rom the White House through the State House and into the Dog Catchers House the problems are all the same. We are spending too much money at every level of government.
Published: Sunday, November 11th, 2012 @ 2:44 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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While Republican Robert Pittenger invokes a need to return to the principles of Ronald Reagan, and Democrat Jennifer Roberts implores voters to remember she works in a bipartisan manner, the campaign cash gap between them grows.
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2012 @ 12:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The official name of the sweeping healthcare reform bill is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148). It passed the House of Congress narrowly, by a vote of 220 - 215.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 7:58 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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A memorial service for George "Sonny" Robertson, formerly of 918 Pamlico St., Belhaven, will be held at noon Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in the Leon Randolph Memorial Chapel
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 @ 3:56 pm
By: Announcements
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The Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and its mandate that all individuals must be covered by a health insurance program. Under Obamacare businesses that have more than 50 employees must provide health insurance to their employees or face a penalty.
Published: Saturday, August 4th, 2012 @ 1:19 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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Mr. George Robertson of Terra Ceia Road died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Cross Creek Nursing Home in Swan Quarter.
Published: Sunday, July 29th, 2012 @ 1:29 am
By: Announcements
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There is no justification for creating sanctuary cities under the guise of protecting immigrant rights because illegal immigrants are not immigrants -- immigrants come to the US legally, and maintain their legal presence.
Published: Monday, July 23rd, 2012 @ 3:56 pm
By: Alicia Colon
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The big debate about whether Obamacare imposes a "penalty" or a "tax" for not buying health insurance shouldn't blind us to a much more expensive problem: the half-a-trillion dollars Americans will be paying with 19 new or higher taxes in the health care takeover.
Published: Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 @ 2:33 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Some times we know what those night noises are and sometimes we don't. Last week we did not know what the noise was when we first heard the thump. Now we know it was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts.
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2012 @ 8:17 am
By: Hood Richardson
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For those of you who think your vote doesn't count, tell that to Chief Justice John Roberts. He has thrown the Obamacare ball back into the voters court.
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2012 @ 11:16 am
By: Ken Lang
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When Chief Justice John Roberts released his majority opinion upholding the constitutionality of President Obama's health care bill, the reaction among conservative and libertarian lawyers, scholars, and policy activists was mixed.
Published: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 @ 4:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I, like many others, mourned the passing of John Lennon in December, 1980. Not unlike those sad times, Levon Helm of the The Band, passed today, and like the musical promise of John Lennon, unfulfilled, he will be missed for all he accomplished.
Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012 @ 11:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As we march further into the proverbial "Book of Life," and as we close the Chapter of 2011 and open the Chapter of 2012, it is tradition that we examine the lives of notable people that have passed on before us.
Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2012 @ 10:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Rosie Marie Griffin Roberts, 77, of Nine Slade Road, Pantego, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 @ 12:34 pm
By: Announcements
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