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25633
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In August, Americans associated with Witness for Peace were held hostage overnight at the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border. North Carolinian Tim Keppel writes a first-person account about being held hostage in Central America. Witness for Peace is a North Carolina-based national organization that sends delegates to stop fighting between Nicaragua government forces and the U.S.-backed contras.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 19, October 11-24 1985,
p8-10, map
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25634
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A forest of red spruces and Fraser firs covers 72,000 acres of land atop the North Carolina mountains. The spruce-fir ecosystem is dying due to poisons man has put into the air that often fall back as acid rain.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 20, November 8-21 1985,
p1, 8-9, por
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25635
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THE INDEPENDENT profiles Harlow Keith Hammond Brodie, the seventh president of Duke University.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 22, Nov 22-Dec 5 1985,
p5-9, por
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25636
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The American Medical Association estimates there may be 500-1,000 North Carolina doctors who are mentally incompetent, impaired by drugs or alcohol, or engaged in unethical practices that endanger patients. Yet, very few lose their licenses. To find out why, Dee Reid interviewed a variety of experts and examined more than 100 public documents dating back to the 1950s.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 23, December 6-19 1985,
p1, 10-13
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25637
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Since 1980, in Wake, Durham, and Orange counties about 10,000 non-residential buildings, 25,000 multi-family units, and 40,000 single-family homes have been built. THE INDEPENDENT examines the architecture of five recently designed structures to find out how each of these building styles will shape the Triangle’s urban landscape.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 1, January 17-30 1986,
p1, 10-13, por
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25638
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In 1984, more than three-quarters of new admissions to North Carolina prisons were for non-violent offenses. The state must decide whether it can afford to continue imprisoning people who commit property and “public order” crimes. State leaders can divert some offenders to highly supervised work programs or spend up to $300 million to building more prisons.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Jan 31-Feb 13 1986,
p1, 10-14, por
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25639
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After being dismissed from Duke Hospital for allegedly refusing to commit perjury in a malpractice trail, Marie Sides is suing for wrongful termination. But first, she had to secure a precedent-setting ruling from the North Carolina Supreme Court for the right to sue on those grounds. The ruling was needed because North Carolina employers can fire non-contractual employees for any reason, including their refusal to do something unethical.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 3, February 14-27 1986,
p5-7, por
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25640
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THE INDEPENDENT profiles University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill basketball coach Dean Smith.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 4, Feb 28-March13 1986,
p1, 15-19, por
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25641
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Located in West Durham, E.K. Powe Elementary School has a strong teaching staff, supportive black parents, and a record of rising test scores. What is lacking is the support of the white community. As white parents are rediscovering public education, new questions about segregation are being raised. Can urban public schools attract white parents without providing elitist and effectively segregated programs?
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 4, Feb 28-March13 1986,
p10-13, por
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25642
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THE INDEPENDENT explores the future of the Triangle area through interviews with city planners; the mayors of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary; and national experts on the future development of cities.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 5, March 14-27 1986,
p1, 8-12
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25643
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North Carolina needs a fortune to meet long-term needs, but where will the money come from? The first approach is typically a tax increase, but Gov. Jim Martin is not advocating one yet. This will lead to a tax increase debate during the 1986 session of the state legislature, with most attention focused on the sales tax.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 5, March 14-27 1986,
p5-6
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25644
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For 15 hours a week, Raleigh talk show host Bob Kwesell broadcasts his right-wing views to 87,000 listeners. Seven months ago, no one in North Carolina had heard of him. Now, WPTF is No. 1 in the Triangle.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 7, April 11-24 1986,
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25645
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There are 25,000 North Carolina girls who get pregnant each year in a crisis that knows no boundaries. Last year, the General Assembly approved $19 million to fund local teen pregnancy projects – the first such program in state history. Legislators also established a study commission to review the sex education curriculum in North Carolina schools.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 7, April 11-24 1986,
p5-7
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25646
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U.S. regulators have granted approval for a new nuclear reactor in the Triangle. After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, questions persist about nuclear power safety. Carolina Power and Light, the company that will operate the new Shearon Harris nuclear plant, has one of the worst safety records of any U.S. utility company.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 9, May 9-22 1986,
p5-7, por
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25647
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THE INDEPENDENT provides an insight into the debate on art versus crafts while viewing the North Carolina Museum of History’s Second Juried Exhibition of North Carolina Crafts.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 11, June 6-19 1986,
p16-19, por
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