A brief message from Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 9:32 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Amid questions about legislative interference in the actions of the UNC Board of Governors, the board voted Friday to make records of its controversial Oct. 30 meeting available for review by members of the General Assembly.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 8:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Why? Because TIME magazine just reported that wine, especially red wine is good for you. Yes, I've read similar reports before, but this particular article somehow seemed more convincing to me.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 8:13 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The Charlotte City Council's Community Safety Committee on Wednesday will take up the idea of advancing "public safety zones" or exclusion zones in an effort to bring down criminal activity in high-crime neighborhoods.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 8:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This is the fifth of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 7:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One day after national refugee organizations accused 31 governors of discrimination and fear-mongering in seeking a halt in the flow of Syrian refugees into their states, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper came out in support of Gov. Pat McCrory's request for such a moratorium
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that a high-quality tract of land, formerly owned by Crescent Communities, has been added to Lake James State Park with the help of The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina and grants from two conservation trust funds.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 7:10 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Logic is the strong suit of computers, but it can seem that they have more cognitive ability than they do.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 7:08 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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It's unlikely Congress will take major steps in the next year to reform the federal tax code or the Affordable Care Act. That's the assessment from a leader of the National Taxpayers Union.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 6:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I seem to have a problem keeping watches, and I had a sudden ah-ha today that my problem began the Christmas I was eight years old.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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This is the third of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Citing Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, and saying his "primary duty as governor is to protect the citizens of North Carolina," Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday issued a formal request to President Obama, asking the federal government to end the relocation of refugees from Syria to the...
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ted McDonald and I were discussing out posts in Beaufort County Now and I expressed my opinion that the obsession with views should only be of concern to the publisher since it will increase exposure.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 3:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you watch the evening news broadcasts or read the local paper, you have been told that more educators than ever are leaving North Carolina to teach elsewhere because the N.C. General Assembly "slashed" public school funding. Most of these stories, however, omit key facts and research findings...
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 3:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two recent media reports have cast a spotlight on the potential "pay to play" problem with government contractors who are also donors to political campaigns.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina in recent months has accepted 44 Syrian refugees, and as many as 270 other Syrians are expected to be relocated throughout the state, according to Gov. Pat McCrory's office
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Draft legislation reviewed on Monday by the Program Evaluation Oversight Committee would require the State Health Plan to shift all Medicare-eligible retirees to Medicare Advantage plans.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This is the third of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Well, as my old dad used to say "I think you might have finally stepped in the s#*t."; Maybe the Donald has finally done the same.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:06 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Lawmakers spent two hours Wednesday grilling the state budget director and the public safety secretary over the extension of a prison maintenance contract by a contractor.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is about to run a political experiment. You and other potential voters will determine its outcome.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 12:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has declared November 29 through December 5 as Winter Weather Preparedness Week and is urging North Carolinians to update their emergency supplies kits and review emergency plans.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 12:31 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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America's national obsession with raising our "educational attainment" level leads politicians and bureaucrats to focus on the silliest of things. Lately, that has been college accreditation.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 12:16 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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I cannot stop thinking about college campuses and freedom of speech or lack thereof, and for the first time in my writing life, I feel compelled to take on a controversial topic.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 12:06 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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In October the NC State Bar and LegalZoom, Inc. announced a settlement in their long-running dispute over the latter's online, self-help, legal document service. As Ben Barton describes it at Bloomberg's Big Law Business blog, the terms of that settlement constitute a win for LegalZoom and its...
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 11:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Luke Curlis Whitley, age 84, a resident of 5085 Sidney Rd., Belhaven, NC died Saturday January 9, 2016 at his home.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 11:26 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Linda Jackson Clark, age 73, a former resident of Washington, NC died Friday January 8, 2016 at Grace Hospital in Morganton, NC.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 11:20 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Dal Walter Paul, age 57, a resident of Decatur, GA and a former resident of Bath, NC died suddenly Wednesday January 6, 2016 at his home.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 11:02 am
By: Announcements
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This is the second of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory commemorated Talk It Out NC's first anniversary today by calling for action to continue the fight against underage drinking. Talk It Out NC is a campaign formed by the ABC Commission to address underage drinking.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:12 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The UNC Board of Governors rightly recognizes gaps in its knowledge of the law - and admits its need for coaching on the subject, said Jonathan Jones, director of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition and Sunshine Center at Elon University.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Warning, spoiler alert: The old Rooster crows about Gun & Knife Control and other nonsense.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:06 am
By: Bobby Tony
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"We have become so politically correct ... we don't know what the hell we're doing," Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said during a Friday night campaign rally at Raleigh's Dorton Arena
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you have not noticed the facism of the left during the last seven years in government, just pay attention to the current condition on college campuses
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 4:26 am
By: Bobby Tony
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