Postal leaders summoned to hearing on mail delays
The Democratic-led House demanded that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Postal Service Board Chair Robert Duncan testify at an emergency oversight hearing on August 24. The committee cites fears of White House influence during the coronavirus pandemic and growing use of mail-in voting. The agency seeks a preelection rate increase, likely excluding first class letters, and DeJoy faces scrutiny over overtime cuts, transportation limits, and reduced processing equipment.
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Bedminster
N.J
U.S. Postal Service
Trump White House
House Oversight and Reform Committee
Louis DeJoy
Postal Service Board of Governors
Robert
Mike” Duncan
House Committee
DeJoy
Postmaster General
Postal Service
Congress
North Carolina teachers voice concerns over in-person start
As more than 1 million students return to remote learning Monday to avoid COVID-19, many NC teachers remain at schools and worry about infection. Districts require physical presence for start. critics say it undermines trust and jeopardizes health while others defend consistency for students.
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North Carolina
Paula Dinga
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Association of Educators
Google Classroom
New Bern arts council offers artist grants for 2020 21
New Bern Arts Council has funds for artists with a September 11 deadline for the Artist Support Grants. Grants range from 500 to 1,000 and support projects advancing professional artistic careers across disciplines in Craven Jones Lenoir Onslow Pamlico and Carteret counties.
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New Bern
Arts Council
Craven
Jones, Lenoir
Onslow
Pamlico
Carteret
The
North Carolina Arts Council
First New Bern fireman's death argued as heroic
The account revisits New Bern's earliest firefighter casualty, John D. Hughes of the Atlantic Fire Company, who died during a Beaufort hurricane visit on August 7, 1879. It contrasts museum narratives with Hughes's line of duty role amid a storm that flooded the Beaufort hotel, where Governor T. J. Jarvis was among guests. See MUSEUM, A2
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John D. Hughes
New Bern
Johnny Gaskill
Atlantic Fire Company
John
New
New Bernan
John Hughes
Beaufort
Atlantic Hotel
Atlantic Seaboard
Hughes
North Carolina
T. J. Jarvis
Virginia Pau Doughton
Weather Service
Benjamin Perry
Raleigh Observer
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Bailey Hardin
Rutherford County
Ritchie Garland
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Sun Journal
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