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for "Burtman, Bob"
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1096
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Senate Bill 906 was proposed to revamp workers' compensation laws. The implications of the bill for employers, employees, insurance companies and the healthcare industry are significant. Burtman draws on actual cases in order to illustrate the bill's possible effects.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 21, May 1993,
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1130
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Artists in Raleigh and Wake County struggle through a stifling bureaucracy to compete for grants that bestow a pittance.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 24, June 1993,
p7-8, por
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1161
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A lingering controversy involves the Chapel Hill Town Council, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), and concerned Chapel Hill residents, who are demanding that their malfunctioning septic tanks be replaced with reasonable sewer service.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 28, July 1993,
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1178
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The author reports on the annual planning conference of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, where civic and business leaders will chart the city's next fifteen years.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 31, Aug 1993,
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1211
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Joe Herzenberg, a Chapel Hill Town Council member who has failed to pay state income taxes for fourteen years, is currently observing the political maneuverings aimed at removing him from the council.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 36, Sept 1993,
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1214
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The \"religious right\" is comprised of conservative fundamentalists who seek to enforce their moral code through the political process. In Wake County one such group is the Christian Coalition.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 38, Sept 1993,
p11-12, por
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1309
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North Carolina is following other states in offering big incentives to lure private industries, which will provide more jobs and a greater tax base.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 50, Dec 1993,
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1361
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Four members of Plowshares, a non-violent organization dedicated to disarmament, face federal charges for splattering blood on military aircraft on the runway of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 1, Jan 1994,
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1407
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Several North Carolina citizens express their concern over the state's plan to place a low-level radioactive waste storage facility in southern Wake County.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 6, Feb 1994,
p6-7, il
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1451
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Due to a lack of bed space, untrained staff, ill-equipped facilities and, according to Burtman, a lack of will, homeless PWA's (People With AIDS) are often excluded from nursing home care.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 9, Mar 1994,
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1513
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Burtman surveys Duke Forest's past, present, and future, describing current uses for research and recreation and the pressures of nearby development activity.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 15, Apr 1994,
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1593
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The North Carolina Republican Party sponsored an off-year \"Special Issues Convention\" on May 20-21 in Research Triangle Park. The event brought together Republican officials, candidates, and faithful to discuss crime, education and health care issues.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 22, June 1994,
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1641
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Bobby Quick, chair of For Richmond County's Environment (FORRCE), has filed suit against the NC Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Authority and Chem-Nuclear Systems for malicious prosecution and violation of his constitutional rights.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 20, May 1994,
p11, por
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1664
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The Raleigh arts community is concerned that Mayor Tom Fetzer's proposal to cut property taxes will result in funding cutbacks for the arts. Some arts officials are calling for a merger of the two grant-providing organizations in Wake County.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 24, June 1994,
p19, por
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1669
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Noted civil rights lawyer Julius Chambers has taken over as chancellor of North Carolina Central University in Durham. Chambers is attempting to modernize the school, and to revive morale in the wake of NCCU's brush with scandal.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 25, June 1994,
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