Entrepreneurship programs are spreading rapidly across America and are attracting a growing number of students. But one question keeps coming up: Is it really possible to teach entrepreneurship?
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 10:29 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Recent historic tax reforms have helped North Carolina jump from No. 44 to No. 15 in the Tax Foundation's annual ranking of state business climates
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, November 25th around 5:40 p.m. Washington Police, Fire, and EMS responded to domestic incident at 1043 Pennsylvania Avenue resulting in one victim being shot.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 10:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Walk into the Pitt County Care Clinic on any given Sunday afternoon and you will see a group of enthusiastic yet nervous medical students huddled together, chatting to ease their nerves. Each of them is ready to experience their first dose of patient interaction.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:28 am
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolinians now have a lot of neighbors, 10 million in fact, according to figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Building on transformational reforms begun in 2011, North Carolina's elected leaders continued changes in 2015 to curtail spending, instill fiscal responsibility, rein in regulations, improve education, make government open and accountable, and create the best possible conditions for economic growth
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Automatic External Defibrilators (AEDs) donated by Vidant Health have now been deployed throughout campus. The AEDs will improve our ability to provide assistance in medical emergencies.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:12 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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After decades of delays and court challenges, 2015 was the year that Governor Pat McCrory announced North Carolina will move forward with the Bonner Bridge Replacement Project with construction beginning in spring of 2016.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Obamacare's third annual enrollment period for health insurance is officially underway
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is a great amount of rhetoric floating around over the Syrian Refugees due to the terrorist attacks in Paris last week.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:06 am
By: Rod Eccles
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A key Senate Republican is looking into whether Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed classified information during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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East Carolina University's Laupus Library marked a decade of honoring research and scholarship from across the Division of Health Sciences' colleges and schools at a Nov. 10 event.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:03 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory's efforts to make North Carolina the most military and veteran-friendly state in the nation is paying dividends.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This year, the Los Angeles Unified School District implemented a new "restorative justice" discipline policy that, according to an article published in the Los Angeles Times, "seeks to resolve conflicts through talking circles and other methods to build trust."
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Medical providers will tell you that about 75 percent of health care can be provided in a primary care setting. Yet rising health insurance premiums and narrower networks are making it a burden for patients to access basic health care.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A barrage of articles in the popular press points out the escalating cost of higher education, rising student debt levels, and the financial struggles many colleges and universities face
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:45 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory encourages North Carolinians to ring in the New Year by visiting one of our treasured state parks to participate in a First Day Hike.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Wearing matching uniforms, they maneuver with precision across the football field. With each player hitting their mark in a memorized formation, they move as one.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:40 am
By: ECU News Services
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Josh Howard, the chairman of the State Board of Elections, has announced that he will step down effective Jan. 1, 2016. He made the announcement Tuesday during a board meeting.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's $1.1 trillion dollars. It's 2009 pages. It was written by FOUR lawmakers and a bunch of lobbyists.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:34 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A growing program at East Carolina University is giving faculty and staff a way to support student veterans and military service members on campus.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:32 am
By: ECU News Services
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History tells us that we are overdue for an economic recession.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some University of North Carolina system faculty members are outraged. They have been given only one across-the-board raise since 2011
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:26 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Here tonight, December 7, 2015, at the general meeting of the Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners, former chairman of the Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners, Jerry Langley, was elected to serve as the Chairman this night, and will serve until the next December general meeting.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Americans have been quite creative about finding novel ways to use -- and abuse -- the new communications media that have become available in recent years.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since the days of Nebbia and West Coast Hotel, challenges to economic regulation have almost universally failed. Particularly in the realm of alcohol, where the State historically plays a role in regulating the distribution and consumption of an intoxicating product, it would be difficult to...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The search committee tasked with finding the next leader of East Carolina University has selected a national firm to help with that responsibility.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:10 am
By: ECU News Services
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On October 29, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit arrested Taylor Clark, 20 years of age, of room 15 Fountain Lodge in Chocowinity, Bethany Linton, 24 years of age, of 749 Magnolia School Road in Washington, Kristen Hardee, 23 years of age, of 1406 Evergreen Drive in...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:03 am
By: Chris Downey
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On October 5, 2015 at approximately 5:25 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a Fraud from an individual on Pirate Cove Road in Washington. The Sheriff's Office began an investigation and collected evidence.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:51 am
By: Chris Downey
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DC-Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is calling for Congress to block funds for the Obama administration's massive Middle Eastern refugee resettlement program when Congress appropriates money for the Boehner-Obama debt deal before the end of the year...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:49 am
By: Chris Downey
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The recent movie "Best of Enemies" revisits 1968, one of the most dramatic years in modern American history
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Sunday morning around 7:15 Washington Police and EMS responded to the 100 block of Manuel Drive in reference to a domestic situation resulting in one person being stabbed.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Over the past five years, North Carolina has become a more attractive place to work, live, invest, and do business.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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