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2909
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Lucy Powell, who has a background in Southern vernacular music and public folklore work, is the folklorist at the Hiddenite Center in Alexander County.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Apr 1996,
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2934
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Hugh MacRae Morton is the recipient of the 1996 North Caroliniana Society Award. The award is given for outstanding contributions to the promotion and preservation of the state's culture, history, literature, and resources.
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2937
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The 1996 General Assembly Short Session passed S1217, an Act to Implement Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Agricultural Waste, to deal with animal waste disposal.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 300, July/Aug 1996,
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2939
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Opponents in the 1996 Democratic senatorial primary, Harvey Gantt and Charlie Sanders, give their views on taxes, tobacco, health care, foreign affairs, and Jessie Helms.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 12, Mar 1996,
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2948
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Many influences, among them her father's love of preaching and singing, her church choir director, her college studies, and her love of the Appalachian culture, developed Mary Cleo Greene as a folklorist and traditional musician.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 18 Issue 3, July 1996,
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2974
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Samuel Talmadge (Sam) Ragan, newspaperman, state poet laureate, and first secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, died May 11, 1996, in Southern Pines. He was eighty years old.
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2975
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Because large-sized industrial hog farms are still considered \"family farms\" under the law, county governments have difficulty regulating them. A new approach of control, enacting health ordinances, is proving effective.
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2979
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Dean and Bob Kennedy of Winston-Salem operate Freelance Staging, Inc. The company, which builds sets and scenery for movies, television, newsrooms, and commercials, grossed $500,000 in 1995.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 5, May 1996,
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2982
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L. G. Dewitt built the North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham in 1965. Today his daughter, Jo Wilson, is president and CEO of the raceway and the only woman to head one of NASCAR's eighteen tracks.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 10, Oct 1996,
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3003
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Steve Benson got the idea for Morningstar Mini-Storage when he needed a place to store his antique fire engines. The company, which builds and rents storage space, is the largest of its kind in the Carolinas.
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3006
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The Allen Forge building, built in 1925 and located at 417 South Dawson Street, is am example of early 20th century commercial building in Raleigh. Since its restoration in 1996, the building has housed an architect's office and leases commercial space.
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Kay Reames runs the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Pittsboro. The trust, a 60-acre non-profit preserve with over 250 carnivores, has a budget of over $1 million. The project focuses on preservation and breeding of rare animals.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 9, Sept 1996,
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3020
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Sandy Mitchell and Carey Benton-Jewett run Utility Auditing Consultants, Inc., of Winston-Salem, a company that assists businesses in cutting costs on their utilities usage.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 9, Sept 1996,
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3021
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Between 1987 and 1992, the number of businesses owned by women across the country increased by 43 percent. The state ranked 38th, with 32.4 percent of businesses owned by women.
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The North Carolina Folklore Society's Community Traditions Award is given to organizations that make valuable contributions to the state's folklife. The first award was given in 1992 to the Sharp Point Volunteer Fire Department in Pitt County.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 43 Issue 1, Wntr/Spr 1996,
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