Archived Results for May, 2011
(Total Found: 57)
Mar. 2011: Banks hold key to housing recovery
For now, it seems that the tide of mortgage defaults has been stemmed. The improved underwriting that occurred after the 2008 market crash has resulted in a better-than-average quality of loans...
May 17th, 2011
Contributors still flocking to Artistic Rebuttal Book Project
The project's creator, artist and arts advocate Amy Scheidegger, will also now be collaborating with teachers and students across the country to make a children's edition.
May 17th, 2011
These are Scary Times
Our President has announced worldwide that the United States is the largest Muslim nation. We are at the verge of building a magnificent mosque at Ground Zero as a symbol of Islam's conquest.
May 17th, 2011
Precious South
Precious South, sweet sassafras/ Puckers pale lips near wooden spoons of simmering succotash/ Vapors wafting in the living room/ The Georgia peach candle gifts mix and match perfume
May 17th, 2011
The unions are killing our children's future ...
Thousands of teachers are on strike as this is being written. And what they are striking for is the biggest threat to America we have ever faced.
May 17th, 2011
'Artistic rebuttal' book thickens
The deadline for submissions is Mar. 15. Directions for submission can be found in Amy Scheidegger's explanation of the book and call for entries...
May 17th, 2011
Perdue's proposed budget closes $4.4 billion gap
Some of the proposed budget cuts include a temporary halt on salary increases for state employees, including teachers; and a $253 million reduction in funds to the University of North Carolina system.
May 17th, 2011
Art assailants touch nerve
Amy Scheidegger's call for entries into her book defending the arts continues to receive a zealous response.
May 17th, 2011
Conservative GOP Club hears expert on health care
The Conservative Republican Club hosted a very dynamic speaker in Dr. Greg Brannon from Cary who is a real Patriot. He is a practicing OB/Gyn doctor.
May 17th, 2011
Entries continue to pour in for book of 'artistic rebuttals'
Art activist Amy Scheidegger is still accepting artistic statements in defense of the arts, to be published in her book of 'artistic rebuttals.'
May 17th, 2011
In defense of Palin and Bachman
It seems that the Mainstream media suddenly woke up and determined that Palin should go away and Michelle Bachman should be muted.
May 17th, 2011
Woods Tea Company: A Trio Again
Public television favorite Woods Tea Company is a trio - again. The group will be performing at 8pm on February 18th at the Turnage Theater in Washington, NC.
May 17th, 2011
Scheidegger's book of 'artistic rebuttals' begins to take shape
Already, as of yesterday, Scheidegger has confirmed 101 participants, and even received a few submissions, published within.
May 17th, 2011
Potato pancakes for breakfast; Latkes for dinner
To craft potato pancakes into a suitable dinner, it helps to give them a fancy name, like Latkes, and a savory filling.
May 17th, 2011
Steven Wright: Monotone comedian, clean humor, still funny
Three months ago, Beaufort County Now published a selection of jokes by the "king of deadpan," Steven Wright. A second selection is past due. Enjoy!
May 17th, 2011
Maria Bamford will Entertain at the Turnage Theater
Maria Bamford is on Variety Magazine's list of top ten comics to watch, on Comedy Central's Viewer's Choice top 10 and on the Turnage Stage on February 11th.
May 17th, 2011
Carolina Chocolate Festival
Prepare to pamper yourself in decadence at the 9th Annual Carolina Chocolate Festival being held at the Crystal Coast Civic Center February 4-6, 2011 at Morehead City.
May 17th, 2011
Salt should be respected, not feared
Today, most people only fear the consumption of too much salt; and don't realize that being salt deficient can be equally damaging to one's body.
May 17th, 2011
The Fighter
Wahlberg goes for the welterweight title, but Bale deserved the Golden Globe.
May 17th, 2011
President Obama's State of the Union 2011: Winning the Future
United States President Barack Obama addresses the American people in his State of the Union speech, airing on Jan. 25 at 9 p.m. ET. Directly following, Republican Congressmen and women respond.
May 17th, 2011
Roll Away the Stone
Encrypted in the heart of Time lives a code, an improvisational theme that modulates by the second then returns again - not dead, not even gone - a code the writer attempts to break.
May 17th, 2011
The April Verch Trio Shares their Ottawa Valley Bluegrass at the Turnage
April Verch brought her Fiddle, the balance of her trio, and the Ottawa Valley Stepdancing to the Turnage Theater, and most everybody had a high ole time.
May 17th, 2011
"And now, Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey..."
With this post, my proclivity for humorists who specialize in brilliantly funny, thought-provoking one-liners is becoming obvious.
May 17th, 2011
Death Panels are Here
Socialized health care has always conjured up the fear of rationed health care to those deemed of lower social value, such as the elderly and the disabled.
May 17th, 2011
Open Mouth, Insert Tea
On Saturday, January 8th, the country witnessed a tragic and horrific act of violence. Six innocent individuals were killed at a shopping center in Tucson, Arizona.
May 17th, 2011
Of Washington Daily News and the Mob
I have not fully weighed in on this fact, as others have in my publication and in the Beaufort Observer, but honestly, with my time in such short supply, I have to pick my spots.
May 17th, 2011
Good proofreaders are hard to find
We, at Beaufort County Now, can only hope that some of the mistakes that sneak past our not-so-very-close watch are almost as hilarious as those hiding in the following newspaper headlines.
May 17th, 2011