You’ve probably never met him and there’s a good chance you won’t recognize his name, but Nick Boyd has done something personally for you if you’re a homeowner in certain parts of Lenoir County: he’s saved you some hard-earned money.
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John Hood: Index Confirms State’s Reddish Tint
No, I haven’t come up with the #ncpol equivalent of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. In that famous science-fiction satire, the protagonist learns there is an “Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” — and its answer is 42. But the question itself is never revealed, and indeed it’s suggested that if both the question and answer were known simultaneously, the universe would cease to exist.
Kristy Bock: Paying the price of ignorance
The term loan shark carries a negative connotation. On television, he’s the guy who sends his goons after people who don’t pay what they agreed to pay. In real life, he’s a business that lends money to high-risk recipients. Where there is a need for revenue, there will always be someone, somewhere, ready to lend it. The lender doesn’t loan money out of the goodness of their own heart. It’s a business decision made with profit in mind. The government has decided that all lending institutions must pay for the predatory loan practices of others.
John Hood: Government Got COVID Mostly Wrong
I’m a liberty-minded conservative, not an anarchist. I think government is inevitable and necessary but its legitimate scope and practical competencies are rather limited. The many public-policy failures during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrate the point well.
Mike Parker: Fourth of July show we need to return to the basics
July 4th is the day we celebrate the birth of our nation. In 1776, Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies had a population of around 3 million people. These colonies had no army – just militias composed of citizen-soldiers. They were facing one of the world’s best-trained and most professional armies.
Help wanted: Lenoir County Government - Public Health - Public Health Educator I
Help wanted: Lenoir County Government - Public Health - Public Health Educator I. Salary Range: $32,815 - $49,932.
Governor Cooper urges Congress to pass supplemental funding for coronavirus response
Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to the North Carolina Congressional Delegation urging Congress to act immediately on a funding package for COVID-19 so that the state can stay ready in the event of a future surge.
Governor Cooper encourages schools and local governments to end their mask mandates
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 metrics and trends. As North Carolina’s COVID-19 metrics continue to move in the right direction and with vaccines widely available, Governor Cooper encouraged schools and local governments to end their mask mandates.
John Hood: Jefferson neighbors seek liberty
Before Thomas Jefferson died in 1826, he wrote his own epitaph. Did he mention any of his political offices? No. Jefferson wanted only three accomplishments listed on his gravestone: author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia, and author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Reece Gardner: Our flag is more than just a symbol
Among the horrible sights we have witnessed in Afghanistan has been the burning of the American Flag as The Taliban celebrated what it considers to be a victory over the USA. But our flag is more than just a symbol, and it has a long & glorious history. It was the flag , during the war of 1812, that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner, as our massive flag flew triumphantly atop Baltimore's Fort McHenry after U.S. soldiers withstood a 25-hour bombardment by British warships.
Help wanted: Lenoir County Government Emergency Management Division Fire Marshal
Lenoir County Government Emergency Management Division Fire Marshal. Salary Range: $42,006 - $63,918
Help wanted: Lenoir County Government Department of Social Services Processing Assistant V
Lenoir County Government Department of Social Services Processing Assistant V. SALARY RANGE: $25,635 - $39,007
Help wanted: Lenoir County Government Department of Social Services Processing Assistant V
Lenoir County Government Department of Social Services Processing Assistant V. SALARY RANGE: $25,635 - $39,007
Help wanted: Lenoir County Government Emergency Management Division Fire Marshal
Lenoir County Government Emergency Management Division Fire Marshal. Salary Range: $42,006 - $63,918
Help wanted: Lenoir County Government Department of Social Services Processing Assistant V
Lenoir County Government Department of Social Services Processing Assistant V. SALARY RANGE: $25,635 - $39,007