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1.Rich School, Poor School by Yeoman, Barry Independent Weekly Vol. 5 Issue 6, March 26-April 8 1987
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25745
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North Carolina’s political leaders and the N.C. Constitution say all children have a chance for equal education, no matter where they live. The legislature has adopted a plan to spend $735 million to upgrade North Carolina’s public schools. But a profile of Chapel Hill Senior High and Bertie High explains why the new Basic Education Plan won’t close the gap between rich schools and poor ones.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 6, March 26-April 8 1987,
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25746
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While high-tech medicine and research are making the Triangle famous, they are also sending a steady stream of radioactive waste into the soil, water, and air.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 6, March 26-April 8 1987,
p7-10
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25747
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To many people, Dallas developer Tommy Stone has become the symbol of growth in the Triangle area. To others, he symbolizes a rough-and-tumble approach to development that is making the Triangle a difficult place to live. THE INDEPENDENT investigates Stone’s aggressive style, his false claims to residents and local officials, the ongoing battle over a soccer camp, and his Dallas real estate ventures.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 7, April 9-22 1987,
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25748
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In Lumberton, recent allegations of law-enforcement corruption have caused a major uproar. Hundreds of citizens have organized a grassroots coalition calling for the removal of the sheriff and district attorney.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 7, April 9-22 1987,
p11-14, por, map
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25749
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In the past, North Carolina’s cities and counties have been run by all-white governments. But now, 22 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965, local government structures are changing so that blacks can finally get elected. At least 30 local governments are in the process of changing to systems that are no longer solely inclusive of white politicians.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 8, April 23-May6 1987,
p7-11, por
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25750
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A North Carolina woman describes her seven months spent in Nicaragua as a long-term volunteer. Witness for Peace is a faith-based organization committed to helping stop the war in Nicaragua.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 11, June 4-17 1987,
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25751
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Although it ranks behind West Germany and England in the number of firms operating in the state, Japan’s 44 North Carolina companies account for nearly one-third of the new foreign investment in the state in the last six years. Since 1980, the Japanese have announced the creation of 2,284 jobs in North Carolina. At least 18 of the 44 companies were involved in manufacturing or assembly, the remainder in research and development, sales, service, and distribution.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 13, July 2-15 1987,
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25752
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THE INDEPENDENT investigates the worst intersections in each corner of the Triangle to find out what went wrong and who is responsible.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 13, July 2-15 1987,
p9-12, por
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25753
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THE INDEPENDENT investigates the lack of regional mass transportation usage and how to encourage ridership in the Triangle.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 13, July 2-15 1987,
p9, 14-16, por
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25754
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As the 1987 General Assembly session winds down, THE INDEPENDENT takes a look at 10 workable ideas that got away from the legislature.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 14, July 16-August 12 1987,
p1, 7-9, por
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25755
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THE INDEPENDENT provides a Legislative Round-Up of decisions made during the 1987 General Assembly session.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 14, July 16-August 12 1987,
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25756
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The 1987 General Assembly’s freshman class consists of 22 Democrats, seven Republicans; four are women and four are black. The newcomers tilted the legislature to the right; but as individuals they tilt in all directions. THE INDEPENDENT takes a look at how the three freshman from the Triangle (Rep. Sharon Thompson, D-Durham; Rep. Bill Freeman, D-Fuquay-Varina; and Sen. J.K. Sherron, D-Raleigh) emerged this session.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 14, July 16-August 12 1987,
p15-16, por
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25757
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Graham County’s unemployment have more than tripled since 1975, giving the county the highest rate in North Carolina for the last year and a half. Now, at the height of tourist season, unemployment still hovers around 17 percent; in the winter months it has been topping 30 percent which is 10 times the Triangle’s unemployment rate. An increasing number of families are living below the poverty line. THE INDEPENDENT profiles the Buchanan clan that has lived in Graham County for more than a hundred years.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 15, August 13-26 1987,
p1, 7-9, por
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25758
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In 1986, the National Lesbian and Gay Task Force concludes that North Carolina led the nation in anti-gay incidents. Raleigh city officials are being forced to confront and issue they would rather avoid: Violence against lesbians and gay men.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 16, Aug 27-Sept 9 1987,
p6-8, por
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25759
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For more than a decade, The Department of Human Resources’ wastewater treatment plant at Butner has dumped polluted water into a tributary of Falls Lake– Raleigh’s drinking water supply which the department is pledged to protect.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 17, September 10-23 1987,
p1, 5-10, por, map
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