Record #:

774

Author(s):

Leverty-Liverio, René

Abstract:

A nurse describes a hospital for terminally ill children.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 30, July 1992, p5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Children--Hospitals

Record #:

775

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

North Carolina will send 112 delegates to the 1992 Democratic National Convention.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 30, July 1992, p6-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Politics and government; Presidents--Election; North Carolina Democratic Party

Record #:

776

Author(s):

Oppenheimer, Todd

Abstract:

Doctor's, being human, are susceptible to the foibles of the species: greed, bad judgment, and faulty diagnoses. Oppenheimer exposes some of the devious practices doctors engage in, and removes the aura of infallibility that surrounds doctors.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 33, Aug 1992, p7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Physicians

Record #:

777

Author(s):

Stahmann, Joyce

Abstract:

Dr. John Pittman, a Raleigh physician, has introduced a new, controversial treatment for the HIV infection.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 33, Aug 1992, p8-9, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

AIDS (Disease); Pittman, John

Record #:

778

Author(s):

Ruley, Melinda

Abstract:

The Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) tobacco industry is known for its humid auctions and its colorful auctioneers.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 34, Aug 1992, p6-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tobacco industry

Record #:

785

Author(s):

Burtman, Bob

Abstract:

AIDS has become a frightening reality on the major campuses in the Triangle area - NC State, Duke, UNC, and NC Central.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 36, Sept 1992, p10-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

AIDS (Disease)

Record #:

789

Author(s):

Haagem, Lucy

Abstract:

Wake County's ten year-old magnet schools provide insights and models for Durham's upcoming merger.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 37, Sept 1992, p9-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Public schools--Wake County; Public schools--Durham County; Magnet schools--Wake County

Record #:

802

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

The third annual listing of the worst landlords in the Triangle area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill). The 1992 list includes Clarence Rudd, Charles Watkins, and Lorenzo Lynch.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 39, Sept 1992, p6-9, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rudd, Clarence; Watkins, Charles; Lynch, Lorenzo; Landlord and tenant

Record #:

804

Author(s):

Amana, Harry

Abstract:

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor offers a perspective concerning Afro-Americans' desire to have a free-standing Black Cultural Center at the university.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 40, Sept 1992, p7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; African American college students

Record #:

805

Author(s):

Burtman, Bob

Abstract:

Raleigh's proposed convention center bond referendum faces stiff opposition from the Wake County Taxpayers Association and a coalition of black community leaders.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 40, Sept 1992, p10-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Civic centers--Raleigh; Convention facilities--Raleigh

Record #:

838

Author(s):

Tristam, Pierre

Abstract:

The destruction by fire of the beloved Intimate Bookshop in Chapel Hill in early October, 1992, was cause for transgenerational lamentations.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 41, Oct 1992, p5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

The Intimate Bookshop (Chapel Hill)

Record #:

839

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Part of the \"Highway Robbery\" series, this installment concerns the conflicts between the Department of Transportation and local communities across the state, especially Indian Woods in Bertie County.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 41, Oct 1992, p7-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina. Dept. of Transportation

Record #:

848

Author(s):

Burtman, Bob

Abstract:

The issue of prison overcrowding is put in the context of the gubernatorial candidates' debate of the issue.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 42, Oct 1992, p7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Prisons--Overcrowding; Governors--Election

Record #:

849

Author(s):

Ruley, Melinda

Abstract:

Dr. James McElhaney of Duke University's Biomedical Engineering department studies the body's structure and how best to protect it with safety equipment.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 42, Oct 1992, p13, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

McElhaney, James; Duke University. Biomedical Engineering Department

Record #:

862

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

INDEPENDENT's 1992 voting endorsement guide.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 44, Oct 1992, p12-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Politics and government; Elections--1992