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NYC actually considering tearing down George Washington memorials
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 7:34 pm
By: John Steed
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Washington & Lee University, initially named Augusta Academy, then Liberty Hall Academy before being renamed for America’s first president George Washington and Confederate General Robert E. Lee, has removed the plaque honoring Lee’s famed steed Traveller.
Published: Friday, September 8th, 2023 @ 7:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Thanksgiving history
Published: Thursday, November 24th, 2022 @ 9:18 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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I’m a long-time activist. I started a Tea Party group in 2009 in my area of North Carolina and have been running it ever since.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 5:48 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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August 15, 1754 | Benjamin Hawkins was born in Warren County. He became one of North Carolina’s first United States Senators.
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 2:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in a press conference Thursday that while she will not rule out adding members to the Supreme Court in the future, she will not bring a proposed bill to expand the Court to the floor for a vote.
Published: Friday, April 16th, 2021 @ 3:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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The year 2020 is the year of election interference and election tampering. No other presidential election (aside from the election of 1960 between Nixon and John F. Kennedy) has been fraught with such intentional, deliberate, anti-American, unconstitutional, and treasonous activities.
Published: Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 @ 7:07 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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On this inaugural National Day of Prayer and Return, the First Lady and I join millions of Christians here in the United States and around the world in prayer, as we turn our hearts to our Lord and Savior.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 @ 3:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The vicious drive against Trump today is a raw power grab by the Left that could have long-lasting consequences
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2019 @ 3:18 pm
By: LifeZette
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As Commander in Chief, I join a grateful Nation in celebrating the 229th birthday of the United States Coast Guard.
Published: Friday, August 9th, 2019 @ 8:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, our Nation commemorates 230 years of the United States Customs Service, a precursor to United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Published: Sunday, August 4th, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The unemployment rate among those with a high school education is 3.9 percent.
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2018 @ 9:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Government programs such as welfare and other social means-tested programs characterize very well the government's general policy towards poverty: Make individuals "comfortable" in their poverty rather than incentivize them to become self-sufficient.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2018 @ 9:41 am
By: Diane Rufino
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In 1791, Thomas Jefferson wrote an opinion on the constitutionality of a National Bank. It is an important commentary on the meaning and intent of the US Constitution, in particular the two general clauses - the General Welfare Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause.
Published: Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 7:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Timeline of Events Leading to the Revolutionary War and beyond to its conclusion, and through the anti-climatic birthing pains.
Published: Saturday, July 4th, 2015 @ 3:54 am
By: Diane Rufino
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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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Similar to many other coastal counties, Beaufort County (then known as Pamptecough Precinct) was formed out of the larger Bath County in 1705.
Published: Sunday, April 5th, 2015 @ 11:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Brunswick County native, William Henry Hill was the state's district attorney, a state senator, a University of North Carolina Trustee, and a U.S. Congressman.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 @ 2:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mark Levin, who wrote an excellent book "The Liberty Amendments" to urge states to call for an Article V Convention to propose constitutional amendments to restore the federal government back to some sort of constitutional limits, calls Nullifiers "kooks."
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 11:58 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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One recent Tuesday was Constitution Day - September 17. It marks the day that the Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 concluded and the final draft of Constitution was signed by the delegates who attended.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2013 @ 9:28 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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To know your Constitution - questions for Constitution Day (to learn about the Constitution).
Published: Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 @ 4:59 am
By: Diane Rufino
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North Carolina history enthusiasts are aware that President George Washington nominated James Iredell Sr. (namesake of Iredell County) as one of the first justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. Far fewer are aware that another Washington appointee to the high court called North Carolina home, albeit...
Published: Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 @ 10:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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You might know him as the first American president, the father of our country, the top Revolutionary War general, or just the guy on the quarter and the dollar bill.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 3:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The NC Institute for Constitutional Law (NCICL) recently published an article about nullification, asserting that it not a legitimate constitutional remedy.
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 @ 4:41 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Not long ago, a blogger wrote: "Recently, my Biology teacher threw a bible across the classroom! Not that I am a Christian, but that's not how you treat other people's religion.
Published: Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 @ 9:21 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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"John Adams survives" were the final words of John Adams' nemesis turned enduring confidant, Thomas Jefferson, while the genius Virginian was on his deathbed.
Published: Sunday, December 6th, 2009 @ 9:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In its short and profound history, Washington, DC has befcome one of the most important cities in the world. I enjoy searching for its fundamental beauty.
Published: Sunday, November 15th, 2009 @ 1:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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