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27369
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Durham’s two newspapers have merged into the Herald-Sun to provide the city with a higher quality and more relevant newspaper. The priority is local news and to watch the money local officials spend. Editors say the merger will free up reporters to produce in-depth and investigative journalism, but reporters disagree. The paper has issued a two story per day quota to reporters which is contributing to low employee morale and might prompt reporters to pick easy stories to report on versus more challenging ones.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 3, Jan. 16-22 1991,
p8-9
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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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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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27386
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As April 15th approaches, the tax laws of the federal and state government are explained. The history of taxation and legislation is also examined. Rates of taxation on goods and services and personal income tax are explored comparing individuals in the top one percent with those in the working class. The influence business lobbyists have on tax laws is also explored.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 15, April 10-16 1991,
p8-9
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27388
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Durham-based Financial Democracy Campaign is voicing its opposition to the bailout being offered by the federal government to the savings and loan industry. The group is advocating on behalf of middle and lower income Americans who will likely pay for the majority of the bailout through taxes. The group opposes corporate welfare.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 17, April 24-30 1991,
p8-9
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27412
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The state will cut 400 million dollars from its budget for the fiscal year and almost half will be cut from education. Meanwhile, the highway construction package will receive zero cuts and will cost 9.2 billion dollars. Money could be shifted from the highway fund to prevent cuts in education which provide a greater return on investment than does building roads. NC legislators are unlikely to do this as lobbying is strong, but cutting education spending will likely hurt the students of NC.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 19, May 8-14 1991,
p5-6
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27414
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Facing a severe budget crisis, the NC is cutting funds for mental health services which will affect approximately 900, 000 North Carolinians. According to the Mental Health Study Commission, 600 million is needed for services and those services would save the state money in the long-term. There is bi-partisan support for funding, but it is unlikely to happen with the budget crisis.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 20, May 15-21 1991,
p7-8
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27422
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The Independent conducted a two-month study of the conditions of rental properties and landlords in the Triangle Area by reviewing the housing-code violations filed on properties. Four area landlords were profiled. Jacqui Pearce is described as an understanding landlord and is highlighted for her positive relationship with tenants. Worth Gurley, Wade Watkins, and David Wilkes are profiled for their numerous housing-code violations and their properties rented to tenants that are labeled “unfit for human habitation.”
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 22, June 5-11 1991,
p5-7
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27426
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In Durham, Guy Solie is buying houses and rental properties, fixing them up and renting them out to young professionals and Duke graduate students. Neighborhood residents and others claim that Solie and others are not revitalizing neighborhoods, but gentrifying them. Gentrification has a negative effect on traditional residents and middle and working class individuals as they are priced out of the market. Solie and others claim they are charging fair prices based on the market and revitalizing neighborhoods.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 23, June 5-11 1991,
p8
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27427
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A year after The Independent’s 1990 report on rental property conditions and the behavior of landlords in the Triangle Area, some progress has been made. Durham has created a Housing Appeals Board and a bill has passed the state House proposing housing reforms. Minimum standards still do not exist in Wake County or Durham County and proposals to create them have been slow or nonexistent. Low-income individuals and rural residents continue to suffer the most under current conditions.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 24, June 12-18 1991,
p7, 9
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27428
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This follow up comes a year after five Triangle Area landlords were profiled for their staggering number of housing violations. Bhola Gupta, Norman Stanley, Ronnie Studivant, Lee Ray Bergman, and Bobby Insoce and the conditions of their rental properties and disputes were reported on. All five men have continued to encounter legal trouble over the state of their rental properties over the past year and several have incurred further violations and have been sued by tenants for their practices.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 24, June 12-18 1991,
p8
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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,
p7-8
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27434
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North Carolina political commentator and author Paul Luebke discusses why U.S. Senator Jesse Helms has remained popular and what it will take to beat him in the upcoming election. Luebke believes the idea of N.C. as a progressive state is a myth as seen by the multiple re-elections of Helm. The state is progressive industrially, but not socially. Helms is a traditionalist whose policies do not serve the needs of most of the citizens. If Democrats can find a forceful candidate to challenge Helms on health care, the environment, and education, they have a chance of unseating Helms.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Jan. 11-17 1991,
p7-10
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27437
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Durham’s Erwin Square project is on hold as the Major Projects Ordinance Committee reviews the project. Durham currently has the least restrictive development policies in the Triangle. The committee is committed to protecting citizens and scrutinizing development projects that will increase traffic and affect neighborhoods. Developers are fighting back arguing that this will harm development in Durham.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 5, Feb. 1-7 1990,
p8-10
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Record #:
27439
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Raleigh’s The News and Observer will see its longtime editor retire at the end of 1990. Claude Sitton managed the newsroom and the editorial pages for 22 years at The N&O. Frank Daniels III will take over the newsroom while publisher Frank Daniels, Jr. will oversee the editorial page. Some are concerned with Daniels III’s lack of experience in the newspaper industry and how the paper might change under his leadership. Daniels III has worked in newspapers for a total of 3 years before taking over while Sitton was the national news editor of The New York Times prior to working at The N&O.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 6, Feb. 8-14 1990,
p13
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