WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) Wednesday expressed grave concern over the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, which strikes down contribution limits for individual campaign donors by claiming that it restricts First Amendment rights. Butterfield said, “The Supreme Court has ruled to drown out the voice of the common man in elections by, again, empowering those with vast monetary resources. Since the Citizens United decision, the massive infusion of corporate financing has dramatically …
Month: April 2014
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of April 3 on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend, compare the Easter bonnets with all the frills upon them at the Easter Hat Parade in Dillsboro. Test your endurance via the cyclists at the Belmont Criterium in Belmont. Step back in time at Historic Gold Hill in Gold Hill. Take a walk on the wild side at the WNC Nature Center in Asheville. And the “House Special” samples the fare at Lucky 32 in Greensboro. (Please note: listings …
DBAP showing off new look at Thursday’s opener
With a renewed emphasis on the gameday experience and entertainment, the 18-year-old Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham broke ground on more than $20 million worth of renovations as soon as the last pitch was hurled in September. Fans will get to see the result when the Bulls begin the 2014 season tomorrow (Thursday) against the Gwinett Braves. Changes start at the front entrance, which has lost the gates but gained a grand facade. On the concourse, nearly a dozen …
Thursday Open Line
America’s coffee-loving public has no grounds for complaint about today’s anniversary. On this date in 1829, a patent was issued to James Carrington of Connecticut for a coffee mill. Milling is an ancient process for grinding grains and beans, and the basis of the 1829 patent was largely for its more robust, all-cast iron construction. But Carrington’s coffee mill came out to benefit from the country’s increasing taste for coffee, which supplanted tea as a favorite beverage around the time …
White House: 7.1 million Americans
Monday night, the first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act came to an end. And Tuesday afternoon, we announced that 7.1 million Americans have now signed up for private insurance plans through the new Health Insurance Marketplaces. 7.1 million. That doesn’t count the more than 3 million young adults who have gained insurance under this law by staying on their families’ plans. It doesn’t count the millions more who have gotten covered through the expansion of Medicaid and …
Wednesday Open Line
Critics of federal spending initiatives often allude with some disdain to the government’s ability to create money. It’s pure coincidence, though, that the first federal building commissioned under the country’s new constitution was intended to do just that. On this date in 1792, President George Washington and Congress established the National Mint in the then capital city of Philadelphia. The mint issued the gold, silver and copper coinage as the legal tender of the young republic. Since building the mint …
Audio: Vance County Properties Committee April 1st, 2014
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Vance County Public Middle and High School News March 31-April 4, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2, Issue 31 A Publication for Middle and High Schools March 31-April 4, 2014 The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS ? The ACT will be administered to all high school juniors on Tuesday ? Tuesday marks the end of the nine-week grading period for middle school students …
Vance County Public Elementary News March 31-April 4, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 1 Issue 24 March 31-April 4, 2014 The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS Tuesday marks the end of the nine-week grading period All fourth graders and their teachers attend a free concert by the N.C. Symphony in the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College …
VGCC names new Pharmacy Technology program head
Dr. Erica Fleming of Creedmoor was recently named program head for the Pharmacy Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College. Born in England and raised on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, Fleming started her career performing pharmacy technician and patient education duties at a hospital and a retail pharmacy. She came to the United States to attend the Howard University College of Pharmacy in Washington, D.C. Fleming graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree in 2003, completed a post-doctoral fellowship …
Tuesday Open Line
Broadcast advertising saw a major change on this date in 1970 as President Nixon signed a bill into law prohibiting cigarette advertising on the nation’s airwaves. The ban went into effect on January 1st of the following year — the first major step in the ongoing debate over the public health risk of smoking. Until then, names such as Lucky Strike, Chesterfield and Philip Morris had sponsored some of the most famous shows since the earliest days of broadcasting. In …