Archived Results for May, 2011
(Total Found: 149)
BCCC announces summer hours
BCCC President David McLawhorn said the schedule will allow BCCC to "maximize the financial and human resources available to conduct the college's essential work during the summer term."
May 19th, 2011
Beaufort County Community College reaches capacity
Area residents seek new skills for new careers
May 19th, 2011
Beaufort County Community College seeks community input
Every three years, a Community Satisfaction Survey is mailed to the Beaufort County Community College four-county service area, including Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington counties.
May 19th, 2011
Negative Effects of the Government Funding of Illegal Immigrants
Illegal immigrants should not receive government funding when America is already in a financial crisis.
May 19th, 2011
Beaufort County adds jobs in March
Unemployment figures for March 2011, released today by the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, show Beaufort County's unemployment rate improving for the second-consecutive month.
May 19th, 2011
Is publically funded pre-school worth more than the alternatives?
I recently wrote a Teacher's Desk piece in which I said that there is little evidence that pre-school programs have much of a lasting effect on the success of students in later years.
May 19th, 2011
The Status of Religeous Rights in the Public School System
Young adults often wonder what their rights are in the public school system with respect to religion.
May 19th, 2011
BCCC providing new certification for workers
As of 2010, more than 80 percent of all jobs require skills beyond those earned in high school.
May 19th, 2011
April 2011: Real estate to deliver swift kick to Wall Street
Even as the Case Shiller index reported the eighth successive month of home-price declines, the Dow is posting a multi-year high of 12,600.
May 19th, 2011
Twenty-five ways to recognize a liberal
Please recognize that "Liberalism" is a mental disorder that afflicts both Democrats, Republicans and even some Independents. So here goes:
May 19th, 2011
Video from Tea Party Town Hall meeting with Rep. Bill Cook
Rep. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort/Pitt, held a Town Hall session sponsored by the Beaufort Patriot Tea Party on April 21.
May 19th, 2011
School Board fiddles while Rome burns
The School Board says it will lose $1,773,488 if the state cuts 5% and $3,207,841 if they cut state appropriations by 10%. They are hoping the County Commissioners will pick up most of those cuts.
May 19th, 2011
Burglar found to be under influence of bath salts
The suspect was identified as Shawn Dean Walker, age 36, of Roberson Road in Washington.
May 19th, 2011
Second Blount's Creek man in a week charged with pedophilia
James Edward Clemmer, age 18, of Core Point Road in Blount's Creek, is being held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $100,000 secured bond.
May 19th, 2011
