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1242
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North Carolina's criminal law prohibits self-dealing, which is when the mayor or members of a city council contract with the city to provide services. There exists one exception to this prohibition: self-dealing is allowed in cities with fewer than 7,500 residents.
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1397
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The capture of a specimen of Octopus macropus off Cape Lookout, the second specimen collected off the North Carolina coast, leads the author to propose that the species range of O. macropus be increased to include this region.
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Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
(NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 108 Issue 1, Spring 1992,
p35-37, il
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1467
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Each year about 10,000 people hike one of the five trails (there are no roads) that ascend Mt. LeConte. Located on the North Carolina-Tennessee border, it is the fourth-highest mountain east of the Mississippi River.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 3, Mar 1994,
p25-27, il
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1499
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Twenty years after the successful fight to establish a labor union at J.P. Stevens' textile plants in Roanoke Rapids, veterans of that struggle and others are using their organizational ability and biracial strategy to continue the movement for change
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 13, Mar 1994,
p10-13, il
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1507
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Through pictures and text, Spear has documented the life of Rockingham County's Neugent family, who continue to live in the traditions of the tenant farmer, an increasingly anachronistic lifestyle in the industrial South.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Spring 1994,
p119-127, il, por
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1605
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The issue is the extent to which individual elected local government officials can be held liable for voting for or approving an illegal or improper expenditure of public funds in North Carolina.
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1783
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Lunk captured and analyzed specimens of cottontail in order to determine an approximate total body fat quantity that is characteristic of the species.
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2038
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African-American grave markers in New Hanover, Davidson, Lincoln, and Cumberland Counties tend to be creative in style and inscription, yet fragile due to materials used. Traditional markers are the mound, head and foot, enclosure, and sculpture.
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North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Newsletter
(NoCar Oversize F 255 N48x), Vol. Issue , Fall 1994,
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2154
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Born in Greensboro in 1902, Conrad Odell Pearson became the premier pioneer for civil rights in the state. His legal career covered university and public school desegregation cases as well as contact with such civil rights leaders as Thurgood Marshall.
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2180
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Concerned about the possible negative effects that strip development might have on Wake County's economic potential, the Wake County Board of Commissioners proposed a study to determine the effects. A progress report details the study.
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11.Alliance Marks Successful First Year by Wood, Suzanne M. North Carolina Vol. 53 Issue 3, Mar 1995
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2212
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Funded by approximately forty state companies, the North Carolina Drug-Free Workplace Alliance provides assistance to smaller companies in incorporating substance abuse education and drug screening into their human resources departments.
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2229
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Jay Garner, the new CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, brings an impressive resume and a history of successful economic development activities to the growing Asheville region
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2230
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Significant developments in health-care reform are maintaining Asheville's status as a medical center for Western NC. Residents from surrounding counties utilize Asheville's hospitals, rehabilitation and psychiatric centers, and bevy of specialists.
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2231
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Asheville's considerable tourism industry is fueled by the Biltmore Estate a revitalized downtown, and proximity to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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2234
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Buncombe County, which includes popular Asheville, is expanding its economic base from a heavy reliance on tourist dollars to a balance of manufacturing, trade, transportation, utilities, and services.
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