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15620
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For the second consecutive year, the Wake County Public School System has violated state and federal law by failing to provide an adequate education for 164 middle and high school students with disabilities, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 33, Aug 2011,
p11
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15629
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Chapel Hill leaders raced against state legislature halting development in order to enact the construction of a moratorium in the town's two historically affordable African-American neighborhoods of Northside and Pine Knolls.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 25, June 2011,
p5, 7, map
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15630
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Drug Treatment Courts, which began in North Carolina in 1995 and expanded in 2001, operate on referrals from the traditional courts, alternative sentencing programs and probation officers. They are geared toward non-violent, high-risk, repeat drug offenders, most of whom have been charged with misdemeanors.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 24, June 2011,
p13
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15789
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A year and a half after it moved in, the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Human Rights Center is being given 90 days to leave Abbey Court, which for decades has housed some of the town's lowest income and most underserved residents. The center is embedded in the community, not just serving it, providing residents with access to services such as after-school tutoring, cooking classes, English lessons, and computer literacy classes.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 49, Dec 2011,
p9, 65, f
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27791
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The Chatham County Commissioners have voted to allow the Western Wake Partners (WWP) to build an 8.1-mile underground pipeline though the county. In exchange, WWP offered $500,000 for a youth center, agreed to support legislation preventing the company from involuntarily annexing properties in Chatham County, and free pipeline use for residents in the future. Not all were happy with the deal as Democrats were excluded from the process and many felt a better deal could have been made.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 8, February 2011,
p9
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27798
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Residents of Durham are fighting for control of Old North Durham Park. The 3.6 acre park is home to the only public soccer field in downtown Durham, but many some want to change that. The Friends of Old North Durham Park has presented a master plan for proposed changes to the park. Opponents dislike the plan and say the group intends to gentrify the park and disrupt the local center of community life. There is some evidence the city has neglected the park and many Latino residents feel as if there voice is not being heard on the issue.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 15, April 2011,
p7, 11
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27802
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House Bill 129 was passed by the Senate recently and it prevents local governments from creating their own broadband services by making it financially impossible. Local governments cannot not use tax dollars to build their own systems , would have to pay the state if they decided to try to create their own service, and hold referendums before attempting to create a service. Watchdog groups question the influence of telecommunications companies’ campaign donations on lawmakers who proposed the bill.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 18, May 2011,
p9-10
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27811
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The story of the Red Strings or “Heroes of America” is detailed. The group fought for peace and rebelled against the Confederacy in North Carolina. The history of their involvement in the peace effort, support of the Union, and their association with deserters is detailed. The role of the Quakers in the war and the citizens of the Piedmont are also explained.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 21, May 2011,
p25
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North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilians; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertion; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Home front; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Union sympathizers; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Southern Unionists; Heroes of America (Red Strings)
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27841
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The state-wide smoking ban in restaurants and bars is proving difficult to enforce. The Legislature gave no money for enforcement and the NC Division of Public Health does not have the manpower to enforce the law. Currently, citizens and business owners are the ones enforcing the law. A look at how the counties in the Triangle area will attempt to enforce the ban with their budgets is explored.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 5, February 2010,
p16-22
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27845
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s cogeneration power plant and its use of coal is explored. The plant has won awards, but many are saying that it isn’t enough. The plant uses coal and will until 2050. Protesters are trying to pressure the university to reduce that goal by twenty years.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 6, February 2010,
p5-9
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27850
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Claims from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that the majority of their coal comes from deep mines are explored. IndyWeek investigated these claims and found that a major supplier supplies coal from mountaintop removal mines. The other sources of UNC-CH’s coal supply are explored along with their environmental impact.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 7, February 2010,
p7
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27864
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Through a loophole in a recently passed law, internet gambling is legal. Since then, sweepstakes cafes have been popping up in low-income areas across the Triangle. They most often open where minorities make up the majority of the population and are near places such as pawn shops and check-cashing businesses. Many are concerned about this loophole and the group these businesses target. A map is included showing all of the locations in the Triangle area where these cafes are located with census statistics on the population in each area.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 8, February 2010,
p9-10
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27869
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A recent press conference held by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP expresses the feelings of many in the community. The issue of falling test scores for low-income and minority students and the lack of minorities enrolled in honors courses were the subject of the press conference. Scores were initially rising until new standards were implemented over the past five years. A change in mindset and new leadership is needed to reduce the gap according to some observers.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 9, March 2010,
p5, 9
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27875
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Area towns and cities are working hard to attract Google’s attention. Google has offered to install its fiber network for free which will reduce the cost of high-speed internet for communities and citizens. Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Raleigh are all working on applications. Google Fiber would benefit low-income residents, start-up businesses, entrepreneurs, local businesses and students be more competitive and increase their access to information. Google's plan and local efforts are detailed.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 10, March 2010,
p14-17
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27883
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The Triangle nonprofit Builders of Hope recently moved five homes from the failed Rolling Hills development in Durham to Wake County. The move saved Durham the cost of demolition and disposal and the houses will now go to Wake County working class families who cannot afford a home. Old and new owners of the homes talk about the move and the work Builders of Hope is doing in Wake County is detailed.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 11, March 2010,
p5, 9
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