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6579
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In this NORTH CAROLINA magazine interview, Robert W. Scott, governor of North Carolina during the early 1970s, reflects on his time as the state's chief executive.
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6580
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In this NORTH CAROLINA magazine interview, James E. Holshouser, governor of North Carolina during the mid-1970s, reflects on his time as the state's chief executive. Holshouser was the first Republican governor of North Carolina in the 20th-century.\r\n
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6581
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William Henry Belk opened his first department store in Monroe in 1888. Today, there are almost 400 Belk stores in 17 states and Puerto Rico. It is the largest family- and management-owned group of department stores in the nation. The article discusses the growth of the company and its plans for the future.
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6606
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Realizing that wildlife needs adequate habitat to survive and to produce good hunting, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission inaugurated a farm game restoration program. This article summarizes the program and describes three valuable wildlife plants - bicolor lespedeza, sericea lespedeza, and multiflora rose - which are very useful in North Carolina for wildlife habitat development without altering other land-use activities.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 15 Issue 12, Dec 1951,
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The 2003 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was presented to Dr. E. Newsom Williams for his longtime commitment to historic preservation. Williams has served as president of the New Bern Preservation Foundation, the New Bern Historical Society, and Preservation NC. He has also rehabilitated numerous historic houses in New Bern, individually or through a partnership.
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The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr., Business Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in the state. “The Cedars†in Morganton was built by a local planter in 1841. In 1999, when outside developers wanted to purchase and demolish the historic property, the Morganton Federal Savings and Loan purchased the property from them and accomplished a $3.2 million dollar restoration of the site. For its preservation efforts, the company received the 2003 Vincent Lowe award.
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The Stedman Incentive Grant, worth $5,000, assists non-profit organizations in efforts to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. Save Historic Lowe's Grove, a grass-roots citizens group, received the 2003 Stedman Incentive Grant for its work toward saving the historic Lowe's Grove School in Durham. Established in 1901, the school is Durham's first and only remaining farm life school.
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The Robert E. Stipe Award is the state's highest award given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their job. F. Mitchell Wild, a restoration specialist in the NC Preservation Office's Restoration Branch, received the award for 2003. Mitchell has worked on numerous rehabilitation/restoration projects, including the Chowan County Courthouse and the Governor's Mansion. He “exemplifies the consummate preservation professional with his in-depth technical knowledge, his friendly and tactful demeanor, and his unflagging commitment to preservation.â€
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The Minnette C. Duffy Award is the state's highest award for the preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. Classical American Homes Preservation Trust received the award for 2003. The trust, established by North Carolina native Richard Jenrette, is a private non-profit organization dedicated to preserving outstanding examples of 18th and 19th century American homes.
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The Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit recognizes organizations and individuals demonstrating strong commitment to promotion of historical preservation. The 2003 winners of Awards of Merit include the Cameo Art House (Fayetteville); Hope Plantation (Bertie County); and the Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House Museum (Wilson).
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Meredith Knowles Abramson, a sixth-grade language arts teacher at Erwin Middle School in Rowan County, is the 2003-2004 winner of the Terry Sanford Award for Creativity in Teaching. The award, created in 1966, honors the educational contributions of Terry Sanford. Abramson received the award for her creation of a project that combined photography, creative writing, and computer technology to help students develop their writing skills. Other finalists were Allison Rollinson (Dare County); Deanna Cook Shue (Cabarrus County); and Patricia Harrison Taylor (Nash/Rocky Mount).
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NCAE News Bulletin
(NoCar Oversize L 11 N822x), Vol. 34 Issue 5, Apr 2004,
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6653
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Taxes are necessary for government to function. POPULAR GOVERNMENT posed six questions on taxation to two policy analysts - Roy Cordato from the John Locke Foundation, and Elaine Mejia, director of the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center in Raleigh. The questions included \"Should tax policy address specific economic development objectives in North Carolina?\" and \"Is North Carolina a 'high-tax state'?\"
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More than 60 species of freshwater mussels live in North Carolina; over half are listed by the state as endangered, threatened, or deserving special attention. Durham's plan for the Flat River could endanger several rare species, including the yellow lamp mussel, if Lake Michie is expanded to meet growing drinking water demands. The article discusses the plan, which would cause most Flat River mussels to die within a year because of a lack of moving water.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 5, May 2004,
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Eugene Price, a commissioner for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, was recently named the Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards Sportsman of the Year for 2003. A Goldsboro resident, Price is editor emeritus for the Goldsboro NEWS-ARGUS, where he writes more than 250 articles a year about conservation issues.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 5, May 2004,
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6661
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Mike Bryant, refuge manager for Alligator River and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges in eastern North Carolina, has been selected by the National Wildlife Refuge Association and the National Wildlife and Fish Foundation as the 2004 winner of the Paul Krogel Award for Refuge Manager of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding accomplishment in the protection and management of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 5, May 2004,
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