Behind every successful man is a woman, or perhaps many women. Here is one who made quite a bit of difference in our successful landing on the moon.
Published: Friday, November 25th, 2016 @ 5:15 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It appears that Rep. Susi Hamilton of the NC House District 18, has violated the Ethical and Principle Guideline 7 of the NC Ethics Commission by using her official email and title as a North Carolina elected official to solicit funds for an outside entity
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 @ 11:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Thomas Sowell and Milton Friedman discuss current issues, yet again and again.
Published: Sunday, August 14th, 2016 @ 10:18 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Hamilton College has for years had an open curriculum, allowing students the freedom to shape their education as they think best. Whether that's a good idea is debatable, but the college is about to move in the opposite direction by instituting a "diversity requirement" for all students
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 12:03 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Lisa Renee' Hamilton Boyd, age 52, a resident of 888 W. 2nd Street, Washington, died Friday, June 24, 2016.
Published: Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 @ 2:44 pm
By: Announcements
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We lost a great man this weekend. He was one of the few souls left in our nation's capital who still believed our Constitution is worth respecting and paying attention to.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 4:35 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman died back in 2006, but his ideas live on through the annual Friedman Legacy of Freedom Day. The John Locke Foundation helped mark that day this year with help from Dr. Edward Lopez, professor of economics and BB&T distinguished professor of...
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 @ 12:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Talmage O. Hamilton, age 72, a resident of 1150 West Pungo Street, Belhaven, died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at his home.
Published: Sunday, September 6th, 2015 @ 10:54 pm
By: Announcements
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Originally, the term "Federalist" referred to supporters of the federal constitution of 1787. The Federalist political party emerged during George Washington's presidency.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 8:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Five years ago, in response to a groundswell of parental complaints, Wake County schools finally ended its long-running policy of forced busing. Wake had long been one of a few remaining holdouts still clinging to this failed experiment that disrupted so many lives.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2015 @ 4:47 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Politicians love to use their power to dole out favors and privileges to politically-connected special interests. They also love to interfere with the economy, attempting to impose their preferences upon investors and consumers through a hodgepodge of taxpayer handouts and targeted tax breaks.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 5:07 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh excitedly touts that "General Admission to all facilities is FREE!"
Published: Monday, January 12th, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Mrs. Gladys Louise Bateman Hamilton, age 79, a resident of Lovers Ln., Washington, NC, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014.
Published: Sunday, December 28th, 2014 @ 9:18 pm
By: Announcements
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Milton Lee Mills, age 82, a resident of Harvey Rd., Washington, NC, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at his home.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 11:13 pm
By: Announcements
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Milton Lee Mills, age 82, a resident of Harvey Rd., Washington, NC, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at his home.
Published: Friday, December 12th, 2014 @ 4:12 pm
By: Announcements
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Friday, an unelected federal judge violated the foundational principles of this great nation. In 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and later by ratification, the states relinquished a limited amount of power to a federal government.
Published: Sunday, October 12th, 2014 @ 12:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Hamilton Lester Chittum, Sr., age 85, a resident of Washington, NC died Saturday October 4, 2014 at River Trace Nursing Center.
Published: Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 @ 6:21 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Hamilton Lester Chittum, Sr., age 85 a resident of Washington, NC died Saturday October 4, 2014 at River Trace Nursing Center of Washington.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2014 @ 6:02 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Hamilton Lester Chittum, Sr., age 85 a resident of Washington, NC died Saturday October 4, 2014 at River Trace Nursing Center of Washington.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 6:10 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. H. Milton Cox, age 97, a resident of 812 River Road, Washington died Tuesday morning September 23, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 @ 12:16 am
By: Announcements
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I have been trying to get a better handle on what is really going on between Vidant and Belhaven.
Published: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 @ 8:04 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Efforts by the state's film industry to continue getting incentives from North Carolina taxpayers were revived Thursday when a Senate committee - and later the entire Senate - approved a new plan awarding grants to filmmakers.
Published: Monday, June 9th, 2014 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do you think your taxes are too high? Would like a tax break? Well, some NC legislators are happy to give you a big tax break – if you are a big Hollywood film studio.
Published: Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 @ 2:08 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Sometimes a book is useful in ways that its author did not intend. That's the case with Why Higher Education Should Have a Leftist Bias by Donald Lazere, a professor emeritus in the English Department at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Published: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 @ 11:05 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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In his 1955 paper "The Role of Government in Education," Milton Friedman suggested the idea of equity contracts to finance college education. Friedman thought that loans were not the appropriate means of financing education. He argued that the better way was to advance the needed funds for...
Published: Friday, March 21st, 2014 @ 8:21 pm
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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Conservative icons such as Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, and Milton Friedman would have appreciated some of the North Carolina General Assembly's key accomplishments in 2013. That's the assessment of John Locke Foundation President John Hood, who discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for...
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 2:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Law school enrollment is declining at a marked rate. New American Bar Association figures show that last fall's first-year law student enrollment was 24 percent below the all-time high registered in 2010. There hasn't been a smaller entering class since 1975. Slowly but surely, it seems, Americans a
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @ 1:05 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The cost of a college education is rising. That fact has led Robert Samuels, president of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers, to conclude that college should be free. To accomplish that goal, Samuels suggests that the federal government should pick up the tab for all higher...
Published: Tuesday, December 24th, 2013 @ 1:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the most consistent findings in economic research is that occupational licensing restricts the supply of service providers in the licensed field and thereby drives up prices.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the past three years, the North Carolina legislature has enacted Ronald Reagan's favorite tax reform, Barry Goldwater's favorite regulatory reform, and Milton Friedman's favorite education reform. Yet some North Carolina conservatives of my acquaintance seem to think that the Republicans who...
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 1:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's film tax credits are currently slated to expire at the close of 2014. Accuracy requires use of the word "currently" to underscore the fluidity of the situation.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2013 @ 12:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Michael DeBob Hamilton, 29, a resident of 3062 H.C. Highway 33 East, Chocowinity, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 9:56 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Michael Hamilton, a resident of 3062 N.C. Highway 33 East, Chocowinity, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013.
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 8:49 am
By: Announcements
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