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for "Yeoman, Barry"
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1512
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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.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 15, Apr 1994,
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27503
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Duke historians John Hope Franklin and Lawrence Goodwyn talk about the impact and results of the Harvey Gantt vs. Jesse Helms senate race. Many white voters crossed the “racial rubicon” voting for the first time in the close election between a black man and a white man. Helms ultimately defeated Gantt, by Franklin and Goodwyn see the voting results as hope for the future where issues are important and race is not a factor. They applaud Gantt for helping North Carolina move forward in its thinking.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 46, November 14-20 1990,
p8-9
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27566
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Dave Owens is the former director of the Division of Coastal Management. Owens helped create the Estuarine Sanctuary Program and pushed coastal-development regulation. Committed to protecting North Carolina’s coastal habitats and communities who depend on those habitats, Owens worked hard to resist pressure to weaken regulations for developers. He was forced out of his position and now works at UNC’s Institute for Government, but continues to be a role model for coastal management leaders.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 37, November 16-22 1989,
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1160
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The health-care reform debate continues between business/insurance interests and proponents of a universal health care system. Yeoman contends that lobbyist money from corporations and insurance companies weakens the resolve of reform-minded legislators.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 27, July 1993,
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27002
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Dean Smith, basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is a Democratic candidate who could prevent Jesse Helms’ from winning a fourth term in the Senate. However, part of the Democratic Party’s problem is that it always looks for superstars to get through the next crisis. Nine other candidates, including Durham Mayor Wib Gulley, also have strong potential to reach the Senate.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Jan 12-25 1989,
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27507
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The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People is holding its biennial election. The committee controls much of the Durham City Council and the Durham Board of Commissioners. No one is quite sure where the group is headed as there are splits between those who want to focus on social action and those who want to focus on economic action. Regardless, the results will determine the black community’s role in Durham’s future.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 49, December 5-11 1990,
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27429
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Over the past 6 months, the merger of Durham City Schools and Durham County Schools has gone from unlikely to inevitable. Sometime over the next three months, indications are that Durham County Commissioners will vote to merge the two school districts. Economic, political, and social factors that contributed to the support of the merger are detailed.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 25, June 19-25 1991,
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27504
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On election night, more than half of Durham’s voting machines stopped working forcing voters to endure two and three hour lines. While discouraging, volunteers and Harvey Gantt helped the democratic process of voting go on. Gantt ultimately lost the election to Senator Jesse Helms, but helped pass out paper ballots to voters all over Durham.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 46, November 14-20 1990,
p8-9
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26999
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The United Nations has named Durham’s Center for Community Self-Help as one of the most successful economic-development groups in the United States. The Independent gave four winners the annual Citizen Awards for their efforts toward poverty, women and minority businesses, and pollution.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 6 Issue 24, Dec 16-Jan 11 1988,
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27505
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Durham and the state of North Carolina experienced issues in carrying out the election of 1990. Voter intimidation, criminal behavior, long voting lines, and questionable tactics were used to target areas that were predominately black and Democratic. In Durham, more than half of the city’s voting machines stopped working for several hours on election night. This frustrated many voters and the Democratic party who question whether the process was fair and the results trustworthy.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 46, November 14-20 1990,
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27371
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Chapel Hill resident David Jones recently testified before the U.S. Congress on the unethical practices in the pharmaceutical industry. Jones recounts stories from his career in the industry on how pharmaceutical companies boost profits through false demand and manipulate the market. These practices harm the consumer. Frustrated, Jones is now a lobbyist and has worked in NC politics on behalf of the consumer helping specifically with anti-discrimination legislation and privacy regulations for AIDS victims.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 4, Jan. 23-29 1991,
p8-9
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27498
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3 years after the American Tobacco Co. laid off 1,000 workers in Durham and shut its cigarette factory down, former employees are still struggling. Most employees had to take lower paying jobs with no benefits and cope with the loss of community that the factory provided. Industry closings are becoming common across the Southern states as 549 plants shut down the same year as the Durham factory. Southern towns and their citizens are feeling the effects everywhere.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 42, October 17-23 1990,
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2439
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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.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 32, Aug 1995,
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1031
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The biotechnology industry, which has some 67 firms in North Carolina, is on the verge of developing plants with new genes that naturally resist insects, as an alternative to creating potentially harmful chemical-resistant crops.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 14, Apr 1993,
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27383
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Lieutenant Governor James Gardner is considering a bid to run for governor in the upcoming elections. Gardner has been successful in combatting drug use and with crime prevention. His proposed budget plans for no new tax increases and will cut school funding and worker training programs. Gardner’s opponents oppose his perceived nepotism, his opposition to anonymous AIDS testing, and his willingness to tap into people’s fears about drugs, crime, and the recession.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 11, March 12-19 1991,
p6-9
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