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A growing number of senators are signing on to a bill that would make more information available to the public on government employee performance.
Under Senate Bill 355 , a description of …
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Andrew Dunn. Carolina Journal
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3/30/21
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Over the four decades that he helped to shape the identity of Gaston County’s primary source of news, former Editor Bill Williams might have been best known for the weekly, down-to-earth …
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3/29/21
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Last week, many newspapers wrapped up coverage of Sunshine Week, a time set aside to promote government accountability through public records and public meetings. In North Carolina, the idea of …
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Paul Mauney and Bill Moss
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3/25/21
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Across America, Sunshine Week is a time when newspaper editors celebrate the public’s right to see government records and attend government meetings.
That makes this an especially good time …
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Hendersonville Lightning
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3/16/21
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As a publisher, I welcomed Sunshine Week in March.
It was always a valuable opportunity to account for indispensable news coverage and commentary that shined the light on government actions and …
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Tom Silvestri
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3/16/21
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There’s no need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to buying advertising to reach a national audience.
The effective network already exists — and it works just fine, thank …
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The Relevance Project
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3/16/21
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It’s Sunshine Week across America, a time when the public’s right to see government records and attend government meetings — in order to hold government officials accountable to the …
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Paul Mauney and Bill Moss
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3/12/21
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Murphy – The Cherokee Scout , the primary news source for residents of Cherokee and surrounding counties since 1889, has added two new members to the local news team.
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3/12/21
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When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.”
That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for …
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Ken Paulson
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3/8/21
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Harry Warren, the N.C. House of Representatives member from Rowan County, is among the dubious leaders early in this session of the General Assembly for most ridiculous claim.
At a committee …
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Bladen Journal
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3/8/21
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When we learned how to drive, we heard about blind spots. Those are the areas which are not visible in our rear and side view mirrors. As a result, we have to be extra careful when we change …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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3/4/21
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National Newspaper Association will recognize the publisher of the Alamance News, Graham, NC, with its First Amendment Award on March 18, during Sunshine Week. The award will be presented …
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Tonda Rush, National Newspaper Association
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3/2/21
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The North Carolina Press Foundation has set aside funds to support the litigation efforts of NCPA members, including pre-litigation legal assistance and litigation.
NCPA members may …
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3/1/21
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Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director. phil@ncpress.com
Friday, February 26, 2021NCPA Virtual Convention
(Raleigh, NC) North Carolina Press Association members were honored during the …
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2/26/21
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One of the great things about living in the U.S. is that our city and county governments are required to keep their citizens informed about their actions. One of the ways they do this is through …
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Dean Ridings. Americas Newspapers
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2/24/21
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Did you know that the local shop half a mile from the park where your kids like to play now sells alcohol? or that the prominent business in the community hasn't paid their property taxes in …
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Tia'Lavon Hill
The Dispatch
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2/24/21
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Eddie Lane Fitzgerald died on February 10, 2021 at Kinston Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Eddie was born in Kinston on (January 23, 1959) to parents Hawthorne and Mildred Fitzgerald. …
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2/23/21
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Like a bad penny, Legislation to hide public notices from the public is back in the N.C. General Assembly.
House members have filed separate bills that would allow 14 counties in the Piedmont …
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Lightning Editorial Board
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2/22/21
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Carteret County News Times Editorial
Carteret County commissioners have decided, without any public discussion, to join 12 other counties in a local bill, H.B. 51, that will allow the county to …
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Carteret County News Times
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2/17/21
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For more than a decade, N.C. lawmakers have tried to pass legislation that would allow local governments to move legal and public notices out of newspapers. Those notices often contain vital …
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N&O Editorial Board
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2/16/21
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