President Donald J. Trump is enforcing existing restrictions on welfare use by non-citizens in order to promote self-sufficiency.
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2019 @ 3:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bill filed Wednesday, March 13, in the N.C. Senate would raise the limit on the number of barrels North Carolina craft brewers can self-distribute.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 @ 3:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The quotation comes from a recently published opinion by North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge John M. Tyson
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2018 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Within the last 7 or 8 years the Washington Beaufort Chamber of Commerce the Belhaven Chamber of Commerce along with an assortment of Beaufort County's self appointed smart guys and intellectuals were preaching the merits of welcoming a single non profit provider to give medical services.
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 2:18 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Some lawmakers hope to allow family farmers, small farm-related businesses, and others to band together for more affordable health coverage. The move could help hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2018 @ 1:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the Earth the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and Nature's God entitle them.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2018 @ 11:34 am
By: Diane Rufino
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This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) on a bipartisan call to fund the testing and development of connected and self-driving cars as part of any government spending deal that is negotiated for 2018
Published: Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 @ 5:47 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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One of the most common misconceptions about the free market is that it encourages people to pursue their own "narrow self-interest," usually interpreted as caring only about one's self while ignoring the needs and desires of others
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2017 @ 4:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There has been a lot of talk lately about loyalty. It used to be considered a good trait to have in a friend or co-worker. One of the earliest lessons, I learned in my industrial sales life was that most of my customers were in fact customers and not friends.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 5:19 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Sometimes the comment section turns into a longer discussion which would be better expressed as a stand along article
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 5:12 am
By: Bobby Tony
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If You Are Sad Hillary Lost, It Is Safe To Read On But Be Sure To Bring Your Sense Of Humor With YouHillary Supporters have been sad long enough. It’s time to lighten up a bit and what better place to find some Lightening Silliness than a blog called Foolishness...Or Is It?
Published: Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 @ 2:34 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Rep. Chuck McGrady, R, Henderson, tried hard to smile this week while presenting the plundered remnants of House Bill 500.
Published: Thursday, May 4th, 2017 @ 3:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It would be hard to find a more blatant example of cronyism than the North Carolina law forbidding brewers who produce more than 25,000 barrels per year from selling their products directly to retailers
Published: Friday, April 21st, 2017 @ 1:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Gary Peters (D-MI) led a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in a letter calling for increased funding to support the advancement of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 4:25 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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No, I'm not talking about winning the lottery or heading to Vegas; I'm not talking about money at all. I define hitting the jackpot in retirement as finding joy.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 1:15 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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I received this card in recently asking for an update on one of my old cars. I never responded but was surprised that they would still have me in the files since 1974 when I bought the car.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 1:13 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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There is always a part II to most of my stories. Most of the time I do not publish them here on BCN because even I know that very few care about Part I, so a Part II is further proof that my own narcissistic tendencies have overcome my better judgement.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 4:58 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The fact is that music has always been a major part of my family since I was born. My dad was a self taught musician. We always had instruments around the house.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 8:04 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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My first article about how man creates these boundaries of time and location attracted such little attention that I almost threw this second edition in the trash bin.
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 @ 3:18 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Audio from a recent meeting between Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police reveals Roy Cooper told the police group that he supports North Carolina's new body camera legislation...
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 @ 2:31 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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When I read a recent News & Observer headline, “Self-storage developers eye prime real estate in Wake,” my first thought was that this sounded like good news
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 12:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Ultimate Selfie – Hint it is not Bobby Tony I get some ribbing about using too many selfies, but here is one that tops any that I could come up with.
Published: Sunday, September 18th, 2016 @ 1:38 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I have had the same routine for most of my adult life, but this morning I had this revelation after I watched a news show in the early morning hours.
Published: Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 @ 5:57 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The General Assembly has codified many of the provisions of a 2015 consent judgment between LegalZoom.com Inc. and the N.C. State Bar
Published: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 @ 9:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is not quite the same as the Popular "Hooked on Classics" music compilation of the early 1980's. But I guess I'm hooked none the less.
Published: Monday, June 20th, 2016 @ 3:53 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The state of Nevada’s largest union representing law enforcement officers at the local and state levels blasted State Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, an avowed conservative Republican for her calling citizens to use deadly physical force against police officers
Published: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 @ 8:59 am
By: Jim Kouri
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With a nod to Bob Dylan, the words they are a-changin', and I find plenty of the changes disconcerting.
Published: Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 @ 5:52 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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I hope to receive my carry permit next week and unlike driver license, education will begin after receiving the okay.
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2016 @ 2:04 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Governor Pat McCrory, Chairman of the bipartisan Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition, issued the following statement on President Obama's Reversal on Offshore Energy
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Get ready for the Greenville Small Plates Tour happening Wednesday, March 9th - Saturday, March 12th hosted by Uptown Greenville and the Independent Restaurant Association of Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 @ 10:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a surprise move, the actual elected chairman of the state Republican Party resurfaced to comment on the issues we raised in yesterday's post on the upcoming NCGOP convention.
Published: Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 @ 1:37 am
By: Brant Clifton
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