Record #:

1008

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

State funds for the non-federal share of projects for improvements to the harbors at Morehead City and Wilmington are the top legislative request of the NC State Ports Authority.

Source:

Cargo (NoCar HE 554 N8 C36x), Vol. 18 Issue 1, Spring 1993, p17, map

Subject(s):

Harbors--Design and construction--Finance

Record #:

1033

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Two theater companies took a state-funded, two-year touring project to rural and culturally isolated areas of northeastern North Carolina.

Source:

NC Arts (NoCar Oversize NX 1 N22x), Vol. 9 Issue 1, Spring 1993, p1-4, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina Arts Council; Theater and state

Record #:

1059

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Freddie Parker, a history student in the Carolina Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, is attempting to uncover information about the days of slavery by analyzing advertisements for runaway slaves.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Apr 1993, p20-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Slavery; Fugitive slaves; Parker, Freddie L.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Carolina Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Record #:

1060

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Doris Betts, whose latest novel, \"Souls Raised from the Dead,\" is set in Orange and Chatham Counties, discusses her job as a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and her fiction writing.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Apr 1993, p6-7, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fiction--Technique; Fiction--Authorship; Betts, Doris, 1932-2012

Record #:

1068

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Two of North Carolina's computerized global classrooms are located in Zebulon and East Wake middle schools. The schools are involved in a partnership with the NC School of Science and Math designed to increase aptitude in the sciences and math.

Source:

North Carolina Education (NoCar L 11 N86x), Vol. 23 Issue , Spr/Sum 1993, p2-4, por

Subject(s):

Public schools--Wake County; Telecommunication in education

Record #:

1073

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The Duke Children's Classic, in its 20th year, uses an annual celebrity golf and tennis tournament to raise money for research into children's health problems and for the staffing of positions in this area.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 51 Issue 5, May 1993, p52-54, por

Subject(s):

Medicine--Research; Duke Children's Classic; Children--Health and hygiene

Record #:

1075

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Information extracted from the 1990 Census reveals how North Carolina residents have moved within and outside the state.

Source:

North Carolina State Data Center Newsletter (NoCar HA 552 N6x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Mar 1993, p1-8, map

Subject(s):

Demographic transition; Migration--Internal

Record #:

1076

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

During the decade of the 1980s there was improvement in most indicators of poverty in the state.

Source:

North Carolina State Data Center Newsletter (NoCar HA 552 N6x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Mar 1993, p9-13, map

Subject(s):

Poverty--Research

Record #:

1088

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Architects, faced with the problems of population growth, old and deteriorating buildings, changing technology, and funding issues, strive to upgrade NC's educational facilities.

Source:

North Carolina Architecture (NoCar NA 730 N8 N67x), Vol. 41 Issue 2, Spring 1993, p10-20, il, por

Subject(s):

School buildings; School buildings--Cost

Record #:

1109

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The CEO's and senior management staffs of North Carolina's largest private companies are profiled.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 6, June 1993, p29-63, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Private companies; Directors of corporations

Record #:

1117

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The Wilmington Shipping Company expanded each of its company's operations in 1993. Increased business with international operations, among other factors, has been the catalyst for the company's growth.

Source:

Cargo (NoCar HE 554 N8 C36x), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Summer 1993, p13, 22-23, por

Subject(s):

Shipping--Wilmington; Wilmington Shipping Co. (Wilmington)

Record #:

1156

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

A series of articles offers tributes to the recipients of the North Carolina Folklore Society's Brown-Hudson Folklore Awards for 1992. Recipients include Otho Willard, George Higgs, Dorothy Spruill Redford, and Karen Baldwin.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1992, p45-56, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Folklore Society--Brown-Hudson Folklore Award

Record #:

1169

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

With few office towers, industrial plants and large shopping centers on the drawing board or under construction, the nonprofit sector has become the focal point of the state's building industry. Four out of the 10 largest projects in the state involve nonprofit organizations.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 8, Aug 1993, p32-38, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Construction industry

Record #:

1182

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The Cable Television Act, passed by Congress in October, 1992, gives local governments who apply and become certified the right to regulate basic cable rates and customer service standards.

Source:

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 43 Issue 8, Aug 1993, p3, por

Subject(s):

Cable television--Laws and legislation; Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992

Record #:

1191

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

An MBA opens the door to opportunity, which is why North Carolina colleges are offering specialized programs to meet the demand.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 9, Sept 1993, p48-53, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Masters of business administration degree