In the age of Uber, Lyft, and numerous other "concierge"-style services that use technology as a business base, there is Airbnb - the online bed-and-breakfast rental option.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 10:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The investigation into the shooting incident on Monday October 19th has resulted in six individuals being apprehended. During the investigation it was determined that the shooting occurred as a result of a drug transaction.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 10:55 pm
By: Chris Downey
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North Carolina is requiring new packaging and label requirements on electronic cigarette products sold in the state, effective Dec. 1.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 10:45 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The last theme around which we find the loudest and most persistent arguments for the reform of our conservatories is the need for music programs to focus on the cultivation of creativity. What makes these arguments so powerful and so sinister is that they often begin from that old, familiar...
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 10:31 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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This week's newsletter takes a look at renewable energy facilities in the news. For example, a new study from the Carnegie Institution for Science and Stanford University found a surprising (to researchers) ecological cost of solar installations in California, which has a much more aggressive...
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 10:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed into law today a bill authorizing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to establish a police department, a tribal alcohol law enforcement division, a natural resources law enforcement agency, and a probation and parole agency through the Cherokee Marshal's Office.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 8:10 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Lately the media has made a huge issue of immigration, especially illegal immigration and the whole Anchor Baby issue.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 8:08 pm
By: Rod Eccles
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North Carolina's largest cities dealt with nearly 240 economic development contracts and promised $65 million in incentives from 2009 to 2014
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 7:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Long before I got old and started living in the past, I was making memories rather than recalling them. One local group of musicians has been weaving into and out of my life since 1972.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 5:24 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Mr. Donald John Gustafson, formerly of River Vale, New Jersey, died at his home in Washington, North Carolina on October 23, 2015 at the age of 85.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 4:37 pm
By: Announcements
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Ronnie Dean Ennis, age 71, a resident of 276 Chandler Road, Vanceboro, NC, died Tuesday October 20, 2015 at his home.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 4:29 pm
By: Announcements
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William A. Turner, Jr., age 69, a resident of Reddick Street in Williamston passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. A celebration of his life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Cedar Landing Missionary Baptist Church in Windsor...
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Announcements
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George Ernest Ward, age 75, a resident of Riverview Drive in Washington passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at his home.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 4:12 pm
By: Announcements
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Melvin T. Taylor, Jr., age 67, a former resident of Blounts Creek passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Havelock, NC. He was born in Pamlico County on August 31, 1948 to the late Melvin T. Taylor, Sr. and Catherine Martin Taylor. After...
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 4:05 pm
By: Announcements
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 10:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The higher education establishment is growing worried about privatization. Should the rest of us do the same
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 10:10 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Conservatives just helped oust a speaker who was okay with the Wall Street bailout, debt ceiling increases, and amnesty for illegals.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 4:14 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the Baby Carlie Nugent Bill (HB698) into law today, legislation that will add a screening test for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and other T-Cell lymphopenias to the newborn screening panel.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 3:38 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released the state's annual teacher turnover report. The overall turnover rate for the 2014-15 school year was 14.8 percent, a 0.7 percentage point increase from a year prior. While the actual rate of teacher turnover is an important metric...
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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John Stewart wrote and performed a song that for me pretty much sums up the layman's understanding of Jesus' life.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 2:58 am
By: Bobby Tony
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As an economist and a leading conservative, Arthur Brooks heads the American Enterprise Institute. He also champions an important argument many on the right shy away from: Conservatism is morally superior to any other political ideology, for it accomplishments have helped more people than any of...
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 2:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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That's the quote that has stuck with me from the book "Younger Next Year." You have to admit it's catchy ... and it's hard to argue with.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 2:52 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Students in English Instructor Jamie Johnson's Writing and Inquiry class have an additional component in their participation grade this semester. The class meets in person three times a week, but Johnson and her students are also utilizing Twitter as a way to communicate ideas and discuss topics...
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 2:38 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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