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43695
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Asheville, North Carolina has become a sanctuary for many outdoor enthusiasts. The green city provides many opportunities like hiking, boating, biking, fishing, and more; all connected by the French Broad River, one of the oldest rivers in the world.
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Garden and Gun
(NoCar AP 2 G247), Vol. 16 Issue 5, October/ November 2022,
p22-23
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35428
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Profiled was the North Carolina Museum of Art’s 20th Annual Bugfest, touted by the author as the single largest bug-centric event held in the United States. This article discussed the theme of that year’s event, ants. Also noted was two Museum ant experts and their NCSU colleague’s list of seven favorite ants, which included the Exploding Ant and Indian Jumping Ant.
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43816
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"Asa Amason, son of Eli Amason and wife Ellender Moore, was born on December 3, 1804, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina and died August 8, 1876, in Sumter County, Alabama."
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43813
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"Introducing non-native animals and plants to the environment can lead to all sorts of problems." Of particular concern in North Carolina is a bush-like plant that is native to Asia called privet and animal species like nutria, which is destructive to wetlands areas.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 87 Issue 3, May-June 2023,
p8-9, il
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41160
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Based upon a North Carolina Museum of History exhibit, this article examines how Lewis Hine’s expose of child labor exploitation in North Carolina’s textile mills contributed to stronger child labor laws. It also reveals that child labor is a current history issue, making whistleblowing initiatives of individuals like Hine still crucial.
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Social reformers--Lewis Hine; Social reformers--photographers--Lewis Hine; Textile mills--North Carolina--child labor ; Textile mills--North Carolina, Piedmont--Reconstruction period; Mill villages; Mill villages--Cannon Mills--Concord; National Child Labor Committee--Lewis Hine; Catawba Cotton Mill (Newton); Daniel Mfg. Co., (Lincolnton); Crescent Hosiery Mill (Scotland Neck) ; Loray Mill (Gastonia); Child labor--North Carolina
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43598
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In January 2022, CityView Media launched CityView News Fund to help restore accountability and transparency for serving the news needs of Fayetteville and Cumberland County., as both stakeholders and researchers alike have noted that news stories of importance to the local area have often gone either underpotted and at times unreported despite their importance to residents.
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43762
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"In April, more than 400 electric co-op leaders from across the state met in Raleigh for the 2023 Statewide meeting."
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43647
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Once known for its few landmarks and vacant buildings, Forsyth County has slowly transformed into the "Innovation Quarter," becoming a marvelous hub for the city of Winston Salem. Now Forsyth County is home to more than 90 companies that specialize in biomedical science, clinical services, information technology, retail, and more. Forsyth is also attracting millions of dollars in investments from entrepreneurs who are working towards startup companies.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 43 Issue 1, January 2023,
p80-82
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43914
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Newly available data concerning concentrations of of PFAS found in the middle and lower Cape Fear River has lead North Carolina Department of Health and Human Resources to recommend limits on the consumption of certain freshwater fish in those areas.
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35443
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Architect Kevin Kelley and developer Tony Pressley offered a historical area of Charlotte a gift whose value can’t be measured in credit card terminal swipes. Their labor of love, South End, was completed on a tight budget and in a smaller than expected square footage amount. Its popularity proved that less can be more.
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35359
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The North Carolina Museum of Art’s donor profiled for this edition was RTI International, an independent non-profit research institute. Its accomplishments noted by the author included support of the NCMoA’s “Health Explorations” exhibit; the NCMoA’s “The Secret World Inside You” exhibit; and raising funds for the Association of Science-Technology Centers conference hosted by the NCMoA.
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40636
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Two stories are unfolding after three centuries, thanks to staff and students from East Carolina University’s Maritime Studies department. The ships’ identity was confirmed by items such as cannons and structural evidence concealed by coral reef encroaching the wrecked watercraft. Through this discovery, more is known about the fate of the slaves who survived the sinking.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Winter 2019,
p13
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43915
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Bowen (1774-1815) was a native of Beaufort County and was an ordained minister in the Primitive Baptist Church. His carreer in the church is given in this sketch, originally posted in in the "North Carolina Free Press" in 1832.
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High Tides—Hyde County Historical Society Journal
(F 262 .H9 H53), Vol. 44 Issue 2, Fall 2023,
p12-13
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41201
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Interview with PA attorney Erwin Spainhour addresses many law related topics: the perception of lawyers and the legal profession; the origins of the negative perceptions; ways to make legal assistance more affordable; effective ways to train trial lawyers; Spainhour’s opinion of the effectiveness of the disciplinary program of the state bar and the Grievance Committee; and goals he plans to accomplish during his tenure as President of the State Bar.
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35433
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Extreme ran the gamut from small to great in this North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences exhibit that ran through March 27th, 2016. Examples of anatomical features noted in the article for these showcased mammals were claws, fangs, snouts, and horns. Animals became accessible for visitors’ experience via visual displays, touchable fossils, and taxidermied specimens.
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