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for "Ruley, Melinda"
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2281
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Chronically disruptive students in the Durham County school system are causing educators and the public to consider alternative schools as an option. The challenge, however, is to create one that is well-planned, funded, and staffed with caring teachers.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 15, Apr 1995,
p9-13, il
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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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2424
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Two men, Ronald Cotton and Darryl Hunt, living in different cities and convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for violent crimes committed in 1984, have been proven innocent in 1995 by DNA testing that was unavailable in 1984.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 31, Aug 1995,
p9-11, il
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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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2591
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Falls Lake, built to supply drinking water for Raleigh, could be threatened by controversial mapping and a vote by the Durham County Commissioners to allow Treyburn Industrial Park to build in the water quality critical area.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 46, Nov 1995,
p11-13,15, il
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2941
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Ritalin, a prescription drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD), is increasingly in use by non-ADD middle and high school students as a means of getting high or staying awake.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 13, Mar 1996,
p8-10, 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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3746
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Stories of police brutality in larger cities, such as New York, do not surprise people. However, when it happens closer to home, many people are concerned. Recently, two cases of brutality were brought against the Durham Police Department. One was settled for $295,000. The other is pending.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 45, Nov 1997,
p7-8, il
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5008
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Ruley reflects on the recent death of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt and what it means to his fans and to racing.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 18 Issue 10, Mar 2001,
p11, 13, il
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26967
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Melinda Ruley visited elementary, junior high, and high schools in North Raleigh to review school lunch periods. She observed how lunch is a critical time of day when children and teenagers are judged by their peers and worry about being cool. Ruley notes that this situation continues into adulthood.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 6 Issue 4, Feb 25-Mar 9 1988,
p24-27, por
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26976
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Karen’s is a new restaurant that opened in Old Raleigh’s Cameron Village shopping center. The restaurant is modern and futuristic, with a menu serving New American Cuisine, such as baked brie, mussels Lyonnaise and Perrier. The prices are high but so are entrée portions and quality.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 6 Issue 6, Mar 24-Apr 6 1988,
p30
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27000
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Melinda Ruley, an Independent author, spent eight hours in search of the perfect toy for Christmas. She visited the Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh, K&K Toys, Toys R Us, and the Play House in Durham. From her observations, Melinda concluded that the perfect toy is something that puts children at the center of the universe where they know they belong.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 6 Issue 24, Dec 16-Jan 11 1988,
p13-15, por
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27015
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Melinda Ruley, writer for the Independent, wanted to see how writing is being taught in the 1980s. She visited elementary and middle schools in Raleigh, and English courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After two weeks of observation, Melinda found that school children used their imaginations to form impressions and describe their world, whereas older adults used experience in writing.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 4, Feb 23-Mar 8 1989,
p19-24, il, por
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27340
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Walter Dellinger, a Duke law professor, is known nationally as an abortion rights activist. Dellinger discusses the future of abortion rights in America and reviews his contributions to the pro-choice movement.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 49, December 1991,
p6-10
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27350
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Changes are underway at The News & Observer, Raleigh’s newspaper. Frank Daniels III has been hired as the new editor. Daniels is committed to making the newspaper appeal to a larger, mainstream audience. Readers are concerned that the quality of reporting and the paper's liberal identity are diminishing under Daniels. Additionally, Daniels' lack of experience and the paper's perceived nepotism are being called into question. Daniels' family owns the newspaper at which he was hired to edit.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 41, October 9-15 1991,
p7-11
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