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for "Ruley, Melinda"
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27554
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The cocaine business is thriving in the Triangle area. Looking at the problem from all angles, law enforcement, ex-dealers, and addicts weigh in on what is driving the surge. Money is the primary reason for the increase in cocaine trafficking as the Triangle grows in size. Law enforcement is doing better catching dealers, but more drugs and dealers keep arriving as profits grow.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 26, September 7-13 1989,
p6-12
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971
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The issue is whether Durham High School, troubled by middle-class black and white flight, suffering the legacy of a previously corrupt city school system, and concerned about a black student body that is overwhelmingly poor, should be closed.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 5, Feb 1993,
p6-9, por
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28402
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As a task force studies alternatives to the closing of Durham High School, its decision will affect the county’s school system for years to come. The decision will indicate how Durham and the new school system chooses to pay attention to its most disadvantaged and at-rick students. The students, the new school system, and the task force’s job are all explored a month from when a proposal will be made.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 5, February 1993,
p6-9
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27358
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From the many proceedings occurring over two weeks in Durham County’s Superior Court, the author chose to report on the cases of The State of North Carolina vs. Bernard Lunsford and The State of North Carolina vs. Roland Wesley Stevens. The first case was a murder case and the second was a rape case. The murder victim was one of 71 in the Triangle area in 1990 and the rape case was one of 255 reported in 1990.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 33, August 14-20 1991,
p6-9
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2195
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The North Carolina Resource Center, funded by state and federal monies, assists lawyers defending indigent clients in capital cases. Detractors in the General Assembly, unhappy with some aspects of the center, are seeking to eliminate funding.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 10, Mar 1995,
p10-13, il
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3348
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Opponents of the proposed low-level radioactive waste disposal facility to be built on the Wake-Chatham county line 18 miles south of Raleigh feel the threat to individuals and the environment should outweigh the need for the site.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Jan 1996,
p9,11,13, il
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864
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John Sterling Gardner, a NC death row inmate, may have been the victim of incompetent counsel. Sources allege that Bruce Fraser, Gardner's trial lawyer, was under the influence of drugs and alcohol during trial preparation and made no legitimate effort to defend Gardner. Apparently, this is not an isolated incident.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 43, Oct 1992,
p10-12, il
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1394
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Steve Lan'ge has been an inmate at the Johnston County Correctional Facility for the past nineteen years. Sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act was instituted, Lan'ge has seen other inmates convicted of similar crimes come and go.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 4, Jan 1994,
p7-11, por
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1162
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A black man's death while in police custody has caused a rift in race relations in Concord.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 30, July 1993,
p9-11, il, por
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1308
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Local governments in Chapel Hill and Durham are debating proposed gun-control ordinances that would prohibit the display and discharge of guns within city limits.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 49, Dec 1993,
p15-18, il, por
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27506
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The struggle over innovation versus tradition is playing out at Duke University. Duke’s chapter of the National Association of Scholars (NAS) opposes some of the “radical” ideas the English Department is teaching. While some say the argument is over curriculum, others suggest the NAS is more concerned with the salaries as they believe the English Department is taking money away from their programs. Regardless, the fight has made some professors nervous that the attention will make them justify and defend what they do and teach.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 48, Nov. 28- Dec. 4 1990,
p7-11
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2353
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Indian activist Eddie Hatcher, imprisoned for his part in taking hostages at the ROBERSONIAN newspaper in Lumberton in 1988, has been released. He speaks of his life before the takeover, his life in prison where he contracted AIDS, and his future plans.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 22, May 1995,
p8-10, il
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1140
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Durham County Tax Assessor Pat Antley is a controversial figure who has pleased the state while raising the ire of individual Durham County landowners and corporations with her aggressive and forthright style.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 25, June 1993,
p7-9, por
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27447
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Zoning issues over land in new the University Lake Watershed area in Orange County have residents upset. The zoning is intended to limit development and protect the water supply for Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the university. Rezoning will increase restrictions on land use and likely reduce property values. Rural residents are upset and tensions have flared in Orange County.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 11, March 15-21 1990,
p9-13
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2477
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Meeting the needs of 2,000 non-English-speaking students is a challenge for public schools in the Research Triangle. Some students are helped by special English learning classes, but others become frustrated, fall behind, or drop out.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 35, Aug 1995,
p15-17, il
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