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1162
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A black man's death while in police custody has caused a rift in race relations in Concord.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 30, July 1993, p9-11, il, por Periodical Website
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1178
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The author reports on the annual planning conference of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, where civic and business leaders will chart the city's next fifteen years.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 31, Aug 1993, p6-9, por Periodical Website
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1179
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The topless club industry is growing in Raleigh as evidenced by the opening of Thee Dollhouse, Raleigh's classy strip joint.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 32, Aug 1993, p9-11, por Periodical Website
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1198
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The Friends of Tobacco, a group of farmers, businessmen, legislators, and other tobacco advocates in the state, argues that smoking doesn't cause cancer and that the tobacco industry is being discriminated against.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 33, Aug 1993, p10-11, por Periodical Website
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1199
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Women have a prominent role in Triangle-area rock music. The Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) is one of America's hottest alternative-rock spots.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 33, Aug 1993, p13-24, il, por Periodical Website
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1200
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The author, a doctoral student at Duke University, offers a critical view of the tenure process, using the case of former Duke tenure candidate Rick Roderick as an example.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 35, Sept 1993, p10-11, por Periodical Website
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1201
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Three major development projects on Highway 15-501 between Durham and Chapel Hill would stimulate the economy but would also eliminate the last undeveloped land on the Durham-Chapel Hill corridor.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 35, Sept 1993, p12-13, il Periodical Website
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1202
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\"Soft-money\" research professors at North Carolina State University are responsible for raising their salaries as well as the dollar amounts of research grants from government agencies, philanthropic organizations, and, increasingly, private industries.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 35, Sept 1993, p15-19, por Periodical Website
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1211
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Joe Herzenberg, a Chapel Hill Town Council member who has failed to pay state income taxes for fourteen years, is currently observing the political maneuverings aimed at removing him from the council.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 36, Sept 1993, p10-12, por Periodical Website
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1212
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Arcadia Inc. has adopted a Danish model of alternative living in Carrboro called cohousing, wherein members own private homes but share land and a common house in an environmentally friendly and socially supportive neighborhood.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 36, Sept 1993, p14-15, por Periodical Website
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1213
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Crowther examines the recent violence in Chapel Hill in the context of the individual's right to own firearms and the National Rifle Association's agenda.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 38, Sept 1993, p5-8, por Periodical Website
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1214
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The \"religious right\" is comprised of conservative fundamentalists who seek to enforce their moral code through the political process. In Wake County one such group is the Christian Coalition.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 38, Sept 1993, p11-12, por Periodical Website
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1235
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Ruley argues that Ernest King's conviction on murder charges was based on his reputation rather than the evidence. King is a reputed drug lord from New York City who allegedly was attempting to take over the Durham drug trade.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 39, Sept 1993, p7-8, por Periodical Website
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1236
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The Independent offers its endorsements for the 1993 mayoral, city council, and school board elections in Raleigh and Wake County.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 39, Sept 1993, p9-11, por Periodical Website
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1237
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Unregulated inner-city money changers, such as pawn shops, rent-to-own stores, and finance companies, profit from the poor by charging exorbitant fees and loan rates.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 40, Oct 1993, p9-13, por Periodical Website