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2A THE CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3,2017 Pets of the Week Brandy, a red Hound mix, is ready to move into a house full of love. She is a lovely, sweet and easygoing young adult. Happy go lucky Izzy is a medum size Pit mix. She is full of energy and would be a great companion for a runner. Callie is a medium size mixed breed female with a coat of silky brindle fur. She knows a few command and listens very well. Callie is heartworm positive and is eligible for AWARE’S Healthy Heart Scholarship. Details are available at the shelter. MARY JO SELLERS PHOTOS Baxter is an American Bulldog Mix that is white with brown brindle spots. He has a friendly, outgoing personality. The Tri-County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center is on Icaria Road in Tyner and can be reached at 221-8514. Edenton woman shot in chest, leg From staff reports EDENTON — Police said a woman was shot in the chest and leg during a party Saturday morning on Para dise Road. Officers responded to Vidant-Chowan Hospital around 4 am. where Kierra Holley, 26, of Edenton was being treated for her inju ries before she was taken to Norfolk-Sentara Hospital. She was in stable condition, according to a news release issued Saturday by Edenton Police Chief Jay Fortenbeiy. Holley told police that a dark colored Grand Marquis or Crown Victoria stopped in the street by the party and started shooting, the release states. During the investigation, neighbors told officers there were multiple gunshots fired, but no one called po lice at the time of the shoot ing. It is also reported there were multiple people pres ent at the time of the shoot ing, but no witnesses have come forward at this time. Anyone with additional information about this shooting is asked to call the Edenton Police Depart ment. Callers will remain confidential. Contact Ser geant Laura Wilkins at 252- 482-9884, or 252482-5144. Crimewatch EDENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTS ■ April 26 - DeShannon Kenta Stepney, 35, of Creek Court, was charged with one count of failure to ap pear. ■ April 26 - Alyssa Mor gan Hartman, 24, of Morris Circle, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of fail ure to appear. ■ April 24 - Rasheen Jerome Arnold, 22, of Hert ford, was arrested on.one felony count of probation violations, one misdemean or count of larceny and one misdemeanor count of in jury to real property. ■ April 24 - Lessel Jack son, 46, of Waterford Place, was charged with one mis demeanor count of commu nicating threats. INCIDENTS ■ April 26 - Commu nicating threats on North Broad Street. ■ April 24 - Larceny and vandalism on North Gran ville Street. ■ April 18 - Jerod Mon trey Littlejohn, 32, of Birch Lane, was issued a citation for failure to stop at a stop sign and carrying a con cealed weapon off prem ises. BILL Continued from 1A of Pasquotank County, called the bill “a solu tion in search of a prob lem” and voted against it, saying “state politicians should leave our univer sities alone and not rush through one-size-fits-all policies in response to things that may be hap pening in other states.” Steinburg said he’s concerned because there have been efforts at pub lic universities across the country to squelch free speech. Steinburg expressed a concern about incidents on university campuses in other states — nota bly at the University of California at Berkley — where events featur ing conservative speak ers have been disprupted ^jO%u Chowan Perquimans Habitat for Humanity' Restore Open Tues., Thurs., Sat. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm We pick-up large donations! 1370 N. Broad St., Edenton 482-2686 in Edenton at Nothin' Fancy Cafe May 30 & lune 6 *Tu. 11-12:30 Preregister: cell (864) 318-9689 handzon@mac.com The dental hygiene team at Albemarle Dental Associates. DR. CHRIS KORPELMAK DDS DR. 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For his part, Hunter said he believes there already is free speech on university campuses. “Our universities should be places where free speech is respected and young men and women can learn and grow,” Hunt er said. “In our area Eliza- iPhone Photography Classes in Hertford at Perquimans Sr. Center June 1st & 8th • Th. 2-3:30 ‘We always welcome new patients. ” 482-5131 103 Mark Dr. Edenton, NC (behind Chowan Hospital) “If the university system is claiming there is language like this already I still don’t understand why anybody would have a problem with the legislation and vote against it. I think this is just an additional safeguard to make sure that free speech is respected on our university campuses." Bob Steinburg State representative, R-Chowan beth City State is a major asset to the community. It provides jobs, opportuni ties, and makes this area a better place to live.” ECSU, the only campus of the University of North Carolina located in the Al bemarle, has been relative ly free of problems related to free speech issues. ECSU spokesman Rob Kelly-Goss said the univer sity has not had any com plaints or concerns raised regarding free speech. Josh Ellis, a spokesman for the University of North Carolina General Admin istration, confirmed that, saying that as far as he knows, there has been no controversy regarding free speech at ECSU. “We’re unaware of any speech-related complaints at ECSU,” Ellis said. Ellis noted the UNC code already includes a commitment to preserving free speech on campuses. That code states: “The University and each con stituent institution shall protect faculty and stu Recycle this newspaper. PUBLIC NOTICE The Economic Improvement Council, Inc. 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Box 207 • Edenton, NC 27932 Telephone: (252) 482-2623 Fax: (252) 482-4410 mlayton@ncweeklies.com dents in their responsible exercise of the freedom to teach, to learn, and other wise to seek and speak the truth.” ECSU and the other campuses of the UNC sys tem have adopted similar language, according to El lis. “Our campuses also have adopted policies re inforcing this same com mitment,” Ellis said. “We will be monitor ing the (House) bill as it moves forward and the (UNC) Board of Gover nors would make any nec essary changes to comply with state law.” Steinburg said he won’t dispute the claim by UNC General Administration that language protecting free speech is already pres ent in the university code and in campus protocols. But he added he doesn’t see that as a reason not to add additional free speech protections through state law. “If the university sys tem is claiming there is language like this already, I still don’t understand why anybody would have a problem with the legis lation and vote against it,” Steinburg said. “I think this is just an ad ditional safeguard to make sure that free speech is re spected on our university campuses.” In the Senate, state Sen. Erica Smith-Ingram, D-Northampton, whose district includes Chowan County, plans to vote against the bill, while Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort, whose district includes Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck, supports it. “I’m just kind of leery when I place this in the context of what I see as attacks on the UNC sys tem and their students and their faculty,” Smith-In gram said. She pointed to other legislative actions such as ending the Center on Pov erty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “I saw this as more of the same,” Smith-Ingram said. She also said she is concerned about the title of the bill, because she believes it could actually restrict the free speech rights of students who are protesting. Smith-Ingram said one of her favorite qoutations is from Warmoth T. Gibbs, who was chancellor at N.C. A&T State University dur ing the Civil Rights Move ment and the Woolworths lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro. Gibbs said: “We teach our students how to think, not what to think.” Smith-Ingram said she agrees that inciting vio lence is not acceptable, but she said there are al ready laws and policies in place to address that. She is skeptical, she said, about saying the state is going to protect free speech “as if that is not already being done.” Like Hunter, she said, “I don’t believe you fix a problem that does not ex ist.” But Cook believes the law is necessary. “The state of North Car olina has a duty to protect the basic elements of the First Amendment on (the campuses of) its public universities,” Cook said in an emailed statement. “In those protections, it is important to protect the right for an individual to freely express themselves without fear of censorship or being shut down and si lenced.” Hunter said he sees more important priorities for the General Assembly. “My priorities are ad vancing policies that create jobs, better our schools, and expand health care access,” Hunter said. “We should focus our legislative time on things like Medicaid expansion, which will bring jobs and health care to this area, rather than creating po litical battles to fight in our university system.”
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