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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today launched an improved QuitlineNC, offering more services and ways for tobacco users to successfully quit smoking or stop using other tobacco products, including vaping and e-cigarettes.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 12:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A federal appeals court ruled on Friday against a ban on bump stocks put in place during the Trump administration after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 @ 1:17 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Nestled above the large first floor auditorium and with easy stair access, the narrow warren of offices hosted the Department of Foreign Languages -- among a few other nuances.
Published: Sunday, November 27th, 2022 @ 9:13 am
By: The Correspondent
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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting economic development and related strategies necessary for economic growth.
Published: Sunday, February 13th, 2022 @ 7:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new study co-authored by an East Carolina University researcher finds that public health could be improved by reducing “tobacco swamps” — densely located stores that sell tobacco products.
Published: Friday, November 26th, 2021 @ 8:38 am
By: ECU News Services
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You can go to war but can't buy a cigarette.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 3:08 pm
By: LifeZette
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United States Congress is getting ready to ban tobacco sales to anyone under the age of 21 as part of a year-end spending deal
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 6:48 pm
By: LifeZette
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With the holiday season gearing up, now is a good time for people who use tobacco to make a plan to quit and give the gift of health to themselves and their loved ones
Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 @ 12:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As North Carolina's tobacco-free schools law marks its 10th anniversary, the state has seen cigarette smoking reduce 50 percent among high schoolers since 2008
Published: Monday, August 27th, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As China tangles with the President Trump over trade, North Carolina growers fear a collapse in demand, and say that even Trump's proposed $12 billion boost in farm subsidies won't stanch the billions they would bleed in a prolonged trade war
Published: Sunday, August 12th, 2018 @ 11:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina teen tobacco use continues to climb, with youth use rising by 1.2 percent to 28.8 percent based on results of the 2017 N.C. Youth Tobacco Survey, released today by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Published: Saturday, June 9th, 2018 @ 1:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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While voters in a number of North Carolina localities will have alcohol, tax increase, and bond referendums on their minds, citizens in the Forsyth County village of Tobaccoville will be deciding whether to recall their mayor
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 9:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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All eight of the Vidant Health hospitals received high marks in nutrition, tobacco-free environment, culture of wellness and physical activity from Prevention Partners
Published: Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 @ 5:57 am
By: Christopher Maye
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An East Carolina University researcher and colleagues at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found broad support for raising the minimum age for tobacco sales in North Carolina and across the country
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 7:05 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Every year, local newspapers announce the Golden Leaf Scholarship as an opportunity for NC residents. It is a scholarship offered by the Golden Leaf Foundation for high school seniors entering as Freshmen into eligible 4yr college/universities OR Community College transfer students.
Published: Saturday, January 24th, 2015 @ 12:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointment to the Golden L.E.A.F. Board today...
Published: Monday, December 1st, 2014 @ 9:17 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees earlier this month expanded its tobacco-free policy to include electronic cigarettes and other electronic delivery systems in its campus-wide tobacco ban.
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 1:29 am
By: Judy Jennette
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees has expanded its tobacco-free policy to include electronic cigarettes and other electronic delivery systems in its campus-wide tobacco ban.
Published: Monday, October 20th, 2014 @ 9:12 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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Penny Slade-Sawyer, Jim Martin, and Dr. Jean-Marie Maillard discuss various health issues in three separate videos.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 8:52 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The 2013 N.C. Youth Tobacco Survey, released today, delivers both good and bad news to those working to prevent tobacco use among North Carolina students. Results show the lowest teen cigarette smoking rates ever recorded, along with a significant increase in teen use of certain non-cigarette...
Published: Saturday, September 20th, 2014 @ 6:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement after learning of news that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is set to acquire Lorillard Inc.
Published: Sunday, July 20th, 2014 @ 2:56 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 6:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Congress of the United States has cited Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States, in CONTEMPT for lying and withholding information that would help uncover the truth in the Fast and Furious scandal.
Published: Monday, July 16th, 2012 @ 9:39 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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It is a generally accepted proposition, except in some government bureaucracies, that clearly incompetent employees should be removed from the organization.
Published: Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 @ 8:48 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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