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2606
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Margaret Nygard, who died in 1995, was for thirty years a tireless fighter in protecting the Eno River Valley against urban encroachment and unsound environmental policies.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 47, Nov 1995,
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2620
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Durham artist Kim Irwin, a graduate in fine arts of the East Carolina University School of Art, seeks in her art to remove barriers between individuals and between aesthetics and everyday life.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 48, Nov 1995,
p13-14, il
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2621
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Themes in books by three Triangle Area poets take the reader into the everyday world with such topics as polishing shoes, morning coffee, church pianos, and concrete yard art.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 48, Nov 1995,
p18-19, il
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2622
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The takeover by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina of Durham-based Caring Program for Children concerns health-care advocates who fear loss of financial support for its program to insure children of middle-class families.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 48, Nov 1995,
p8-11, il
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2935
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Candidates in the May, 1996, Research Triangle Metropolitan Area Democratic and Republican national, state, and local primaries are profiled.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 18, May 1996,
p9-13, 15-19, por
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2936
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The existence of art houses - theaters that show independent and foreign films - is threatened by the 1980s movie industry deregulation, which allows large companies to buy theater chains and to control film distribution and exhibition.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 18, May 1996,
p21, il
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2938
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Charlie Sanders has been a cardiologist, hospital director, Harvard professor, and CEO of Glaxo in Research Triangle Park. Now he is seeking nomination in the 1996 Democratic senatorial primary for a chance to run against incumbent Jesse Helms.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 12, Mar 1996,
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2939
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Opponents in the 1996 Democratic senatorial primary, Harvey Gantt and Charlie Sanders, give their views on taxes, tobacco, health care, foreign affairs, and Jessie Helms.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 12, Mar 1996,
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2940
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Brewpubs - restaurants that brew their beer to serve with meals - and microbreweries opened in the Triangle area beginning in 1988. Among the best known is Greenshields in Raleigh.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 12, Mar 1996,
p17, il
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2941
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Ritalin, a prescription drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD), is increasingly in use by non-ADD middle and high school students as a means of getting high or staying awake.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 13, Mar 1996,
p8-10, il
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2942
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In 1989, Jerry Brantley, a pilot with the N.C. Department of Commerce, was fired for reporting illegal activity and safety violations in the department. While lower courts support his appeal, the state has appealed the case to the N.C. Supreme Court.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Jan 1996,
p7-9, por
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2943
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The challenge to the constitutionality of the First and Twelfth Congressional Districts is before the U.S. Supreme Court. A decision to redraw the districts could affect the primary, general election, constituents, and incumbents.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 6, Feb 1996,
p7-8, il
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2944
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Raleigh's Oberlin community, founded and settled by newly freed slaves, is over 130 years old. Today only 75 families remain to continue its proud history and to resist developers who seek to purchase their property.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 9, Feb 1996,
p9-11,13, il
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2945
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Since 1990, arts groups across the state have almost doubled, to around 2,000. At the same time, however, funding and support in the General Assembly is waning, a trend that threatens the work these groups do.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 22, May 1996,
p10-12, il
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2946
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Marsha Warren, executive director of the N.C. Writers' Network for the past 10 years, is retiring. During her tenure, the network grew to almost 1,700 members, increased its budget to $250,000, and began an annual conference for hundreds of writers.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 22, May 1996,
p17, por
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