Rowan Chamber announces annual award winners P.J. Ricks was named the Paul Fisher Volunteer of the Year Award winner. (Source: Submitted photo) By David Whisenant | April 15, 2021 at 9:46 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 9:46 AM
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - The Rowan County Chamber of Commerceâs 95th Annual Meeting was held today in conjunction with the Power in Partnership virtual event. Title sponsorship was provided by Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. The Chamber also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Gateway Building.
Annual award winners were presented in a surprise âPublishers Clearing Houseâ style video recorded prior to the event:
The original States finally ratified the Articles of Confederation on MARCH 1, 1781.
The Articles of Confederation were fully in effect as the government in the United States for over 6 years.
In 1786, Daniel Shay began Shayâs Rebellion.
Soldiers, who had received little pay for fighting in the Revolution, returned to their farms, only to find they were denied credit.
With class taxes, town taxes, and state taxes, many became delinquent and tax collectors obtained judgements to evict farmers from their land.
Four thousand disgruntled farmers joined in Shayâs Rebellion, 1786-1787, which almost toppled the government of Massachusetts.
As divisions spread to other states, it became apparent that the Federal Government needed to be involved, as Britain might see the internal confusion as an opportunity to restart the war.
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âOur forefathers, seeking refuge from religious persecution, believed in the eternal truth that freedom is not a gift from the government, but a sacred right from Almighty God.
On the coattails of the American Revolution, on January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom â¦
This seminal bill, penned by Thomas Jefferson, states that, âall men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.ââ
The 114th Congress issued a Resolution, January 16, 2017:
âWhereas American democracy is rooted in the fundamental truth that all are created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness â¦
The University of Oregon has received a $4.52 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a new initiative envisioning a transformative.