Krawiec as Vice Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, Glen Bradley has announced his interest in the upcoming appointment for the Vice Chairmanship of the North Carolina Republican Party.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 5:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bratwurst, Leica cameras, BMW automobiles, Beck's beer, and so on - great German imports to the U.S. Few people realize that our educational system was also imported from Germany. Unlike those fine products, however, the 19th century educational concepts we imported from Germany are not working...
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 4:51 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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One of the most famous phrases in American oratory is the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s statement in his March on Washington speech that he looked forward to the day when all people would be judged not on the color of their skin, but on the content of their character.
Published: Thursday, October 17th, 2013 @ 12:06 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Senior Alex Gajewski knows what he wants to do after graduation. The aspiring sports broadcaster has held internships with ESPN radio, TV stations in Greenville and Charlotte, NASCAR Productions and a professional soccer team.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 9:30 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Chairman Robert Brinkley saved what might be considered the biggest news for his closing remarks during the regularly scheduled East Carolina University Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 20.
Published: Monday, September 23rd, 2013 @ 10:42 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Lee Controls, LLC will locate its manufacturing and headquarters operations in Brunswick County. The company plans to create 77 new jobs and invest $2.46 million over the next three years near Southport.
Published: Monday, September 9th, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University professor Dr. Thom Skalko is extending the university mission of service to South Africa, where he's collaborating on a project that will create new jobs and enhance quality of life in the community.
Published: Friday, June 28th, 2013 @ 9:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Glenn Edward Taylor, 71 of 1304 Lizard Slip Road, died Saturday, May 25, 2013 in his home.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2013 @ 7:14 am
By: Announcements
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Summer months in eastern North Carolina mean hot, sticky days with heat indexes that can take the breath away, particularly for those who work outdoors. Add to that a respirator mask worn for job safety and misery levels soar into dangerous territory.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 7:39 pm
By: ECU News Services
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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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As state lawmakers made their way back to work Jan. 9, they faced nearly 200 protesters on the lawn in front of the General Assembly building.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 @ 11:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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