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970
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The debate is underway over who will fund the proposed entertainment and sports arena to be built in Raleigh.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 7, Feb 1993,
p7, por
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971
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The issue is whether Durham High School, troubled by middle-class black and white flight, suffering the legacy of a previously corrupt city school system, and concerned about a black student body that is overwhelmingly poor, should be closed.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 5, Feb 1993,
p6-9, por
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972
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As hate crimes increase in North Carolina, the state's hate-crime laws are proving to be ineffective in prosecuting offenders.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 9, Mar 1993,
p6-9, por
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973
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Triangle university administrators are addressing the problem of hate crimes in their schools by using a mix of educational efforts and disciplinary steps.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 9, Mar 1993,
p7, por
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Record #:
1004
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North Carolina is cashing in as film productions flee Los Angeles and New York City in search of cheap labor.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 10, Mar 1993,
p5-6, por
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1005
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Durham's new police chief, Jackie McNeil, intends to change the city's reputation for crime and his department's poor public image.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 10, Mar 1993,
p7-9, por
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1015
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A conflict has arisen between the faculty of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) and John Friedrick, the school's administrative director. NCSSM is the nation's first state-funded residential science and math academy.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 11, Mar 1993,
p7-9, por
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1016
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The recent murder of David Gunn, a doctor who performed abortions at a clinic in Florida, underscores the Christian right's re-dedication to stopping abortions at any cost. Roemer attempts to gauge the effects of this crusade on North Carolina.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 11, Mar 1993,
p8-9, por
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1017
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Some town officials and residents in Hillsborough are vehemently opposed to PHE Inc.'s plans to move to town in the near future. PHE Inc. is a mail-order company specializing in erotic merchandise.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 12, Mar 1993,
p10-12, por
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1029
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In his weekly column, Crowther discusses the gun control problem in North Carolina as well as in other parts of the country.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 13, Mar 1993,
p5-7, por
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1030
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The issue is whether or not the NC Department of Agriculture will help support small family farmers as some other states have.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 13, Mar 1993,
p8-11, por
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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,
p8-11, por
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1032
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Biotechnological research with tobacco plants can provide an alternative market for North Carolina's tobacco farmers as well as cheaper drugs used in the treatment of cancer and cheaper foods for consumers.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 14, Apr 1993,
p9, por
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1048
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A compromise has been struck between high school students and school authorities on a proposed policy governing student speech, which extends to the issue of censorship of student plays, newspapers and library books.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 15, Apr 1993,
p9, por
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1061
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North Carolina citizens, lawmakers, judges and administrators are struggling with prison-reform proposals. The state is in dire need of some type of remedy for prison overcrowding.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 17, Apr/May 1993,
p10-13, por
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