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2569
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Created to improve the state's wildlife management and to lobby for a separate wildlife agency, the North Carolina Wildlife Federation celebrates fifty years of service in 1995.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 11, Nov 1995,
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2.Thin Skis and Far Horizons by Saxon, John L. Wildlife in North Carolina Vol. 59 Issue 12, Dec 1995
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2612
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Cross-country skiing, in addition to being relatively inexpensive, promotes good health and brings skiers into close proximity with nature as they traverse open fields and deep forests.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 12, Dec 1995,
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2780
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For 19th-century women here and abroad, including even England's Queen Victoria, Sarah A. Elliott's 1870 book, Mrs. Elliott's Housewife, was an advice-filled guide to household management. She resided in Elizabeth City and Oxford.
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2800
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When referring to the eastern part of the state, \"Down East\" is a term widely used. However, the real \"Down East\" is found in locales like Smyrna, Stacy, Harkers Island, and Cedar Island.
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Raleigh's Oberlin community, founded and settled by newly freed slaves, is over 130 years old. Today only 75 families remain to continue its proud history and to resist developers who seek to purchase their property.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 9, Feb 1996,
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Passage of the 1993 state bond referendum approved $560 million for university system and community college construction. Projects include East Carolina University's Joyner Library expansion and renovation.
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3443
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In 1996, Congress passed welfare reform legislation. Changes affecting the state include giving more responsibility to state and local governments, restricting welfare from full to temporary assistance, and determining where funding will come from.
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8.Harold Dixon Herman: In Memoriam by Saxon, John L. Friend of Wildlife Vol. 45 Issue 3, Summer 1997
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3466
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Harold Dixon Herman, who was a strong advocate of conservation and was associated with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation for forty years, died March 31, 1997, in Hickory at age 65.
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Over 80 years ago, D. R. Beeson and C. Hodge Mathes hiked the mountains in western Carolina and kept journals of their experiences in the relatively unseen territory. Part of one route is today's Appalachian Trail.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 9, Sept 1997,
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3477
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The speedy dove is one of the more difficult birds to hunt, but attention to such things as starting with the gun muzzle up, using decoys, and taking time, will improve a dove hunter's success.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 9, Sept 1997,
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3674
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Today, Cape Lookout is an uninhabited landscape with empty beaches and undisturbed marshes. However, during the 19th- and 20th-centuries the area was heavily settled. Structures included a post office and schoolhouse.
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3789
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Bills dealing with family law were passed by the 1997 General Assembly. Subjects include family law mediation and child support.
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4103
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There are over one-and-quarter-million people in the state over the age of sixty. Legislation passed by the N.C. General Assembly in 1998 included certain Medicaid coverage benefits, additional funding for senior centers, increased retirement benefits for state and local employees, and a state income tax credit for payment of premiums for long-term care insurance.
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Mason and Saxon summarize social services legislation enacted by the 1999 North Carolina General Assembly. Legislators made numerous changes in child support enforcement laws; clarified the role of the county social services department in responding to reports of neglect or abuse of institutionalized children; and made changes in the state's Work First Program.
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4507
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How long may a county commissioner be appointed to serve on the county social services board? Is the term three years, as it is for members of the social services board, or does the commissioner serve only as long as he/she is a duly elected county commissioner? Saxon examines the three-year position and the ex-officio position using applicable North Carolina General Statues and the North Carolina Supreme Court rulings.
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