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Property owners in the southwest corner of the state are affected by an unsettled boundary dispute between North and South Carolina which stems from a 278 year old mapping error. A 15-year dispute between 125 affected property owners and both states may soon reach a resolution with a new Joint Boundary Commission formed to resolve the problem.
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Raleigh city councilors fired city manager Russell Allen on April 17. Firing came as a surprise since no clear evidence for his dismissal was provided. Allen was responsible for the reopening of Fayetteville Street and general prosperity of Raleigh despite economic recession.
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This article is a summation of House and Senate passed this month. Laws passed included topics such as abortion, electric cars, school prayer, and low-income housing.
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Moral Mondays is a weekly demonstration by protestors on the steps of the State Capitol in Raleigh. People form leftist organizations and other Democratic-leaning supporters gather each Monday since April to voice their displeasure with the Republican-controlled state government. These peaceful protests have led to increased arrest rising from 17 in April to 57 this past week.
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Durham City Council unanimously decided to sell the recently condemned Liberty Warehouse. The local landmark is the city's last standing tobacco auction warehouse and has been used for the past year by local artists and non-profit artist groups. Roger Perry from East West Partners Development is interested in developing the property.
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The author reviews the past week's budgetary decisions by the State Legislature. Cuts to programs for tobacco use prevention, alcohol abuse treatment facilities, and funds to the Coastal Resources Commission were just some of the programs receiving far less funding under the Republican led government.
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Sludge refers to a byproduct from wastewater treatment facilities deposited in a designated field on Grove Road in western Orange County. Resident Dot Watson and the Sewage Sludge Action Network have raised concerns about the adverse health effects related to exposure to these biosolids. The case is also being presented to Alamance County where three elementary schools located near such dumping sites.
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Protestor Duncan Murrell was arrested after protesting at the Legislative Building in Raleigh as part of the Moral Monday demonstrations. He recounts the group's display of peaceful protest and his time spent in a Wake County Detention Center.
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State Legislators are planning to remove any local control over for cities and counties to regulate hydrofracking within their districts. Erin Wynia, manager of the N.C. League of Municipalities, and others have been lobbying in support of local government control in decision-making about when and where to frack.
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By a 2008 state law, registered sex offenders are barred from using social networking sites. A Durham resident, Lester Gerard Packingham Jr., is a registered sex offender and recently challenged the law by opening a Facebook account under a pseudonym. Packingham is challenging the law based on its constitutionality of free speech and is now in the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
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A Durham-based company is building a new green vehicle. The organic transit business is assembling a new vehicle called the ELF (Electric, Light, and Fun). An ELF is a hybrid bicycle and electric car powered either by pedaling or the solar panel on its roof.
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19795
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The article is a round-up of the week's political and legislative actions concerning taxes, schools, and executions. Three tax bills are being debated which are titled the Fair Tax Act, The Lower Tax Rates for Stronger N.C. Economy, and HB998 or the Lewis, all proposing to lower taxes. Opportunity Scholarship Act passed the House and now the bill which proposes to use public funds for private schools will go to the Senate. Lastly the Racial Justice Act, which protects inmates on death row if they can prove the decision was made based on race, continues to be gutted by conservative Republicans with more changes scheduled for approval soon.
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\"Silent Sam\" is a monument to Confederate soldiers on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus and has stood there for 100 years. Sixty-five people gathered Sunday to mark the anniversary not by celebration but in protest the statues symbolism of white supremacy. Demonstrators have formed the Real Silent Sam and Sacrificial Poets groups and organized protests not just at Silent Sam but also at the General Assembly.
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19797
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A historic brick building on the corner of Roxboro and Main streets in Durham is undergoing restoration. The space was built in 1924 as a Masonic Lodge and is now being updated by Kimberly Davis, founder and CEO of The Image Collections. Newly renovated floors will be used for events rather than the original intention for office spaces.
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Sunday, June 9th the House announced its $20.57 billion budget, monetarily close to the Senate budget of $20.58 billion proposal but with important differences. The House budget eliminates fewer jobs, gives more money to K-12, spends less on tax reform, and allocates funds to eugenics victims in the amount of $10 million. The two chambers must now come together and agree upon a finalized budget by the end of June.
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