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It has been 2 weeks since the "Great Republican Debate" and the froth and blow is going strong.
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 @ 7:29 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Yesterday the political discussion shows of Sunday morning were consumed with THE FIRST DEBATE scheduled for Thursday this week.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2015 @ 2:53 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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It is indeed time to rethink a relic of the South's legacy of racism - progressivism.
Published: Sunday, July 19th, 2015 @ 2:08 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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"What's the conservative position on this issue?" "Why do conservatives think x about y?" "All conservatives agree about this, don't they?"
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 11:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I had no real clue what they were citing. It was early in the legislative works and got neither other publicity nor any explanation to me as an average citizen.
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 @ 1:28 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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North Carolina is a right-to-work state, but that hasn't stopped labor unions from trying to find new ways to boost their membership. Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of Capital Associated Industries, addressed the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society in 2014 on the topic...
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 5:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Franklin Roosevelt Waters, age 82, a resident of Williamston and formerly of Satchell Road, Grimesland, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 @ 4:25 pm
By: Announcements
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The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation hasn't always been the largest funder of liberal activist organizations in North Carolina. But just as the Reynolds family moved away from the legacy of its founding patriarch, in time the foundation abandoned its roots in free-market innovation and success to...
Published: Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 @ 9:59 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Government is far, far bigger than it used to be. Liberals generally cheer this development. Conservatives regret it. To understand the disagreement about this change, one must first understand the magnitude of the change.
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2014 @ 10:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I enjoyed the Thursday opportunity to hear from all but one of the candidates for NC House and Senate.
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 1:20 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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I am told there are equally "deep pockets" folks funding the Hagan Campaign. With current disclosure laws supposed to make Campaign Finance more transparent, we have a TOTAL FAILURE.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2014 @ 6:09 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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WOW!!! I hope you made a personal copy for review at least 10 times! It is so full of more recent history. It is totally full of "history repeating itself."
Published: Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 @ 6:22 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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I trust many of you have discovered the Roosevelt series running this week on PBS at 8:00. It is Proof Positive that history repeats itself and positions change drastically so don't assume what neither Democrat nor Republican stands for.
Published: Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 @ 11:54 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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As tuition costs climb, student loan debts accumulate, and recent graduates struggle to find jobs, more people are questioning whether the American system of higher education is working as well as it could. Kenneth Starr, president of Baylor University and well-known independent counsel for...
Published: Sunday, December 15th, 2013 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rob Christensen - a/k/a "Mr Politics" or simply "McClatchy Rob" - offered his readers this weekend a history lesson that would move ANY common core-loving educrat to tears of joy
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 @ 9:50 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Now that Pat McCrory has passed the oh-so-important mark of 100 days in office, the political class in Raleigh feels obligated to offer a critique of his administration.
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 @ 12:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Federal programs to fight the Great Depression brought almost $440 million by 1938 to North Carolina. Conservative Democrats who had fought the reforms in the state, nonetheless, eagerly accepted the largesse from Washington, D.C.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 10:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In response to four years of massive federal deficits, tax cuts scheduled to expire this month, and lackluster economic growth.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 6:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is a very important question since the Democrats are driving the fiscal bus, and have been for the last four years. The obvious question is: Will they drive the nation over the fiscal cliff on Monday?
Published: Saturday, December 29th, 2012 @ 9:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Josephus Daniels was a prominent journalist and newspaper editor from North Carolina. He purchased the Raleigh News and Observer in 1894 and became a leading "New South" political commentator.
Published: Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 @ 1:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A route that extends 469 miles through the Virginia and North Carolina mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway has remained what historian William Powell describes as a travel experience "never to be forgotten."
Published: Friday, November 9th, 2012 @ 8:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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You might know him as the first American president, the father of our country, the top Revolutionary War general, or just the guy on the quarter and the dollar bill.
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2012 @ 3:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When Chief Justice John Roberts released his majority opinion upholding the constitutionality of President Obama's health care bill, the reaction among conservative and libertarian lawyers, scholars, and policy activists was mixed.
Published: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 @ 4:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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he answer reveals something about you, something about the English language, and something about the power of propaganda.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2012 @ 8:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Franklin “Frank” Roosevelt Lee, 70, died Friday, June 17, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Beaufort County Alumni Center, Swamp Road, Pantego.
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2011 @ 12:18 pm
By: Announcements
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