Governing populist right at loggerheads with traditional right
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 9:38 pm
By: John Steed
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But, temporary trash cleanups are not enough to solve the ongoing trash problem many sectors of the city experience.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 8:43 am
By: Gary Ceres
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The City is having its next public meeting on Wednesday, March 8 at 5:30 pm in the Civic Center.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 12:22 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will work to develop a School of Civic Life and Leadership to teach students in an age of cancel culture and censorship how to develop the knowledge and skills needed to advance and support a healthy democracy.
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2023 @ 11:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 @ 11:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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At least one local board of education has voted to delay controversial new social studies standards that emphasize race and gender in teaching U.S. history and civics.
Published: Thursday, July 15th, 2021 @ 4:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Joy Pullmann of the Federalist places today’s debates over civics education in context.
Published: Monday, July 12th, 2021 @ 3:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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No crisis like COVID is accelerating a greater demand for school choice in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2021 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With civic and political conflict headlining the news nearly every day, I’ve been searching for a bright spot on which to pin my hopes for reconciliation in this country.
Published: Saturday, January 16th, 2021 @ 4:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a recent piece published in The American Spectator, I made the case that despite an abundance of spending on civic education in public schools, the government is failing in this endeavor.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 11:03 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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George Thomas writes for National Affairs about the important role of constitutional law in today’s polarized political climate.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 11:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who would have thought a call to act like a gentleman would generate controversy? Context is important.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 1:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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DC politicians make me sick. They are quite literally the most wretched of human beings. They (mostly Democrats, let's face it) refuse to act in the best interests of the country or of its citizens, but rather, act for pure political purposes only.
Published: Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 @ 4:59 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Even when July 4th falls in the middle of a week you can count on fireworks displays, flags hanging, neighbors gathering for cookouts, watermelons being sliced and just maybe you might find someone cranking homemade ice cream
Published: Thursday, July 5th, 2018 @ 10:49 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Can you name the three branches of government? What are the three rights guaranteed by the First Amendment? Can you name the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 9:06 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Recent debates about the legal challenge of North Carolina's 2013 election law highlight a particularly disturbing feature of present-day political discourse: Pundits and politicians frequently fail to acknowledge the important differences between a policy debate and a legal dispute
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2016 @ 12:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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College officials should be praised when they curtail wasteful spending, but when they cut the budget by eliminating core educational programs, they deserve public scorn
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2016 @ 11:31 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on the death of Maurice Koury
Published: Saturday, March 12th, 2016 @ 4:39 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on the death of Asa T. Spaulding, Jr.
Published: Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 @ 9:18 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Senate is still in negotiations about their version of the budget. We know just a few things about what the Senate is working on from the sub-committee appropriations meetings and from comments members have made to the media. One of the senior budget writers, Senator Harry Brown (R-Onslow) told
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 8:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Results from the 2014 U.S. History, Geography, and Civics at Grade 8 tests were released this week.
Published: Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 @ 2:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is civic literacy a 21st-century skill? The answer is a resounding "yes" from lawmakers intent on combating widespread student ignorance about the form and function of American government.
Published: Thursday, February 19th, 2015 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Health is scheduled to appear before the Town of Belhaven Board of Adjustment on October 22 at 7 pm to request a Special Use Permit to allow construction and operations of their planned health care facility.
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 4:38 pm
By: Betty Murphy
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For a growing number of cities and municipalities, when fiscal times get tough, the tough go...to the market. Take recently cited examples from Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nassau County NY, and Pittsburgh PA. All are looking for new angles to increase local revenues. They are looking...
Published: Thursday, May 29th, 2014 @ 9:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following the news of the death of Joyce Pope, State Budget Director Art Pope's mother, Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement...
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:55 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The Beaufort County Arts Council will present three internationally known music acts on one stage at the Washington Civic Center on October 1st beginning at 8:00pm.
Published: Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 @ 4:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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