Pricey ballot marking devices questioned in U S primary
Officials seek secure voting methods after 2016 Russia influence with finger on machines. Ballot marking devices offer paper records but rely on touchscreens and bar code outputs. South Carolina voters will use them in Saturday's primary. costs exceed hand marked ballots. Vendors dominate the market, prompting debate over safety and cost.
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South Carolina
U.S
Election Systems & Software
Dominion Voting Systems
Second Mardi Gras parade death in New Orleans reported
A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans. He died at the scene as authorities prepared to name him after an autopsy. The parade halted for the night amid the Carnival season fatalities.
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Endymion
Craven Veterans Stand-Down Postponed to Feb 28 29
The Craven County Veterans Stand-Down was postponed to February 28 and 29 due to possible bad weather. More than 50 groups from across the state will participate at West New Bern Recreation Center and Cherry Point Baptist Church. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event aids homeless and disadvantaged veterans in Craven Pamlico Jones and Carteret counties.
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West New Bern Recreation Center
Pinetree Drive
New Bern
Cherry Point Baptist Church
Church Road
Havelock
Pamlico
Jones
Carteret County
Bigotry and the Civil War in Northern Society
A column argues that Northern attitudes during the Civil War were not morally clear cut. It notes no halo of virtue for most Northerners, cites limited black emigration by some states, and describes anti slavery sentiment coexisting with wealth built on slave labor. The piece observes hypocrisy and bigotry among Yankee troops and references abolitionists in the North and South.
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Ohio
Massachusetts
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New Bern
Vincent Colyer
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