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18978
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Archaeological excavations have been taking place at Tryon Palace in New Bern for nearly fifty years, but there is still more to examine, including building foundations and numerous artifacts.
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19460
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Melinda Vaughn operates Tom's Creek Nursery in Denton, N.C. It was started during the Great Depression by her grandmother Ovie Henson and has been in the family ever since. The company specializes in landscape designing that makes the landscape look \"natural.\"
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19692
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Moravian director Count Zinzendorf envisioned a colony \"on a large tract of land on which the Moravians might live undisturbed, having the liberty of excluding all strangers from their settlements.\" This idea of a colony was distinct from other Piedmont settlers like the Scotch-Irish and Germans whom chose to settle on independent and isolated farms. From this colony a number of distinct social and religious behaviors evolved and are reviewed in this article.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 11 Issue 3, July 1934,
p167-184, f
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19738
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This article looks at the development and typical characteristics of the antebellum southern educational institution known as the academy via a focus on the Willington Academy in Abbeville District, SC, regarded as the most characteristic institution of the type. It includes biographical information on headmaster and North Carolina native Moses Waddell.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 8 Issue 3, July 1931,
p284-299, f
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19784
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Several methods are available to cities and counties when enforcing their ordinances. Criminal enforcement is one, with the punishment usually being the payment of a fine. Another method is civil enforcement through an action in the nature of a debt, with the punishment being the payment of a penalty. This bulletin explores the differences that can result because a city or county decides to enforce a particular ordinance through one or the other method of enforcement.
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19799
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Johansen summarizes recent cases and opinions that directly affect North Carolina.
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19800
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This bulletin outlines the factors school board officials need to know in determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.
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19801
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Johansen summarizes recent cases and opinions that directly affect North Carolina.
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19804
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Johansen summarizes recent court cases and opinions that directly affect North Carolina.
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Johansen summarizes recent court cases and opinions that directly affect North Carolina.
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19877
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It is important to understand what cyberbullying is, the circumstances under which it occurs, what laws--if any--exist on the subject, and how courts have traditionally dealt with student speech, both on and off the school campus. As the Supreme Court has yet to address this question in the context of electronic speech, this bulletin will discuss what the Court has said so far and review some of those lower court decisions that deal with cyberbullying fact sets.
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19882
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This bulletin summarizes legislation affecting community and economic development enacted by the 2003 session of the North Carolina General Assembly.
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19883
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This bulletin summarizes legislation affecting community and economic development enacted by the 2004 session of the North Carolina General Assembly.
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19946
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This bulletin reviews existing laws on smoking in the workplace in North Carolina and elsewhere, weighs possible areas of future liability, and concludes that the prudent employer may now wish to consider some restrictions.
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19965
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George Davis' entire political career began and ended with the Civil War. During this period though he attended the Virginia Peace Convention, was a Confederate Senator, and served as Attorney General in President Davis' Cabinet. The author looks at the Wilmington native's career closely to understand why Davis was so revered by his contemporaries.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 23 Issue 4, Oct 1946,
p449-470, f
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