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4907
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The economic vitality of the state's one hundred counties is profiled with data that includes 2000 civilian labor force statistics, per capita income, building permits, and population on food stamps.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 2, Feb 2001,
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4908
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While tobacco was a billion dollar crop in 2000, its future remains uncertain. Meanwhile, cotton, North Carolina's number two crop, is closing in on the top spot. In 2000, 1.45 million bales were produced, a 71 percent increase from 1999, and revenues were $417 million, a 78 percent increase from 1999. Cotton is popular with farmers because of the stability of its price and because there is no limit in the amount that can be grown.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 2, Feb 2001,
p41-43, il
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4930
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On November 27, 2000, William S. Powell received the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor. Only 176 of the state's citizens have been so honored since the award's inception in 1964. Powell is emeritus professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a distinguished scholar of the state's history.
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The 2000 Housing North Carolina Award winners include a day shelter for the homeless in Asheville and a wooded community for the elderly in Durham. This is the eleventh year for the awards, which are sponsored by the North Carolina Housing Finance Authority. The agency was created in 1973 and since then has financed over 109,000 affordable homes and apartments.
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4948
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The North Carolina Museum of Art's return of a painting stolen by the Nazis in 1940 to its rightful owners is hailed as a model for others engaged in similar claims. The painting, \"Madonna and Child in a Landscape,\" painted by Lucas Cranach in the 16th-century, was in turn sold back to the museum by the family for $600,000. It is the first such claim to stolen art work to end without a long court fight.
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Even the greatest works of art fall victim to the ravages of time. Conservators today use their expertise to repair paintings from the canvas up and just not paint over sections needing repair as their predecessors did. Restoration of the North Carolina Museum of Art's famous \"Views of Dresden,\" painted by Bernado Bellotto in 1747 and 1748, is discussed. Originally purchased in 1952 for $10,000 each, the paintings are now worth $10 million a piece.
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4972
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Phytopthora, a fungus which thrives in warm, moist soils, caused the 1840s Irish potato famine. Unknown in North Carolina ten years ago, the fungus, benefiting from mild mountain winters, has launched an attack on the Fraser fir, a prime tree in the state's Christmas tree industry. Already 7 percent, or 400,000, of the state's six million trees are affected. Experts predict the worst is yet to come.
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4973
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Patsy Higdon, principal of Weaverville Primary School in Buncombe County; Laura Candler, a teacher in the Cumberland County Schools; and teacher Cheryl Smith have received the 2000 Milken Educator Awards worth $25,000. Given by the Milken Family Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding K-12 educators nationwide. To date, over thirty educators in the state have received the award.
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NCAE News Bulletin
(NoCar Oversize L 11 N822x), Vol. 31 Issue 5, Feb 2001,
p9, il
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4990
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The North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society has been named the state chapter of the year for 2000. The Wildlife Society, which was founded in 1937, is a national organization that promotes wise management and conservation of wildlife resources.
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Automobile accidents involving deer continue to rise. Over 5.6 percent (12,233) of all traffic accidents reported in the state in 1999 involved deer/vehicle collisions. This compares with 5 percent (11,503) accidents reported in 1998. Hyde County continued its high accident percentage with 54 accidents involving deer and 88 not.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 65 Issue 3, Mar 2001,
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4999
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During the week that the state of North Carolina plans to carry out an execution, the Independent will carry a profile of the condemned person. Ernest McCarver was scheduled to die Friday, March 2, at 2 A.M., but was granted a stay by Superior Court Judge Leon Standack. McCarver is retarded, and there is growing public opposition to executing retarded convicts.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 18 Issue 9, Feb 2001,
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During the week the state plans to carry out an execution, the INDEPENDENT will carry a profile of the condemned person. Willie Ervin Fisher is scheduled to die Friday, March 9, at 2 A.M.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 18 Issue 10, Mar 2001,
p19
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5020
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Lisbeth C. Evans of Winston-Salem was appointed secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources by Governor Michael F. Easley. Evans has served in various capacities in business, arts, and educational organizations, including serving as chairman of Winston-Salem Arts Council and on the boards of the Penland School of Arts, Reynolda House, the North Carolina Hospital, and others.
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From the slave period until 1898, African Americans in Eastern North Carolina observed a Christmastime custom called Jonkonnu. The practice originated in Jamaica and spread to North Carolina, which was the only state where it was observed. Jonkonnu is a unique blend of West African and English customs. In 2000, the Christmas tradition was revived during New Bern's annual Holiday Candlelight Tours.
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John Edward Tyler II died December 5, 2000, [not December 9, as written in article] in Roxobel. Tyler, along with his wife, was among the founding members of Windsor's Historic Hope Foundation. Tyler was recognized for his many years of service to historic preservation by the North Carolina Society for the Preservation of Antiquities with its Cannon Cup Award in 1967 and by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association in 1973 with its highest honor, the Thomas Crittenden Memorial Award.
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