Customers concerned with getting the most value for their money are looking more critically at service than anything else in a restaurant. As a result, service continues to be one of the main complaints of diners.
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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While crafting the state budget last year, the North Carolina General Assembly applied the latest empirical research to the question of how best to improve teacher quality. In response, lawmakers have been roundly excoriated by the usual suspects — which only served to demonstrate that the...
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 11:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Division of Public Health has released its annual report describing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in North Carolina hospitals.
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 11:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Walter Jones takes action and relates it to his constituents through these press releases.
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 11:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Is County Commissioner Candidate Don Cox truly this large of a Hypocrite? That answer is proved to be a resounding yes.
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 7:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Red Ventures will expand its operations in Mecklenburg County. The rapidly-growing technology and marketing company plans to create 580 new jobs in North Carolina over the next five years and invest more th
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 7:28 pm
By: Chris Downey
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State Sen. Gladys Robinson is facing her stiffest election test to date in the May 6 Democratic primary for District 28 as she squares off against former Guilford County Commissioner Skip Alston.
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 7:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, responding to legislative action to replace Common Core State Standards in North Carolina, issued the following statement
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 7:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A one-of-a-kind art show at East Carolina University demonstrated how middle school students with learning differences used art to learn about their strengths and express their individuality.
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 6:01 pm
By: ECU News Services
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I would like everyone to think about what our First Responders have been through in the last 96 hours.
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 11:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The past quarter-century of academic scholarship suggests state and local officials can promote economic growth by keeping overall tax and regulatory burdens as low as possible, investing effectively in public safety and the courts, and increasing productivity of spending on infrastructure and educa
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 10:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory toured Eastern North Carolina today to inspect damage caused by Friday's severe weather in Beaufort, Perquimans & Chowan counties. The governor also expressed his sorrow after an 11-month-old boy died Sunday morning from injuries he sustained Friday when a tornado touched down.
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 12:30 am
By: Chris Downey
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Published: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 6:00 pm
By: David Winstead
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It shouldn't have come as a surprise in 2013 that North Carolina Democrats and self-styled progressives reacted with fury when Republicans took over the General Assembly and the governor's office.
Published: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 12:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I chose to return to school at the age of thirty-eight. I had been working on the floor for a large manufacturing company when lay-offs began there in late 2008 and I took a small buyout in early 2009 to avoid what was more than likely the ax next.
Published: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 12:05 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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As a result of the search Investigators located several bottles containing chemicals to include: Methylene Chloride, Diethylamene, Formaldehyde, Sulfuric Acid and Chloroform.
Published: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 11:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Katrina S. Barrow, human resources administrator and staff accountant with Carver Machine Works, was a guest speaker at Beaufort County Community College recently.
Published: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 8:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Charlie Clayton Daniels, Sr., age 64, a resident of Pinetown died Monday April 28, 2014.
Published: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 12:47 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Claudia Carawan Smithwick, age 76, a resident of Pinetown and a former resident of the Ponzer Community of Belhaven died Sunday April 27, 2014 at River Trace Nursing Center of Washington.
Published: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 12:44 am
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Steve P. Keen as the new director of the state's Eastern Office.
Published: Monday, April 28th, 2014 @ 7:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A few weeks ago, I wrote that partisan control of the U.S. Senate may well be determined here in North Carolina, where Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan suffers from low job-approval ratings and a close association with unpopular President Barack Obama.
Published: Monday, April 28th, 2014 @ 7:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Check out the Local Weather and Forecast for Washington, NC in Beaufort County
Published: Monday, April 28th, 2014 @ 1:04 pm
By: David Winstead
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Early voting is underway. We've got a GOP leadership in Washington looking to sell us out on amnesty and ObamaCare.
Published: Monday, April 28th, 2014 @ 1:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Foundation preparation for the newest residence halls, Gateway East and West, has begun and project completion is scheduled for July 2015. Gateway East and West will be the newest addition to East Carolina University's campus living as they replace Belk Residence Hall and will house 720 students.
Published: Monday, April 28th, 2014 @ 1:00 am
By: ECU News Services
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BCCC students and faculty have been away from campus this week enjoying Spring Break while staff members have taken the opportunity to catch up on their work while the campus is less busy than usual.
Published: Monday, April 28th, 2014 @ 1:00 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) issued the following statement on the damage from tornadoes in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Monday, April 28th, 2014 @ 12:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Michael A. Jones, of 906 N Pierce Street Washington NC, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at LifeCare Hospitals of North Carolina in Rocky Mount.
Published: Sunday, April 27th, 2014 @ 10:17 pm
By: Announcements
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I am a primary care physician with over 20 years experience delivering care in the Army and to North Carolina's Medicaid population, and currently run a pediatric clinic in Burlington.
Published: Sunday, April 27th, 2014 @ 10:05 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Below are the video clips of the Sheriff candidates at the April 22, 2014 Candidates' Forum.
Published: Sunday, April 27th, 2014 @ 9:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In the wake of the tornado in Beaufort County on April 25th, many residents are beginning to clean-up and repair the extensive damage caused by the storm.
Published: Sunday, April 27th, 2014 @ 9:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County EMS (Emergency Management Systems), its personnel, and its facilities were employed today for an 11:00 am, April 26, assessment meeting, bringing together all of Beaufort County's essential personnel for response.
Published: Sunday, April 27th, 2014 @ 8:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's always charming when two geriatric liberals attend the same event and come away with two very different accounts.
Published: Sunday, April 27th, 2014 @ 5:45 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement in the wake of yesterday's severe thunderstorms and reported tornado.
Published: Sunday, April 27th, 2014 @ 9:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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