Today, Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement on University of North Carolina's Chancellor Carol Folt's decision to remove the remainder of Silent Sam.
Published: Friday, January 18th, 2019 @ 8:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The saga of Silent Sam will continue into 2019
Published: Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 @ 10:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During National Mentoring Month, we celebrate the dedicated men and women who volunteer their time, talents, and resources to mentor, teach, and empower young people and those in need of guidance.
Published: Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 @ 10:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings is about to leave her job in Chapel Hill, saddling her successor with a daunting task: wrangling a perfect storm of campus and state politics
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2018 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Free speech is overwhelmingly popular in courtrooms around the United States, but the jury of public opinion doesn't support First Amendment rights, a conservative litigator and legal writer says
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 2:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dozens of protesters gathered in the rain outside the UNC Center for School Leadership Friday, Dec. 14, to protest the potential return of the Confederate statue dubbed "Silent Sam" to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 12:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At least 79 teacher assistants and instructors at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are threatening to withhold grades unless their demands in the Silent Sam controversy are met, local activists say
Published: Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Silent Sam soon may return to campus after the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to rehouse the Confederate memorial in a new, on-campus historic education center near UNC Medical Center
Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 @ 9:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In response to the toppling in August of the Confederate Monument at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chancellor Carol Folt and other UNC leaders have proposed a controversial solution: a new $5.3 million building on campus that will cost $800,000 a year to operate
Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 @ 5:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The migrant caravan the left-leaning media has been gushing over finally reached the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, and things got violent.
Published: Thursday, November 29th, 2018 @ 1:32 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Silent Sam - the controversial Confederate statue that formerly stood on UNC Chapel Hill's campus - may turn into a rallying election issue for liberal activists, a member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors told Carolina Journal.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2018 @ 3:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lately, a lot of emotion has been spent over Confederate monuments in the Tar Heel state.
Published: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 @ 8:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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After a historic protest that ended in the illegal takedown of Silent Sam, a Confederate statue at UNC-Chapel Hill, the university faces tough inquiries about campus security and law enforcement
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2018 @ 12:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill stood the noble statue of "Silent Sam," the Confederate soldier who stood vigilant watch over the campus. It stood on McCorkle place, the University's upper quad, facing Franklin Street.
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2018 @ 11:53 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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To The Protesters of North Carolina's State Monuments and the Agitators Regarding the State History:Every day I get angrier and angrier at people who act out their aggressions which are based on lies, mistruths, and liberal indoctrination. I'm talking about the desecration and the toppling of the Silent Sam monument at Chapel Hill
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2018 @ 4:12 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Politicians tell people what they want to hear. Leaders tell people what they need to hear, even if they don't want to listen
Published: Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Board of Trustees for UNC-Chapel Hill will make suggestions by Nov. 15 about what to do with Silent Sam, the campus’s controversial Confederate statue torn down by protesters, members of the university system’s Board of Governors say
Published: Monday, September 3rd, 2018 @ 9:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I studied history at a college with a Confederate soldier monument during the biggest progressive social upheaval since the 1960's
Published: Monday, August 27th, 2018 @ 4:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If critics of Confederate monuments truly want to accomplish their goal of removing such objects from the public square, I'm a good example of the kind of person they ought to be trying to persuade
Published: Saturday, August 18th, 2018 @ 2:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty was rejected by Republican voters in his gubernatorial primary with Jeff Johnson, a commissioner from Hennepin County.
Published: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 @ 2:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On May 25, Brandon Straka posted a video on Facebook explaining why he was finally rejecting and walking away from the Democratic Party. It has since gone viral and inspired a growing political movement.
Published: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 @ 9:44 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The North Carolina Police Benevolent Association recently held a series of candidate interviews for those candidates seeking election for various offices. During the interview process, Beverly Boswell demonstrated why her experience and values make her uniquely qualified to represent the voters of N
Published: Monday, April 9th, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
By: Beverly Gwyn Boswell
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I barely made the early service, this morning. A light rain was falling and it compelled me to linger a few extra moments.
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 1:19 am
By: Michele Rhem
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During the 2016 gubernatorial campaign, Democratic politicians, progressive activists, and left-leaning media outlets excoriated Pat McCrory and other North Carolina Republicans for elevating divisive social disputes above the issues that most voters care most about, such as creating jobs and impr
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 @ 8:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Valentines day, at the rabbit patch, has been going on for a while now.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 9:46 am
By: Michele Rhem
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It is after Sunday dinner now, and I have noticed a new habit of mine. I like to write in the hours, after the gathering around the table.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 @ 5:21 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Arts of the Pamlico's Weekly Update February 14, 2017
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 @ 3:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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All forms of art (drawing, digital/mixed photography, sculpture, installation, digital, collage, fiber art, etc.)accepted by local, regional and NC artists.
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 @ 4:13 pm
By: Russell Allen
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I love the days before Christmas. Days pass presenting all sorts of tasks that I find pleasant.
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 10:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Arts of the Pamlico adds auditions, film festivals, and much more to the 2017 Calls for Art!
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 12:19 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) at the Washington Post Juvenile Justice Summit for a discussion about juvenile justice reform and sentencing reform
Published: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ 5:10 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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