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 North Carolina state auditor's office has not shied away from telling state agencies when they fall short of meeting accepted standards for handling taxpayers' money. Auditor Beth Wood, an elected Democrat, discussed her office's priorities during a presentation earlier this year for the...
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's a story unfolding in Hyde County with Rose Acre Farms that every North Carolinian should not only be aware of but fighting mad about.
Published: Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 @ 10:38 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Waste Industries USA, Inc. is based out of Raleigh, North Carolina and is one of the fastest growing waste and recycling service companies in the Southeast. Lonnie C. Poole Jr., a graduate from NC State University, founded the company in 1970.
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2013 @ 8:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the first time in the history of the United States, the United States Government and their United States Treasury has suffered a debt-rating downgrade at the hands of the Standard and Poor's (S&P) rating service, to AA+.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2013 @ 9:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's interesting that they are finally noticing The Rural Center 26 years after its establishment while the GOP controls the state's executive and legislative branches.
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2013 @ 3:53 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I am not always Mr. Negative (as some folks like to claim). I'll hand out kudos to folks who do good things.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 11:33 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Gov. Pat McCrory is getting kudos among the general populace for his tough comments on the state Medicare program at a Thursday press conference.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 10:32 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Politicians in Raleigh and DC, aided and abetted by our oft-clueless media, are railing about how the only way to fix our economic mess is to get the 'guv-mint' MO' revenue.
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2012 @ 11:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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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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No more excuses: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Within the next week, all City of Washington residential solid-waste customers should be outfitted with a blue, 95-gallon roll-out recycling cart.
Published: Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 @ 3:02 pm
By: BCN
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