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27073
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Duke University’s adjunct faculty members celebrated a vote to join the Service Employees International Union last Monday. Many of non-tenured, non-rank faculty members who favored the vote felt underpaid and treated as disposable. Modern-day universities run like a business and faculty struggle to gain tenure.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 13, March 2016,
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27151
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Last year the General Assembly allowed Republican Justice Bob Edmunds a retention election, a system never before used in North Carolina. In a retention election, the only choice is whether to keep the incumbent or to appoint a replacement. This violated the state constitution, forcing Edmunds to run in a real election beginning on June 7.
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27618
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13-year old Capital Area Soccer League star Larissa Estrada began collecting used soccer equipment and sending it to children in Nicaragua. After her murder, the project Dale Lari was formed to memorialize her and continue her work. The program is currently purchasing a bus to and filling it with soccer equipment so that both can be donated to their sister club in Nicaragua called Cachorros and has developed social media tools to help teams in third-world communities use strategic planning and technology free of charge to help make their clubs successful.
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27706
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Cary artist Roger Ehrlich’s 24-foot “shimmer tower” dedicated to all victims of war worldwide has been erected at the State Capitol. Ehrlich’s tower allows people to ring the bell in memory of a victim of war and to write their names on the tower itself. The tower is meant to make people consider the cost of war and to help with the healing process for those suffering from loss.
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The various groups who saved the Dorothea Dix Hospital property from development have received a Citizen Award from IndyWeek. Dix 306, Friends of Dorothea Dix Park, and the Dix Visionaries, among others, lobbied for the Dorothea Dix Hospital property to become a new city park in Raleigh. The park is now being planned and may include a concert pavilion, amusement rides, walking and bike trails, and a museum in the original hospital building.
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27764
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Charter schools and their effectiveness are explored. The structure of charter schools and what they mean for North Carolina is debated by many as the number of schools increases. Critics dislike the lack of standards and that they take money from public schools, but opponents praise the choices they give parents and students. The makeup of students enrolled is also discussed and graphs presenting North Carolina’s school enrollment by race in Triangle area is included, as well as FAQs about charter schools.
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27767
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Paul Coble is the nephew of former US Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina. Coble is the chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners and is running for the 13th congressional district seat. Coble’s history in politics and his conservative views are explored and several of his political views are compared to those of his uncle, Jesse Helms.
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27806
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The story of how 31-year old Pedro Guzman was jailed for twenty-months due to a government mistake is detailed. Guzman was granted protected status as a legal immigrant after initially being jailed for a mistake his mother with her routine renewal of a work permit. ICE officials did not notify Guzman of his changed status and jailed him knowing he had no knowledge. He is married to a legal citizen and would have qualified to stay in the US under NACARA, but was still jailed. Guzman and his family describe the effects the event had on their lives and their future goals.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 21, May 2011,
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27807
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The end of the Civil War and its effect on Raleigh is explored. Both Confederate and Union troops took any and all livestock, goods, and material they could find during the last three weeks of the war. The Confederate troops were ordered to do this to prevent Gen. William T. Sherman’s troop from using the supplies. The physical evidence left by the war that is still visible in Raleigh and sites of major significance in Raleigh during the war are also described.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 21, May 2011,
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27831
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Raliegh’s City Council is debating whether or not to push for a new public safety center. The center would house administrative offices for the police, fire, telecommunications, and emergency management departments. The building would require an increase in property taxes to complete. Councilors worry about the tax increase during a recession, but some feel the building is necessary and now is the best time to complete it.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 4, January 2010,
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27840
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Raleigh’s City Council is planning to review the Hillsborough Street plan and include bike lanes in the plan. The state Department of Transportation will have the final say as the street is a state road. The DoT has said the original plan without bike lanes is safer. Cycling enthusiasts are lobbying for the change to make Raleigh and downtown transportation more bike-friendly.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 5, February 2010,
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27846
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Wake County Board of Commissioners’ Republican members are pushing to remove coverage for elective abortions from the health insurance plan for county employees. Republicans maintain that the coverage is illegal under North Carolina law. Democrats oppose the measure. Details of the plan’s proposal are explored explaining which citizen groups support and oppose the plan.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 6, February 2010,
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27851
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Wake County Board of Commissioners 3-3 vote over dropping coverage for elective abortions has citizens and Board members confused. Republicans believe this means the City Manager’s measure stand because it was not overturned. Democrats believe this means the plan is not ratified. Citizens don’t know who to believe. The court system will likely decide the result of the issue.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 7, February 2010,
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27870
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The Wake County School system is in crisis. Many are worried that the new conservative members of the school board will have a negative effective on the system. Superintendent Del Burns has resigned and the new majority is planning to eliminate diversity as a factor in student assignments, adopting a strict neighborhood schools approach. This would be a change in philosophy that started in 1976 and might increase segregation by race and class in Wake County Schools.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 9, March 2010,
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27873
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A new plan for rail transit in the Triangle is experiencing some difficulties. The old plan for light-rail transit between Raleigh and Durham has been shelved. Currently, each county in the Triangle area is coming up with their own plan for light rail transit. Raleigh officials believe light-rail between Raleigh and Durham does not make sense, but Durham Mayor Bill Bell believes that it does. Local leaders talk about their plans and how the rail system will be funded.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 10, March 2010,
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