WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement regarding the selection of Dr. Debra Saunders-White as the new chancellor of North Carolina Central University (NCCU): “I congratulate Dr. Debra Saunders-White on being selected as the new chancellor of North Carolina Central University. Her experience leading programs that recruit, prepare and support disadvantaged and first-generation students make her an excellent choice to lead my beloved alma mater. Saunders-White’s has demonstrated a strong commitment to higher education …
VGCC Franklin Campus offers Opportunities for Learning and Training
Several continuing education and occupational training classes are scheduled to begin soon at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus near Louisburg. “BioWork: Preparation & Purification of Biological Samples for HPLC Analysis” will be offered twice, first on Saturdays (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) from March 2 through March 23, and later on Fridays (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.) from April 5 through April 26. Dr. Gerald Picard will serve as instructor for the course, which is designed primarily for people …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: We Nee A PLAN
Over the past four years we have added 5.8 trillion dollars to our national debt. This week in the House, we passed the Require-A-PLAN Act with bipartisan support that requires President Obama to present a plan to balance the budget and reduce our national debt. Below, you will find an infographic which includes a chart showing just how dramatically our debt has risen and some key statistics regarding how this has played out in the executive and legislative branches. Everyday …
Senator Richard Burr Updates
This week, I introduced the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), a bill to improve America’s preparedness and response capabilities for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats. Whether these threats occur naturally, like pandemic flu, or are the result of an intentional attack, we must be prepared to quickly and effectively respond to all threats, including having necessary, life-saving medical countermeasures. The threats facing our nation are serious and very real, and we must address them accordingly. The …
White House Weekly Address: Averting the Sequester and Finding a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
President Obama urges Congress to act to avoid a series of harmful and automatic cuts — called a sequester — from going into effect that would hurt our economy and the middle class and threaten thousands of American jobs. The President urges Congress to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction that makes investments in areas that help us grow and cuts what we don’t need. This week, the President honored our nation’s top scientists and innovators, nominated a new …
Monday Open Line
Among his many achievements, Benjamin Franklin played a leading role in the founding of America’s first hospital. Together with Dr. Thomas Bond, he obtained a charter for a hospital to serve the poor, sick and insane in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Hospital opened on this date in 1752 in a converted house. The hospital later developed at a location where a modern medical complex still serves the city. During its long history, the hospital’s doctors have made advances in many fields, …
City of Henderson City Council Meeting Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Justice for Jayden ~ Walk like MADD
There are many ways you can help with the Justice for Jayden Walk like MADD effort: 1) Join the team, raise money and walk (either as an actual walker or as a virtual walker) 2) Make a personal donation to one of the walkers or to the team as a whole 3) Have your place of business sponsor our team with a donation and any donation of $250 or more will get you listed on the back of our walk …
Regional Small Business Administration District Director Hosting Seminar on Small Business Loan and Tax Programs
The Henderson-Vance County Economic Development Commission, in partnership with the Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center and the Vance County Chamber of Commerce invites our Chamber members to a Small Loan Advantage Program and Small Business Tax Incentives seminar. The seminar will be held from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 13, at the Maria Parham Medical Center auditorium and will feature Lynn Douthett, the U.S. Small Business Administration District Director. Seating is limited to 140 people and reservations …
Lunch and Learn: Opioid Addiction and Overdose Addressing a Quiet Epidemic
Please join us for a special lunch and learn event to discuss how one of the leading causes of accidental deaths is impacting your community, and how you can make a difference. Audience: Professionals working in behavioral health, public health, medicine, education, law enforcement, and social services, as well as members of the general public. Free lunch with RSVP. Please respond to mark.sullivan@duke.edu (space is limited) Brought to you by: Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, Northern Piedmont Community Care, and Project …
State Board of Education Takes Position AGAINST Corporal Punishment
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RESOLUTION OPPOSING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEREAS, The use of corporal punishment has long been criticized by child development experts and child advocacy groups as an effective discipline method; and WHEREAS, The use of corporal punishment has the potential to seriously harm students physically, mentally and emotionally; and WHEREAS, The effects of corporal punishment instill fear of physical pain to the victim which replaces any meaningful understanding of the underlying punishment; …
Remember to Vote Online for Northern Vance Engineering Project
Remember to vote online for the Northern Vance High School Sirocco Innovative Computer Cleaner project on the N.C. State Institute for Emerging Issues website. To vote go to www.ncsu.edu/iei. Once on the website homepage, please click on “Engage” (at top of page) and then click on “Prize for Innovation” (scroll down and on left) to access the voting link. You need an active email address to enter a vote. The voting is open now to 12 a.m. on February 12!
