Record #:

7032

Author(s):

Solow, Barbara

Abstract:

Susan Delaney, who practices in Carrboro, is a graduate of one of the country's few accredited schools for naturopaths. Delaney wants North Carolina to join twelve other states that license naturopathic physicians and set standards for their training. She feels this is the only way to protect the public from untrained practitioners in her field of alternative medicine. The General Assembly is exploring licensing, but a major roadblock to licensing is the North Carolina Medical Association.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 4, Jan 2005, p14-15, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Naturopaths--Carrboro; Naturopathy--Laws and legislation

Record #:

7049

Author(s):

O'Neill, Patrick

Abstract:

Dan Schwankl of Siler City is much involved in social concerns. On November 21, 2005, he was one of fifteen activists arrested for climbing over the fence at the U.S. Army's base at Ft. Benning, Georgia. He, along with 15,000 other people, were there to protest the army's Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation. The United States operates the school as a combat training facility for Latin American soldiers. Many have been implicated in human rights violations and killings when they returned to their own countries. Schwankl can receive six months in a federal prison if convicted of crossing the line.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Jan 2005, p12, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Schwankl, Dan; Political activists--Siler City

Record #:

7050

Author(s):

Strom, Jennifer

Abstract:

Strom discusses concerns of state regulators with the public water treatment system in Chatham County. The water treatment plant draws water from Lake Jordan. The plant has racked up new regulatory violations, is the subject of a critical report by a state intervention team, and faces a possible $300-a-day fine for staffing inadequacies.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Jan 2005, p11, 13 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality--Chatham County; Drinking water--Standards--Chatham County

Record #:

7051

Author(s):

Elliston, Jon

Abstract:

The U.S. Navy's plan to build an outlying landing field (OLF) in eastern North Carolina for jet fighters to practice aircraft carrier landings on land is drawing fire from numerous groups, both in-state and without. The Navy plans to acquire 30,000 acres in Beaufort and Washington Counties in land near the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Since tundra swans and snow geese fly the skies in large numbers over the proposed landing area five months out of the year, safety is a major concern for wildlife, pilots, and the public. Other points of opposition are that the field will employ few local people, be a major source of jet noise, and be a drain on the two counties' tax bases.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Jan 2005, p18-20, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

United States. Navy

Record #:

7090

Author(s):

Cheshire, Godfrey

Abstract:

The chances of an independent filmmaker getting his or her film accepted for showing in Utah's Sundance Film Festival are enormous. In 2005, there were 2,613 submissions for sixteen slots in the dramatic competition section. This year two North Carolina filmmakers, Tim Kirkman and Phil Morrison, had their films selected. Cheshire discusses the films and the impressions they made on the festival audiences.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 6, Feb 2005, p22-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sundance Film Festival; Independent filmmakers

Record #:

7091

Author(s):

Stuber, Doug

Abstract:

Quilting is enjoying a resurgence as an art form and is being displayed in museums and art galleries. In Durham, the African American Quilt Circle meets once a month at the Hayti Cultural Center. Circle member Candace Thomas discusses her work and creations.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 6, Feb 2005, p24-25, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Thomas, Candace; African American quiltmakers--Durham

Record #:

7092

Author(s):

Parker, Chris

Abstract:

Founded in 1985, Southern Culture on the Skids (SCOTS) is a Chapel Hill- based rock band led by Rick Miller. Although critics have attached various labels to the band's sound, the group has developed over the last fifteen years a style that labels cannot adequately portray. Miller discusses his work and new recording studio.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 6, Feb 2005, p34, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Southern Culture on the Skids (Musical group)

Record #:

7103

Author(s):

Brownrigg, Elizabeth

Abstract:

During August of 2004, a survey of the bat species in the Uwharrie Mountains and the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge in Western North Carolina was conducted. The state is home to fourteen bat species. They are insect eaters and prefer to be near water in swamps and streams. Like populations in the rest of the country, the state's bat population is declining because of habitat destruction, killing, disturbance of colonies, and pesticides.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 7, Feb 2005, p14-21, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bats--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

7117

Author(s):

Geary, Bob

Abstract:

Geary discusses the election of Jerry Meek as the new chairman of the Democratic State Party at the party's executive committee meeting in February 2005. Meek, a Fayetteville trial lawyer, prevailed over Governor Mike Easley's choice, Raleigh attorney-lobbyist Ed Turlington. Geary discusses what Meek's election might mean to the future direction of the party.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 8, Feb 2005, p11, 13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Democratic Party

Record #:

7118

Author(s):

Strom, Jennifer

Abstract:

Strom discusses the effect the controversial Briar Chapel development project will have on northeastern Chatham County. First rejected in 2002, the project recently won approval from the Chatham County commissioners. Approximately 1,600 acres of mostly undisturbed woodlands and pastures will be used. Construction of 2,400 homes for 6,000 new residents, along with three commercial centers, is planned for the next decade. When completed, the new community will have roughly the population of Siler City, the county's largest community now.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 8, Feb 2005, p13, 15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Real estate development--Chatham County

Record #:

7119

Author(s):

Goldstein, Blair

Abstract:

North Carolina does not recognize same-sex marriage. In the 2005 General Assembly, conservative legislators are again pushing a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Two bills introduced in both houses call for a statewide referendum on a Defense of Marriage Act. If the legislation passes, North Carolinians would vote on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 9, Mar 2005, p14 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Same-sex marriage--Laws and legislation

Record #:

7175

Author(s):

Jacobs, Barry

Abstract:

Holding the Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament outside the borders of the state is considered a sacrilege by many fans. In the fifty-two-year history of the tournament, this has happened only eight times. Jacobs discusses the differences in the way fans react to tournaments held outside the state to they way the respond to those played in North Carolina.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 11, Mar 2005, p15 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Atlantic Coast Conference; Basketball--Tournaments

Record #:

7176

Author(s):

O'Neill, Patrick

Abstract:

William \"Bugs\" Powell, who was convicted of the 1991 murder of Shelby convenience store clerk Mary Gladden, was executed at Raleigh's Central Prison on March 11, 2004. Powell is the thirty-fifth person executed in North Carolina since 1984, and the 19th person under Gov. Michael Easley. O'Neill describes Powell's last day.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 11, Mar 2005, p17, 19 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Powell, William Stevens, 1919-

Record #:

7177

Author(s):

Stuber, Doug

Abstract:

North Carolina native Patrick Dougherty is part of a widening group of artists whose creations are made solely from nature. He creates large-scale sculptures out of entwined wood that remains bound together without nails, screws, and glue. Stuber discusses Dougherty's work and latest creations that stand in the North Carolina Museum of Art's 100-acre park.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 11, Mar 2005, p32-33, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sculptors; Dougherty, Patrick T., 1945-; Wood sculpture

Record #:

7178

Author(s):

Morgan, Fiona

Abstract:

In 2003, President George Bush appointed Kevin J. Martin the new head of the Federal Communications Commission, succeeding Michael Powell. Martin is a native of North Carolina and is a 1989 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served as deputy general counsel of Bush's presidential campaign, before being appointed to the FCC. Morgan discusses some of Martin's beliefs about the communications industry, including a desire to deregulate media ownership.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 14, Apr 2005, p21, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Martin, Kevin J. (Jeffrey), 1966-; Federal Communications Commission