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3733
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The Community Work Program, started in 1994, pays low-risk prison inmates for local government projects, like weeding and roadwork, thereby saving state and local monies. About sixty percent of inmates are working every day.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 15, Apr 1997,
p15-18, il
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3734
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A number of murder-mystery writers make their home in the state. Raleigh's Sarah Shaber recently won St. Martin's Press' Malice Domestic award for best first novel in the traditional mystery style. The book, SIMON SAID, is set in Raleigh.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 15, Apr 1997,
p25, il
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3737
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With funding for the arts being reduced at the state and federal levels, artists in the Triangle area are seeking new avenues of expression. Many are utilizing their talents in community projects, including painting prison murals and creative writing workshops for inmates.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 46, Nov 1997,
p23-24, il
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3746
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Stories of police brutality in larger cities, such as New York, do not surprise people. However, when it happens closer to home, many people are concerned. Recently, two cases of brutality were brought against the Durham Police Department. One was settled for $295,000. The other is pending.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 45, Nov 1997,
p7-8, il
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3747
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The Neuse River Foundation was formed in 1980 by New Bern area citizens concerned over the health of the Neuse River. It is a model for eco- activism. Among its approaches are hiring a river keeper and taking legal action to ensure polluters obey the law.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 45, Nov 1997,
p11-15, il
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3752
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Educate Our Women, an outreach program of Wake County Human Services, uses Latino lay advisors to provide Latino women information about breast cancer prevention. Sessions are informal and appeal to those intimidated by medical settings.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 21, June 1998,
p13, il
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3753
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Nine residents of the Research Triangle Metropolitan Area remember their joys and pains of growing up either gay or lesbian.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 21, June 1998,
p16-19,21, por
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3842
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Some 2,000 alternative schools, designed to remove disruptive students from the classroom, exist nationwide. While the schools seek to provide instruction to students who otherwise might be kicked out, they sometimes find themselves caught between being a disciplinarian and a rehabilitator. Critics also question whether isolating students is beneficial.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 31, Aug 1998,
p19-25, il
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3843
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In 1987, Congress created the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), to assist low-income and uninsured individuals in purchasing AZT, the anti-HIV drug approved by the federal government. The state receives $3.8 million in federal funding, but contributes about $750,000, far below the national average and far below what is needed to make the program effective.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 32, Aug 1998,
p9, il
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3844
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Serving in the General Assembly has almost become a full-time job, with sessions becoming longer and more demanding. The average citizen with a regular job finds it difficult to serve. While raising salaries and setting shorter sessions may help, the State must decide between having a full-time, professional legislature or a part-time citizen one.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 30, Aug 1998,
p15-17, il
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3845
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When Wake County purchased 500 acres a decade ago near Holly Springs for a proposed South Wake Sanitary Landfill, the town's population was under 1,000. Rapid growth in the 90s has pushed the population to 7,000. Residents have formed a Citizens Action Committee to resist the landfill's construction.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 31, Aug 1998,
p12, il
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3846
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While Raleigh and Wake County dicker about where and when to build their joint homeless shelter, Wake Friends of the Homeless, a non-profit group founded in 1983, seeks to provide space. In August, 1998, the group is opening the first of a series of shelters for homeless families with children.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 30, Aug 1998,
p13, il
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3857
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The delicate art of taxidermy is profiled as seen through the eyes of the artist, Bob Driver; the instructor, Ralph Garland; the biologist, Jim Williams; and the collector, Nancy Hall.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 33, Aug 1998,
p24-27, 29, 30, il
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3858
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Recently declassified documents of the Vietnam era reveal that the FBI maintained surveillance and files on peace activists on Triangle campuses, including Duke and Chapel Hill. Student phones were wiretapped, smear campaigns were conducted, and rooms were bugged.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 35, Sept 1998,
p19-23, 25, il
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3859
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Rodney Wynkoop, who came to Duke University in 1984 to conduct the Duke Chorale and to teach, is a musician who is much into his art. He currently conducts six choral organizations of varying sizes, including the Duke Chamber Choir, the Schola Cantorum, and the Vocal Arts Ensemble.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 34, Sept 1998,
p39, por
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