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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) removes obstacles to employment and guarantees freedom of access for the disabled.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 42 Issue 5, May 1992, p1-8, il
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1167
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North Carolina's cities and counties offer incentives to businesses to lure them to the area. This practice is viewed positively by some, negatively by others, but as an existing and necessary reality by all.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 7, July 1993, p1, 8-9, il
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1127
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Tourism is an important industry in North Carolina. O'Connor highlights three areas (Rutherford County, coastal peninsula counties [Beaufort, Pamlico, Tyrrell, Hyde] and Hickory) and the methods officials employ to attract people there.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 6, June 1993, p1, 10-11, il, por
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158
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North Carolina communities are encouraging citizens to recycle in order to reduce waste.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 42 Issue 2, Feb 1992, p1-8, il
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1696
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The successful consolidations of tax collection, planning, and inspection departments leads Durham city and county officials to believe that a total merger of city and county operations is possible.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 6, June 1994, p4, il
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160
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New Bern resident and Bridgeton mayor Pete Harmatuk has collected a massive amount of fossils ranging from shark's teeth to a 35-million year-old sea urchin. Some of his collections are on display at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 42 Issue 2, Feb 1992, p10-11, il, por
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5528
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Hot issues such as taxes and annexation, along with an anti-incumbency mood in state politics, have been the impetus for challenges to the common council/manager type of local government throughout the state.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 12, Dec 1993, pp1,8-9
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994
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Zebulon has created a successful gain-sharing program, wherein city employees who score well on their year-end evaluations share five percent of the town's savings.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 2, Feb 1993, p10, por
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1125
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The 1991 Lead and Copper Rule is part of NC's Safe Drinking Water Act. Two case studies, from Southern Pines and Brevard, are presented to illustrate compliance with the regulations contained in the legislation.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 5, May 1993, p1-13, il
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1185
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The Global TransPark is a proposed air cargo complex/industrial park to be built in Lenoir County. Backers are already marketing the facility, but recently difficulties have arisen in securing adequate funding.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 8, Aug 1993, p11-12, il
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1181
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As development intensifies and makes natural areas more scarce, greenways are becoming an indispensable aspect of cities in the state. Greenways provide havens from the necessary evils in large cities and allow citizens to escape for a spell.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 8, Aug 1993, p1, 8-9, por
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1435
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Although the 1992 Cable Act gave local governments increased authority to regulate cable operators, many have found this new responsibility burdensome. When cable rates failed to fall as anticipated, consumer anger was directed toward local government.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 2, Feb 1994, p1,8-9, il
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1183
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The Piedmont Environmental Center's new education center building is a monument to recycling from floor to roof, as virtually all components of the new building are constructed from recycled materials.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 8, Aug 1993, p4-5, por
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Trash disposal has become a major problem in many North Carolina cities and towns. A number of options exist, such as incineration, recycling, composting, and converting waste to energy; however, these options are often expensive and difficult to implement. O'Conner examines cities and counties, including Charlotte/Mecklenburg and New Hanover County, to assess their handling of trash disposal.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 39 Issue 4, Apr 1989, p1,8-9, il