A veteran administrator has been promoted to Ayden town manager eight months after the previous manager was fired, the town announced on April 15 ... .
An annual celebration helped green the grounds of E.B. Aycock Middle School as a crowd gathered to praise the virtues of trees and plant three black tupelos ... .
A total of 10 high school baseball and softball teams played games on Thursday night, and every one of those games was played outside of Pitt County... .
Fifty-seven years ago, Earth Day changed American politics. On April 22, 1970, 20 million American, about 10% of the entire U.S. population, took to the streets, campuses, and town squares in a single day to demand action after 150 years ... .
Hospitals are not as unpopular as other health care sectors, such as drug manufacturers and insurance companies. But like other businesses, they are prone to rent-seeking and fiercely defensive of special breaks ....
We can disagree on many things in this country — policy, politics, even deeply held beliefs. But there should be one point of agreement that rises above all others. Every person deserves the basic chance to live safely, with dignity ....
In 1970, we celebrated the first Earth Day on April 22. I fear that we have not done nearly enough in these 56 years to improve our environment. Alarmingly, our planet is far worse on this Earth Day than it ... .