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Byron York: Democrats enabled Biden in cognitive deception
On June 4, the Wall Street Journal published a story headlined, “Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping.” Based on interviews with 45 people, the article reported that associates described President Joe Biden as showing signs of age, “a president who appears slower now, someone who has both good moments and bad ones.” The Journal described a January White House meeting with congressional leaders on Ukraine policy in which Biden “spoke so softly at times that some participants struggled to hear him, according to...
Froma Harrop: Women face nightmare reality thanks to Trump
Try as he might, Donald Trump can’t blur the hard reality he forced upon American women. He vowed in 2016 to get rid of Roe v. Wade and succeeded. As a result, American women lost a half-century right to end an unwanted or dangerous pregnancy. Some of the harsh truths turn into nightmares. When Nicole Miller, mother of two and 20 weeks pregnant, started to bleed heavily, her husband rushed her to an emergency room in Boise, Idaho. She needed a life-saving abortion, but the...
Letter: Compelling Christianity thru Ten Commandments' display not what Jesus would do
Inspired by evangelical Christian nationalism and MAGA fervor, the Republican governor and legislature of Louisiana (my home state) have passed a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, including college and university classrooms. The aim? To compel students to be more moral and more explicitly Christian (although the Commandments are not explicitly Christian, they’re Jewish). This will supposedly strike a powerful blow against the growing secularism of American culture and “make us great again.” ...
Edenton to hold 'one heck of a tea party' thanks to $40K America 250 grant
EDENTON — The town of Edenton and Chowan County plan to hold “one heck of a tea party,” in the words of one elected official, thanks to a $40,000 grant from a state initiative designed to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding in 1776. Local officials announced the grant from the America 250 NC initiative in a press release on Friday, saying they plan to use the funds on a multi-day celebration in October of the 250th anniversary of the Edenton Tea Party. ...
Group Workcampers to help 50 area residents
Approximately 50 residents in Camden, Perquimans and Pasquotank counties will receive free home repairs next week thanks to the efforts of nearly 400 youth and adult volunteers from around the country who will be donating their labor during a weeklong visit to the area. The repair effort is being coordinated by local nonprofit River City Community Development Corp. as part of the national Group Workcamp initiative. Workcamp, which is organized by Group Mission Trips, is a nonprofit, interdenominational Christian volunteer home-repair organization based in Fort...
NC Secretary of State Marshall to visit EC Monday for biz roundtable
North Carolina's secretary of state will be in Elizabeth City on Monday to discuss a new initiative to help connect small businesses and entrepreneurs to mentors, funding sources and other business-related resources. Elaine F. Marshall, the state's secretary of state since 1997, will hold a small business roundtable at College of The Albemarle to discuss the Rural RISE NC initiative, according to a press release. The roundtable, designed for small-business...
Pasquotank warns of scammers impersonating sheriff's deputies
Pasquotank County is warning of an ongoing scam that involves people impersonating deputies trying to swindle residents of their personal information. County Manager Sparty Hammett warned residents of the scam in his weekly update to the Board of Commissioners on Friday. The scam is initiated with a phone call from a con artist who claims to be an investigator with the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office. The scammer tells the call...
Payton-Kimble returns from heart attack, signs scholarship with UNC-Charlotte
Wednesday’s signing ceremony at Northeastern High School was as much of a celebration of life for Junior Payton-Kimble as it was a moment to honor the student-athlete for earning the chance to continue his sport at the college level. Payton-Kimble, 18, a recent NHS graduate, announced Wednesday he will be continuing his award-winning track and field career at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The two-time All American and several-times-over state champion in discus and shot put graduated from NHS with honors in June. ...
Elections director Tate resigns; her last day with elections board is Aug. 16
Pasquotank County’s chief elections official is stepping down after five years on the job. Emma Tate, director of the Pasquotank Board of Elections, has resigned and her last day as director is Aug. 16, Assistant County Manager John Shannon said Thursday. Tate was not available for comment on Thursday. According to Shannon, Tate notified Pasquotank...
Elections director Tate resigns; her last day with elections board is Aug. 16
Pasquotank County’s chief elections official is stepping down after five years on the job. Emma Tate, director of the Pasquotank Board of Elections, has resigned and her last day as director is Aug. 16, Assistant County Manager John Shannon said Thursday. Tate was not available for comment on Thursday. According to Shannon, Tate notified Pasquotank...
John Hood: North Carolina needs more hospital competition
North Carolina’s hospital sector has undergone lots of mergers and acquisitions over the past decade. Now the pace of change is, if anything, accelerating. Guilford County’s largest hospital, Cone Memorial, has just been acquired by a charitable arm of Kaiser Permanente. Novant Health, also based in the Triad, operates hospitals in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Wilmington, and more than a dozen other communities in North Carolina and beyond. Having clashed with the Federal Trade Commission over attempts to buy two hospitals in Iredell County, Novant has just...
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The Daily Advance is published in Elizabeth City, N.C. and serves an area of five mostly rural counties in the northeastern corner of North Carolina. They include Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Chowan counties. Because of the business and developmental links in the region, The Daily Advance coverage also frequently reaches into Gates and Dare counties
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