Reps. Butterfield, Price and Watt to General Assembly: Rejecting Medicaid Expansion Would Hurt N.C. Economy, Devastate Working Families
Washington, D.C. – North Carolina Representatives David Price (NC-04), G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), and Mel Watt (NC-12) urged the North Carolina House of Representatives to reject Senate Bill 4, which would keep as many as 500,000 North Carolinians from gaining access to affordable, quality health care through the federally-funded expansion of Medicaid included in the Affordable Care Act. Blocking Medicaid expansion would increase costs for the State, increase premiums for those with insurance, and block the creation of thousands of new …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Every time you step up to a photocopier, you can thank a man named Chester Carlson, born on this date in 1906. In 1938, he developed a method of making dry copies of documents on plain paper, known as xerography — which we take for granted in using photocopiers today. Before his invention, copies were made either by using carbon paper when typing or a mimeograph machine for large numbers of copies. Both were messy. The first commercial copiers became …
Larry Elman: Unemployment Compensation and Lies in the Henderson Dispatch
What follows extends my posting on unemployment compensation of several days ago. I am now forbidden to ever (that is right EVER) submit any letter to the Henderson Dispatch per orders of Al Wooten, the current editor. This is after censorship by him and some extended acrimony by both e-mails and personal phone calls between us. I start with this comment as a form of “full disclosure.” In addition, anything which is in quotation marks in what follows is an …
Henderson – Vance Crime Stoppers Crimes Of The Month, Rewards Offered
The Henderson – Vance Crime Stoppers Crimes is offering rewards up to $2,000 for these and other criminal offenses. Home Invasion Case: On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30pm, members of the Henderson Police Department responded to to 720 David Street to a report of a home invasion. The home owner Tina Flores stated that two black males entered her residence with guns. The suspects were described as two black males wearing dark clothing one of the suspects was wearing …
Sec. Decker touts tourism, arts, culture as catalysts for economic growth
When Gov. Pat McCrory tapped Sharon Decker as the new state secretary of commerce last month, several made much of her career with Duke Energy and time spent in Charlotte during the city’s boom years. “But what I learned to be commerce secretary, I learned in rural North Carolina,” Sec. Decker said last week during the N.C. Main Street Conference in Salisbury. She said the lessons that best prepared her to head the state department came while raising four children, …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Feb. 7 on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend,” meet the lions, tigers and more (oh, my!) at the Conservators Center near Burlington. Whet your appetite at On the Waterfront in Washington. Enjoy one of the programs offered at the Cary Arts Center in Cary. Have a unique educational experience at the House of Flags in Columbus. And discover what’s cookin’ at Sweet Potatoes in Winston-Salem. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) “North Carolina Weekend” is exclusively …
Butterfield Co-Sponsors the Voter Empowerment Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) has joined 164 of his congressional colleagues, collectively representing about 114 million constituents, as an original co-sponsor of H.R. 12, the Voter Empowerment Act. Introduced by Congressman John Lewis (GA-05), the Voter Empowerment Act would ensure the protection of voting rights for every eligible American through modernizing the voter registration system, reducing long wait times to vote, and prohibiting deceptive practices that may discourage people from voting – issues that arose during …
President Obama Makes a Statement on the Sequester
In a statement from the briefing room yesterday, President Obama explained that while our economy is headed in the right direction, looming automatic budget cuts will cost jobs and slow down our recovery. But, those deep, indiscriminate cuts to job-creating investments and defense spending, also known as the sequester, don’t have to happen, the President said. He’s already worked with Democrats and Republicans in Congress to cut the deficit by more than $2.5 trillion through a balanced mix of spending …