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It's a Saturday morning and I am out doing my week end rounds. But it's a little different from a typical Saturday. The morning sunlight is just amazing.
Published: Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 @ 2:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is early Saturday morning at the rabbit patch. Coffee is brewing and I have made a small fire in the little fireplace by the morning table.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 @ 12:45 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Country singer Jason Aldean rejected an invitation to play for survivors of and first responders to the mass shooting in Las Vegas - but then turned around and appeared on Saturday Night Live
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2017 @ 10:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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"We must reduce the tax rate on American businesses so they keep jobs in America, create jobs in America, and compete for workers right here in America -- the America we love."
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 @ 5:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The results are in. More North Carolina students are taking and passing college level advanced placement courses, and students are scoring higher than the national average on the revised SAT exam
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2017 @ 9:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The percentage of North Carolina adults who reported smoking cigarettes in 2016 is the lowest ever recorded, 17.9 percent
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2017 @ 5:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper has shot down legislators' attempts to clarify law allowing one state employee to draw separate paychecks from two state commissions
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2017 @ 3:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today was another excellent Sunday in Bible Study and at church. I am always grateful to learn about the Bible and its lessons.
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2017 @ 8:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Linda Lou Satterwhite Alligood, age 75, a resident of Washington, died Tuesday June 27, 2017 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 9:52 am
By: Announcements
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While teacher salaries generally dominate employee benefit discussions during budget debates, other state employees stand to receive higher pay. But the House, Senate, and Gov. Roy Cooper all have different notions about how much to increase compensation
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 3:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I recently heard New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez (Rep) speak about Katie’s Law at a Victim’s Compensation Meeting in Albuquerque.
Published: Sunday, April 9th, 2017 @ 1:35 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I like Saturday mornings. I watch the sunrise, without a sense of urgency.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 10:24 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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In the Senate, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has continued to work to bring justice to the victims of North Carolina's state-run eugenics and sterilization program
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 6:38 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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In an attempt to prevent a repeat of the disruption and delays that ensued in this year's governor's race, General Assembly leaders plan to introduce a constitutional amendment that would allow Council of State candidates to choose, in order of their vote totals
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2016 @ 9:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Parents, test prep experts, and college counselors give careful thought in working with students as they approach the crucial "college entrance exam."
Published: Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 @ 4:10 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Today, President Obama signed S. 1698, the Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act into law...
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2016 @ 11:19 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released a video explaining what motivated him to pursue eugenics compensation legislation in North Carolina, and what prompted him to introduce federal legislation to protect the compensation payments of eugenics victims in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 @ 9:12 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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North Carolina high school students have bucked a national trend of declining test scores by posting gains on the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) tests, according to a report released today by The College Board.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 @ 9:21 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act will help protect living eugenics victims receiving compensation payments by excluding their payments from being used in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, federal public benefits.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
By: Russell Allen
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The school year is fresh and new. But high school seniors with college ambitions began their academic slog weeks ago, on Aug. 1, when the Common Application went live
Published: Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 @ 4:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hyper-aggressive federal officials have taken the vague language in Title IX of the 1972 Education Act Amendments and treated it as if it gave them plenary authority to control anything on a college campus having in any way to do with sexual misbehavior
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2016 @ 9:32 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the passage of a House bill to delay payment cuts for rural Dural Medical Equipment (DME) providers in non-competitive bid areas
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 11:35 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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As part of Governor Pat McCrory's efforts to make state government more efficient and accountable, North Carolina is proactively settling workers' compensation claims that will result in more than $24 million in cost savings.
Published: Thursday, April 28th, 2016 @ 12:32 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Teen geniuses and word wizards just lost their competitive edge with the nation's most established college admissions exam.
Published: Sunday, March 27th, 2016 @ 9:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Between 1933 and 1977 the State of North Carolina authorized the involuntary sterilization of more than 8,000 people, most of whom were women
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2016 @ 11:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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He will get his money later after the election
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2016 @ 3:29 am
By: Bobby Tony
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More military veterans are choosing to make North Carolina their home, thanks, in part, to efforts by Governor Pat McCrory to make North Carolina the most veteran friendly state in the nation.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 1:19 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee successfully agreed to send The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act out of committee and to the House floor for an upcoming vote. The bipartisan legislation, originally...
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:22 am
By: Chris Downey
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"We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified." So said the Greek storyteller Aesop more than 2,500 years ago.
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 @ 9:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory celebrated the contributions of local small businesses by proclaiming Saturday, November 28, 2015, as Small Business Saturday in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:02 am
By: McCrory Communications
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I think that every major in college should require a separate test to gain admission to that field of study.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:14 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I enjoy Southern Comfort conversations with Stella and we respect each other's perspectives on the meaning of life.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 9:31 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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