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3267
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Begun in 1990, the state's Solid Waste Management Trust Fund has awarded 118 grants totaling over $2 million to assist towns in waste reduction plans. Farmville in Pitt County used a grant to begin recycling office paper.
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3268
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Originating in a project to plant daylilies, the \"New Day in Lumberton\" program in 1996 won a National League of Cities James C. Howland Award for Urban Enrichment, for cities with a population under 50,000.
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3294
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The state's mountains are home to the country's fourth largest group of craftsmen. Based in Asheville, HandMade in America promotes their work, benefitting not only the artisans but also the state's economy.
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3412
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The Fox Creek Nature Lab, a fifty-two acre outdoor learning project in Louisburg, Franklin County, features a trail with learning stations on water quality, living wetlands, wildlife enhancement, and forestry management.
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2876
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A number of citizens are carrying the Olympic flame on its journey through the state, June 22-26, 1996. They include Tommy Forney (Shelby), Alex Brown (Washington), Greg Lawson (Roanoke Rapids), and Michael Longmire (Raleigh).
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In the center of Greensboro is an island of green, the Greensboro Arboretum. Opened in 1991, the park includes nine permanent plant collections, a butterfly garden and fifty benches donated as memorials. Guided tours are provided.
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2960
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Started in 1993 by the Chapel Hill Police Department, Project Turn Around is an alternative to jail for first-time drug offenders. Participants can learn responsibility, become drug free, and avoid court and a criminal record.
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2994
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Hurricane Bertha, which struck the eastern part of the state in July, 1996, left her mark on a number of towns, including Emerald Isle, New Bern, Southport, Beaufort, and Wrightsville Beach.
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Part of the military's mission is being available to communities near their bases. Such activities include color guard presentations at public events, assisting civilian search and rescue operations, and helping youth sports activities.
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Opened February 1, 1995, the New Charlotte Convention Center is the largest public building project in state history. The center, with a price tag of $148 million, is among the nation's twenty largest in terms of total exhibit space.
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2238
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Laura K. White of Cary was named the 1994 North Carolina Conservation Educator of the Year for her work in developing the environmental education and natural history programs at Cary's Stevens Nature Center, located in Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve.
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2315
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The Raleigh Neighborhood Police Officer Program places officers in stressed areas as a crime deterrent. Officers receive a rent-free home for two years and must spend a minimum of 20 hours monthly of their own time becoming involved with residents.
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2464
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Begun in Southern Shores, Project Blue Sky seeks to develop safer building practices and materials to withstand natural disasters. Now involving federal and state agencies, together with educational institutions, it has become a national pilot program.
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2509
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Begun in 1994 in Greene County, the Community Work Program pays low-risk prison inmates for short, local government projects, like weeding and painting. Currently 17 prison units are providing 56 crews for work.
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2616
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The Belhaven Memorial Museum is an eclectic assemblage of items collected by Eva Blount Way, who died in 1962 at age 92. Occupying one floor of the town hall, it includes 30,000 buttons, a whale skull, and photographs of hurricanes.
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