Record #:

1329

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Middle-class tenants often have no protection from the whims of their landlords, who often evict long-term tenants to squeeze more money out of an apartment building. The article discusses two such cases in Raleigh.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 48, Dec 1993, p7-11, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Eviction; Housing management; Landlord and tenant--Cases

Record #:

1433

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

As lawmakers began their special session on crime, punishment dominated the debate while preventive measures faced considerable skepticism.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 7, Feb 1994, p7-8, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Crime prevention; Punishment in crime deterrence

Record #:

1448

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

North Carolina's anti-crime movement may result in legislation that would imprison anyone convicted of first-degree murder for \"the remainder of his natural life\" regardless of mitigating circumstances, such as mercy killing.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 9, Mar 1994, p3, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Crime prevention; Punishment in crime deterrence; Euthanasia

Record #:

1452

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Yeoman offers a partial list of state legislators who have been charged and/or convicted of criminal offenses.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 9, Mar 1994, p7-8,10-11, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Misconduct in office

Record #:

1510

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Greensboro-based Cone Mills Corp. and members of Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) reached agreement on company funding of, and employee access to, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Cone Mills created in 1984.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 14, Apr 1994, p10-13 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Employee stock options--Greensboro; Textile workers--Greensboro; Trade-unions--Textile workers--Greensboro; Cone Mills Corp. (Greensboro)

Record #:

1512

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

State Representative Richard Moore is a democrat running for the Second Congressional District seat being vacated by Tim Valentine. Moore is drawing support from across the political spectrum.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 15, Apr 1994, p10-11, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Moore, Richard

Record #:

1665

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

In May, 1994, the school boards in Halifax, Robeson, Cumberland, Vance, and Hoke Counties sued North Carolina, charging that the state's system of financing public schools does not foster uniform opportunity, as the state constitution requires.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 24, June 1994, p10-13, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Education--Finance

Record #:

1780

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Family Health International (FHI), a contraceptive pioneer in RTP, was once recognized as the global leader in the area of contraception. However, a former FHI president is alleging that the company's convoluted bureaucracy is costing lives every day.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 32, Aug 1994, p7-8, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Potts, Malcolm; Family Health International (Research Triangle Park); Contraceptives industry

Record #:

1816

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Yeoman presents the voting records during the 1994 short session of legislators representing Wake, Durham, Orange, and Northern Chatham Counties, to reveal their stances on various issues.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 30, July 1994, p8-9, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Legislators--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area; North Carolina. General Assembly

Record #:

2439

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Legislators serving the Research Triangle Area in the 1995 General Assembly had widely differing opinions when voting on topics like concealed weapons, parental consent for abortion, paramilitary groups, prisons, and pollution control.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 32, Aug 1995, p10-11 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Research Triangle Metropolitan Area--Politics and government

Record #:

2554

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

A sculpture by Thomas Sayre depicting a bullet's path on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill creates controversy over what public art should be and the nature of artistic expression.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 41, Oct 1995, p11-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Art and society; Sayre, Thomas; Public art--Chapel Hill; Arts--Censorship

Record #:

3361

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

When Burroughs Wellcome was bought out by Glaxo in March, 1995, it left many employees of the pharmaceutical company in doubt about their future. For example, over 1,000 jobs at the Greenville plant could be moved or eliminated.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 36, Sept 1995, p11-13,15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Burroughs Wellcome Co.; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Pharmaceutical industry--Greenville--Employees; Pharmaceutical industry--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area--Employees

Record #:

3504

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

The population of Holly Springs in Wake County changed from mostly black in 1990 to mostly white in 1997, due to an influx of business transplants. While welcoming new growth, old-time residents fear what it might do to the community's local flavor.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 37, Sept 1997, p13-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Holly Springs--Economic conditions

Record #:

3865

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Carolina Solite in Stanly County is the biggest burner of hazardous waste in the state. Residents in nearby Aquadale fear that plant pollution may cause health problems. A recent investigation by THE INDEPENDENT reveals that residents may be receiving unhealthy pollutant exposure and that state agencies have been easy in enforcing environmental laws.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 44, Nov 1998, p18-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carolina Solite (Stanly County); Hazardous waste management industry--Stanly County; Hazardous waste treatment facilities--Stanly County

Record #:

4031

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

In 1998, when Bill Holman, a former environmental lobbyist, was named assistant secretary for environmental protection in the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, conservationists were delighted, and many business leaders were not. While a number of measures were passed in the 1998 General Assembly, including reducing nitrogen dumping in the Neuse River, time constraints of Holman's job limited action on other matters, like urban sprawl.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 17 Issue 4, Jan 1999, p13-17, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Environmental protection; Holman, William E. (Bill); North Carolina. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources