As children of the 1980s now having our own kids, we often look back at our own childhoods and think: "I can't believe my parents let me do that." Parenting back in the 1980s was simply a different ball game than parenting today.
Published: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 @ 3:32 am
By: Babylon Bee
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According to a recent survey, women have confirmed what many have thus far suspected to be true: The number one quality they look for in a mate is, "Does he own a 1980 Ford Bronco?"
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 9:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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In Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign he asked the voters one question: Are you better off today than you were four years ago? It’s worth asking now.
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2023 @ 10:11 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Legendary NFL linebacker Dick Butkus passed away at his home on Thursday. He was 80 years old.
Published: Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 @ 11:40 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed three bills Wednesday involving transgender women playing in women’s sports, gender transitioning in children, and parental rights, which he likened to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” Act.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 12:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bill provides 25-year window for civil action to be brought by impacted minors.
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 10:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, the Senate Health Care Committee passed House Bill 808 (H.B. 808), which would prohibit medical professionals from performing surgical gender transition procedures, giving puberty-blocking drugs, or giving cross-sex hormones to minors.
Published: Friday, August 18th, 2023 @ 12:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the following bills:
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 12:45 pm
By: Governor's Office
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In a November 24, 1805 vote, Lewis and Clark left a potentially life-or-death decision up to the members of their expedition
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 10:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How is this even allowed to happen?
Published: Monday, October 17th, 2022 @ 2:34 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed in a mountainous region of southern China on Monday and there do not appear to be any signs of survivors from the crash.
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 @ 9:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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A 1980 Series by Milton Friedman
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 11:54 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor Cooper's Executive Order 80 claims to seek reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat global warming.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 7:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I bought a Kel-Tec. Why? For pocket carry, a Baby Browning 25 is too small and a Glock 42 380 is too big.
Published: Monday, September 18th, 2017 @ 7:58 am
By: Ted McDonald
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In September, North Carolinians will know which low-performing elementary schools will be considered for the Innovative School District in 2018 and be turned over to charter school operators
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 12:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A stint in juvenile detention is tough for kids who run afoul of the law, but it's nothing compared to time spent in adult prison
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 9:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House is scheduled to consider special school reform bill today, HB 1080. Rep. Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg) is championing legislation focused on giving our state more tools to help failing schools
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 7:59 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Supreme Court in February to hear appeal of law blocking development in highway corridors... When Gene Kirby bought nearly 42 acres of land along High Point Road in the early 1980s, he envisioned eventually going into business with his son and building apartments on the property.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I recently returned from the United Kingdom, where there's much talk of historical commemorations.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 8:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charles B. O’Ham age 80 of Elm City, NC passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014 peacefully in the midst of his family.
Published: Thursday, June 5th, 2014 @ 3:32 pm
By: Announcements
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A surprise 11th-hour deal to restore a funding mechanism for Winston-Salem State University to purchase an iconic stadium sparked heated debate in House...
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2013 @ 2:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 803, Healthy and High Performance Schools Act, is a lengthy bill filled with mind-numbing amounts of detail in an attempt to micro-manage the lives of schoolchildren.
Published: Sunday, June 30th, 2013 @ 7:55 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina's mental health system is "very fragile," straining beneath the weight of psychiatrist shortages, emergency rooms overflowing...
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 5:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory signed the following bills into law.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2013 @ 9:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Our state has been suffering with high unemployment and sluggish economic growth since the 2008 financial crisis primarily because of an inadequate educational system, high taxes and poor investments by state government.
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 @ 1:41 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Lumberton officials are using an unprecedented taxation defense in an Internet sweepstakes lawsuit before the state Supreme Court that features constitutional separation of powers issues and arcane legal protections dating from the Great Depression.
Published: Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 @ 11:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Carlton “C.B.” Cooper Sr., age 80, a former resident of Lawson Road, Washington, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at his Raleigh home.
Published: Saturday, August 4th, 2012 @ 1:34 am
By: Announcements
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The Shakedown is one of the area's top variety bands, blending various musical styles into one cohesive groove.
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2011 @ 2:28 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Elvin Ober Harris, 80, a resident of Greenville, died Thursday, April 28, 2011.
Published: Sunday, May 1st, 2011 @ 10:13 am
By: Announcements
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Annie Laura Fornes Garris, 80, of 2642 N.C. 121, died Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 @ 6:50 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Margaret Lee Toler Alligood, age 80, a resident of 810 South Asbury Church Road, Washington, NC died Tuesday April 5, 2011 at her home.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 @ 8:14 pm
By: Announcements
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