Governor Roy Cooper today announced 13 new appointments to various North Carolina boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Board of Education, the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina and the North Carolina Council for Women
Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 @ 4:54 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced 44 appointments to various state boards and commissions
Published: Monday, April 16th, 2018 @ 11:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Yes, free trade is good
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2018 @ 4:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Roy Cooper today applauded confirmation of his appointees to the Utilities Commission and announced dozens of new appointees to state boards and commissions
Published: Monday, January 29th, 2018 @ 1:02 pm
By: Governor's Office
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I suspect that we have all heard the phrase "The deck is Stacked." It usually is uttered by losers in any field of endeavor.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 2:16 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The misguided and ultimately debilitating and tragic ban of alcohol that we called Prohibition was, at its core, about control
Published: Friday, December 15th, 2017 @ 1:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings announced today that Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar has been named acting Chancellor of Western Carolina University
Published: Thursday, November 30th, 2017 @ 4:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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My husband and I have similar interests in many areas, but in others, our preferences diverge. Take music.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 @ 5:44 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Mr. Acey Morton Paschall, Jr., age 73, a resident of 1918 Whichards Beach Road, Chocowinity, died Monday July 10, 2017 at his home
Published: Thursday, July 13th, 2017 @ 10:20 am
By: Announcements
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Governor Roy Cooper has declared March 2017 Women’s History Month in North Carolina. This year’s national theme is Honoring Trailblazing Women in Leadership and Business
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2017 @ 4:12 am
By: Governor's Office
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There is no longer any question that Hillary Clinton's email scheme jeopardized our national security. Look no further than what we revealed this week.
Published: Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 @ 4:56 am
By: Russell Allen
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Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Dynamic Air Engineering Inc. will establish corporate operations in Catawba County
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory's nominee for State Controller, Dr. Linda Morrison Combs, was sworn-in today during a ceremony at the Executive Mansion
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2016 @ 5:25 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Most of our state's 16 public universities are thriving but the UNC Board of Governors and our General Assembly continue to look for solutions at struggling campuses in smaller communities and those with larger minority enrollments.
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 @ 4:35 am
By: Tom Campbell
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In a meeting on April 19, the East Carolina University Faculty Senate unanimously passed a resolution of support for the university's nondiscrimination policy in objection to provisions of North Carolina's recent passage of House Bill 2.
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 @ 7:12 am
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University's School of Dental Medicine hosted an inaugural charity event March 18-19 designed to reach adults in the greatest need of oral health care
Published: Saturday, April 16th, 2016 @ 4:24 am
By: ECU News Services
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According to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro catalog, the course "ELC 381, The Institution of Education" is "required of students seeking teacher licensure." Unfortunately, the course often goes far beyond what is politically acceptable for an education course at a public university.
Published: Friday, January 15th, 2016 @ 3:25 am
By: John William Pope Center
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An Octogenarian woman took her pre-teen grandson out to plant pine seedlings, explaining that one day they would grow into tall trees that provided shade and wood to build houses.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 12:36 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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When the framers of our state’s Constitution were assigning duties and responsibilities to the various branches of government they wisely delegated to the voters decision-making responsibility for should government incurring debt.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 10:47 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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East Carolina University's Board of Trustees voted Feb. 20 to transition the name of Charles B. Aycock from a residence hall to a new space where the building's namesake and others will be recognized.
Published: Monday, February 23rd, 2015 @ 8:29 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory has nominated Dr. Linda Morrison Combs of Winston-Salem as North Carolina State Controller. The governor first appointed Dr. Combs to the position in May 2014. The nomination is subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.
Published: Friday, February 13th, 2015 @ 10:22 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Edward Graham Walls, age 79, a resident of 5851 Rivercreek Dr., Washington, died Sunday January 25, 2015, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville.
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 4:15 pm
By: Announcements
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It's now official: Beginning with the 2015-16 school year, all North Carolina public high schools will be on a 10-point grading scale. Last week the State Board of Education approved the plan to have schools throw out the standard A-B-C-D-F system in favor of a new scale that widens the grade...
Published: Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 @ 10:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This week's CommenTerry is an election wrap-up with a focus on education issues. I mean, seriously, what else did you expect?
Published: Sunday, December 28th, 2014 @ 9:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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John Morrison, chief operating officer of Strata Solar in Chapel Hill, on Wednesday was lauding the brisk growth of sun-powered electricity in North Carolina in comments to the North Carolina Energy Policy Council. His company has built solar farm and solar array projects across North Carolina with
Published: Friday, September 19th, 2014 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In Mississippi, when incumbent US senator Thad Cochran appeared to be going down in flames to Tea Party candidate Chris McDaniel, GOP establishment types sold their souls and threw in with Democrats to fend off the conservative hordes.
Published: Sunday, July 20th, 2014 @ 4:11 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Monday, July 14th, 2014 @ 2:32 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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At the beginning of every legislative session it is good to take stock of where North Carolina is and where it is headed.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 12:13 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Linda Morrison Combs, former Controller of the United States, to become North Carolina State Controller. Combs' appointment requires confirmation by the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:19 am
By: Chris Downey
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today,
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 6:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne describes one of the characters at the Custom House who is well suited to government work. He is the Inspector, an epicurean so devoid of imagination, feeling, and soul that he is likened to "the beasts of the field." His mental capacities are limited to...
Published: Friday, March 14th, 2014 @ 7:39 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Mrs. Lula Mae Squires Jefferson, age 92, a resident of 4984 Reedy Branch Rd., Winterville, and a former resident of 270 Pocosin Rd. Washington, NC, died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at her home.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 6:11 pm
By: Announcements
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Two years after Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools added 45 minutes to the elementary school day systemwide, parents and teachers opposed to the longer school day increasingly have grown frustrated over a lack of progress in getting district officials to reconsider the current seven-hour day.
Published: Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 @ 7:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is continuing a two-year-old program expanding the elementary school day by 45 minutes to seven hours, even though many...
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2013 @ 11:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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