Record #:

3860

Author(s):

Cottle, Michelle

Abstract:

Nationwide there is a lack of concern about day care, except among parents. What could be an opportunity to enhance language, learning, and school readiness often is just baby-sitting. With the early years so important to a child's development, failure to invest in quality care often leads to failure in the future.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 33, Aug 1998, p15-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Day care; Child care

Record #:

3861

Author(s):

Argiri, Laura

Abstract:

Durham novelist Julie Tetel Andresen, author of THE BLUE HOUR, has written a romance novel that is a cut above what is typical for the genre. The novel has substance, developed characters, and a complex plot.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 38, Sept 1998, p27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Andresen, Julie Tetel; Women novelists--Durham

Record #:

3862

Author(s):

Moore, Lenard D.

Abstract:

John Holman's debut novel, LUMINOUS MYSTERIES, deals with the complexities of the black experience as seen through the lives of orphans struggling to survive in the \"new\" South.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 38, Sept 1998, p30-31, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

African American novelists; Holman, John

Record #:

3863

Author(s):

Geary, Bob

Abstract:

John Edwards, the Democratic Party's candidate for the U.S. Senate, is a political unknown who has never run for public office. He seeks to unseat the incumbent Republican senator, Lauch Faircloth.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 38, Sept 1998, p17-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Edwards, Johnny Reid (John), 1953-; United States. Congress. Senate--Elections, 1998

Record #:

3864

Author(s):

Harmon, Frank

Abstract:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Coker Arboretum, begun in 1903 by William C. Coker, the first faculty member in the botany department, is a model of what cities like Raleigh and Durham need - civic open spaces. Although only five acres, it is a place that draws people together.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 38, Sept 1998, p13, 14, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Arboretums--Chapel Hill; Coker Arboretum (Chapel Hill); Coker, William Chambers, 1872-1953

Record #:

3865

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Carolina Solite in Stanly County is the biggest burner of hazardous waste in the state. Residents in nearby Aquadale fear that plant pollution may cause health problems. A recent investigation by THE INDEPENDENT reveals that residents may be receiving unhealthy pollutant exposure and that state agencies have been easy in enforcing environmental laws.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 44, Nov 1998, p18-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carolina Solite (Stanly County); Hazardous waste management industry--Stanly County; Hazardous waste treatment facilities--Stanly County

Record #:

3866

Author(s):

Bowman, Brandon

Abstract:

Manbites Dog Theater Company, a small, but adventurous theater founded in the Triangle in 1987, is moving into new quarters. Purchase of a 6,500-square-foot building in downtown Durham will allow the company to expand current projects and keep popular productions going longer.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 44, Nov 1998, p29-30, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Theater--Durham; Manbites Dog Theater Co. (Durham); Performing arts--Durham

Record #:

3889

Author(s):

McDonald, Thomasi

Abstract:

Quincy Barbee of Durham had a twelve-year career in the Negro National League, playing for the Black Yankees and other teams as a pitcher and everyday player. He played between 1937 and 1955 and at times was paid between $125 and $400 a month.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 14, Apr 1998, p15, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

African American baseball players--Durham; Barbee, Quincy, 1914-2000

Record #:

3890

Author(s):

Guy, David

Abstract:

Wallace Fowlie, a scholar, critic, and teacher of French literature at Duke University for thirty years, died August 16, at the age of 89. His life and career are profiled by a former student.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 34, Sept 1998, p12-13, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fowlie, Wallace, 1908-1998

Record #:

3891

Author(s):

Broderson, Deborah

Abstract:

The Research Triangle Metropolitan Area is one of the few sections of the country having a population over a million and no resident ballet company. The Carolina Ballet, which begins its inaugural season in 1998 under artistic director Robert Weiss, will fill that gap.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 34, Sept 1998, p27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ballet companies--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area; Carolina Ballet (Raleigh)

Record #:

3892

Author(s):

Hammond, Chris

Abstract:

Determining wise land use is a challenge for local governments. \"Shall land be protected or sold to developers?\" and \"Will development bring more revenues or more service demands?\" are common questions. To answer these questions, Chatham County is studying its commercial, farmland, residential, and industrial sectors to determine their revenue contributions and service demands.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 41, Nov 1998, p12-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cities and towns--Growth; Land use--Planning; Land use, Rural--Chatham County; Urbanization

Record #:

3893

Author(s):

Ruth, Phil

Abstract:

In October, 1998, Matt Shepard was murdered in Wyoming by two men pretending that they, too, were gay. The crime received national attention and a call for hate-crime protection for gays. In Raleigh, friends remember the year Shepard spent with them.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 41, Oct 1998, p15,17, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gays; Hate crimes--Wyoming; Shepard, Matt, d. 1998

Record #:

3894

Author(s):

Stanhouse, Darren

Abstract:

Starting in the year 2000, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Computer Initiative will require incoming freshmen to have a Microsoft Windows-based PC laptop. This emphasis on uniformity over personal choice has been questioned by some faculty and students.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 37, Sept 1998, p14-16, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Education--Data processing; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Admissions

Record #:

3895

Author(s):

Sturgis, Sue

Abstract:

While U.S. Senator Lauch Faircloth seeks to garner women's votes through co-sponsorship of a breast-cancer stamp and voting for $1 billion for cancer research, his record shows he actually voted against spending more than that. For example, in 1993, he opposed the expenditure of $2.1 billion for cancer research.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 37, Sept 1998, p26-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Breast--Cancer; Faircloth, Duncan McLauchlin, 1928-

Record #:

3896

Author(s):

Geary, Bob

Abstract:

For years Wake County politics has been the domain of conservative men, but in 1998, the women are shaking up the establishment. Most of the Democratic candidates for office are women. For example, women seek four district court judgeships, three seek seats on the Wake County Board of Commissioners, and two the N.C. House of Representatives seats.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 41, Oct 1998, p23, 25-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wake County--Politics and government; Elections--Wake County; Women in politics--Wake County