Bill Barber, his rabble, and their allies in the media and North Carolina Democrat Party have been hitting us with sob stories about the short-changing of higher education in North Carolina that apparently started when that bad man from Charlotte moved into the executive mansion on Blount Street.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 10:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina can help prevent unnecessary increases in health care costs by repealing a 35-year-old law that has failed to address that goal. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report delivers that verdict.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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November 25, 2013 - Beaufort Countybased organization, Angels N Camo has been named a winner in Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program, which awards new vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public from Oct. 1 - Nov. 19, 2013.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 5:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following 2013 Thanksgiving Day message.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In some circles, it is thought that for a community to be said to truly exist, it must be "World Class." It is assumed that each community aspires to be a World Class Community, no matter the cost. What brings a WCC to life, like the magician's hat to Frosty the Snowman, is light-rail transit.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Secretary Aldona Wos announced today that for the first time since the State Employees Combined Campaign began in 1985, the leadership team of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has achieved 100 percent participation.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We should continue to use caution when traveling as we could receive another one-half inch of rain and many culverts are plugged or flow is reduced and standing water can cause hydroplaning in vehicles.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 11:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University students who live outside of eastern North Carolina must go the extra mile when they travel home for the holidays. If flights are unavailable locally, that extra effort often means facing heavy Raleigh-bound traffic and racking up high costs in airport parking fees.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 11:12 am
By: ECU News Services
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With a few notable exceptions, government agencies in North Carolina do not expect a major hit from Obamacare mandates in the coming year. But that could change in 2015, when large employer requirements kick in for organizations such as the UNC system, where as many as 10,000 temporary employees...
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There have been a lot of great female pairings in American history. Lucy & Ethel. Laverne & Shirley. Kate & Allie. Thelma & Louise. THE BARBI TWINS!!!!
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:20 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Two children from Mongolia are recovering with a host family in New Bern after having open-heart surgery at Vidant Medical Center in late October.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 12:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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