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19512
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Padilla discusses the career of former president of the UNC system of colleges and universities, Bill Friday. Friday was one of the most well known people in North Carolina and was respected nationally for his innovation in leadership and higher education.
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the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University is paving the way for pediatric and adult neuro-oncology programs as one of the first brain tumor research and clinical programs in the United States.
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19514
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2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. With the controversy surrounding his death, comes a new mystery--a phone called placed by Lee Harvey Oswald to John D. Hurt in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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The Research Triangle Park houses over 40,000 employees in 25 million square feet of facilities that drive the region of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Today, the RTP is re-imagining the famous research campus in reaction to modern trends in cooperation and open research.
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28843
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Bob Podolak, a former cardiologist at the University of North Carolina medical school, and his wife Tina have homes in Buxton, North Carolina and Denver, Colorado. The Podolaks reflect on their experiences living in the Outer Banks and memories of the diverse local culture.
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28844
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Merry Hill in northeastern North Carolina will soon be home to one of the state’s next great golf destinations. It is also the location of Scotch Hall Preserve, which was recently linked to the Lost Colony mystery. Research revealed that Sir Walter Raleigh had his eye on the Merry Hill area as the site of the first English settlement in the New World.
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There is always something more to talk about when it comes to North Carolina barbecue. Carroll Leggett documented food culture in eastern North Carolina during a Barbecue Trail field trip with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Leggett covers diverse cooking styles and highlights notable barbecue restaurants, including B’s Barbecue in Greenville.
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There has been a proliferation of cocktail bars in the Triangle. Bartenders are recreating classic cocktails using imaginative and local ingredients. Some of the Triangle’s fashionable drinking establishments include Fox Liquor Bar, Foundation, and The Architect Bar & Social House in Raleigh.
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Cheshire’s review of A Dangerous Method, about the troubled professional relationship between psychology pioneers Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, veered slightly into a reflection on the eminence of Freud and Jung in the 1970s (during the critic’s college years). Post review, Cheshire offered synopses for the 10 best films of 2011.
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Roberts’ chronicle for how the renowned Rembrandt Exhibit, a dream in the works for at least six years prior, finally got to the NC Museum of Art. Part and parcel of the journey were the shipping means for the world famous paintings (by ground versus air, because of their vulnerability to theft) and experts’ discernment of which works on display were Rembrandt and which were Rembrandtesque.
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The home was a synthesis of South Carolina Low Country (as evident by the characteristic wraparound porch) and Caribbean architecture (reflected in the second floor bedrooms). Located on Hatteras Island, the home that was never meant to be just a vacation house was the brainchild of the new owners. As noted by the author, the couple’s background in residential development and horticulture inspired the unique blend of architectural styles.
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35015
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If the US were a house, the ever widening income gap between the very wealthy and the other 99% of Americans would be the elephant in the room. It’s too big to ignore, as hard as any economist or political figure may try to. Too big to keep ignoring, lest the gap widen to a chasm that no fiscal bridge can cross.
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35016
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A review of the 60 Minutes interview with Obama served as a backdrop for an in depth examination of the former President’s ill-fated economic and health care policies. As noted by the author, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, plus Obamacare played decisive roles in the lingering aftermath of the Great Recession in the United States.
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35765
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Cheshire’s review of A Dangerous Method, about the troubled professional relationship between psychology pioneers Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, veered slightly into a reflection on the eminence of Freud and Jung in the 1970s (during the critic’s college years). Post review, Cheshire offered synopses for the 10 best films of 2011.
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METRO design editor Diane Lea discusses the Boddie family and the Rose Hill Plantation located in Nash County. The family moved to North Carolina from Virginia in 1734. The original home does not stand, but part of the one built in 1792, survived and is the back wing of the present, restored Rose Hill Plantation.
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