The Life Education And Resource Network L.E.A.R.N. The largest African American pro-life network in America will hold 3 days of demonstrations culminating at the recently opened National African American History Museum in Washington DC.
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 11:07 am
By: Jim Kouri
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They're motivated to advance in their careers, driven to bring innovation and efficiency to their organizations, and maybe a little relieved to finally be done, after spending the last 16 months participating in the NC Certified Public ManagerŪ Program (CPM).
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 @ 10:33 pm
By: jonah
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My husband and I received an invitation to a party in St. Louis to celebrate the marriage of a friend from his Vietnam days. Since I'm retired and no longer have to worry about using up precious vacation days, we decided we'd make a road trip of it.
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 @ 3:04 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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State parks seeing record attendance in 2016
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2016 @ 8:57 am
By: McCrory Communications
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It may not be true history but it is funny
Published: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 @ 8:38 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The Beaufort County Republican Party is very pleased to announce that Governor Pat McCrory will visit Beaufort County this Saturday.
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2016 @ 4:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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he Greenville Museum of Art recently awarded Heea Crownfield first place in its biennial juried exhibition. The exhibit opened on February 5 and runs through April 24, 2016.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 @ 3:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One East Carolina University student's research could help museums, plantations and Civil War sites in ongoing efforts to present a balanced view of history and to attract more minority visitors.
Published: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 @ 7:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
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In 1984, Jim Martin and Rufus Edmisten were opponents in our states gubernatorial election. As with any statewide election, it was a hard fought contest, but one that can provide lessons for today.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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East Carolina University School of Art metal design professor Mi-Sook Hur showed 60 of her new artworks at LOOT: MAD About Jewelry at the Museum of Arts and Design, NYC, from Monday September 28 until Saturday, October 3. More than 50 emerging and acclaimed artists from 21 countries were invited to
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 6:05 am
By: ECU News Services
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An East Carolina University art professor has been recognized once again by the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art, which is cataloguing his papers, photographs, sketches and letters.
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 @ 7:24 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Two months ago, we featured as a Bad Bill of the Week HB 245, which was a bill that would funnel state taxpayer funds to a local children's museum in the bill sponsor's district.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 10:53 pm
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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"Grassroots" is a word commonly used in the political world to describe what happens when highly motivated supporters spontaneously form a group from the ground up to advance a political cause or candidate.
Published: Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 @ 7:12 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, former Governor James G. Martin donated some of his personal and historical artifacts from his tenure as governor to the North Carolina Museum of History. Governor Pat McCrory joined in the ceremony and thanked Governor Martin for his donations and legacy of public service.
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 @ 9:27 am
By: Chris Downey
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Tryon Palace is a collection of historic buildings and museums that offer visitors a glimpse into North Carolina's past. The site's stated mission is to "engage present and future generations in the history of North Carolina from early settlement and development of statehood through the...
Published: Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 @ 4:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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We left for Florida Monday, a week ago, in the rain.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 @ 12:35 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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To paraphrase the Declaration of Independence: Governments are instituted among men in order to secure man's inalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and banjo museums.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 6:44 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services has honored the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh with its prestigious National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
Published: Friday, April 25th, 2014 @ 1:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A grant of nearly $500,000 will help East Carolina University recruit and teach school librarians from economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented backgrounds who want to live and work in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Monday, April 7th, 2014 @ 3:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) has received a grant from the John William Pope Foundation for $25,000 in support of the Museum's School Bus Scholarship Fund.
Published: Thursday, March 20th, 2014 @ 1:49 pm
By: John William Pope Foundation
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In March, 2010 and 2011, I spent a few wonderful afternoons on the National Mall in Washington, DC, and inside a few of the Smithsonian Museums along that storied strip of mostly treeless ground between the united States Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial.
Published: Wednesday, December 25th, 2013 @ 2:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I like field trips so much that my boys go not just on their regular school-organized trips but also on Hood Academy field trips of my own design. Over the years, we've visited the State Capitol and state museums of natural science and history in Raleigh, the Moore's Creek National Battlefield...
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's been more than 50 years since four North Carolina A&T State University students made history by taking a seat at the segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Greensboro.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 @ 5:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lovie Beard Shelton of Washington, one of the first nurse-midwives to practice in North Carolina, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, March 29th, 2013.
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2013 @ 7:26 am
By: Announcements
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According to a front page article in the 11/15 WDN, we have a group of Citizens that wants to undertake a "study" to determine if Beaufort County would benefit from a county tourism authority.
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2012 @ 9:26 am
By: Jim Bispo
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Hezekiah Alexander's role in the Revolution is a good example. His home, built in 1774, ought to be a colorful Carolina shrine to the birth of political liberty in America, rather than a setting for the tedious or trivial, as many believe the museum has become.
Published: Monday, July 23rd, 2012 @ 7:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"The mining interest of the state is now only second to the farming interest." So wrote a reporter from the Western Carolinian of Salisbury in 1825. There was enough demand by 1830 for a Charlotte-based Miners' and Farmers' Journal to begin publication.
Published: Saturday, April 7th, 2012 @ 10:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some of you may tire of my incessant rambling on about Myrtle Beach, but contrary to that perspective, I never do. This is not my first and it shall not be my last discourse on getting away.
Published: Sunday, June 20th, 2010 @ 5:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort, North Carolina not only found its place in history, it makes its mark everyday.
Published: Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 @ 1:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Museum of Art will move to the new museum, under construction, in its front yard off Blue Ridge Road. Let us all pray that it will be a better design to display much better art.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 @ 3:39 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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