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16685
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Leutze discusses the recent success of the UNC-Wilmington Men's Basketball team.
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16686
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From 1756 until the 1950s, Yates Mill, Wake County's only surviving water-powered gristmill, filled an important social and economic function for the area.
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16687
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Graduates, students, and faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are proud of their school. Many North Carolinians share that pride in the institution that was the nation's first state university to admit and graduate students. Allen discusses two new books that discuss the glory of the University and also the politics behind its founding.
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About 30,000 adules and children in the US suffer from cystic fibrosis, a condition that most frequently causes infection, inflammation and obstruction of the lungs and digestive system. John Plymale is a dues-paid member of the Triangle music scene, and one of his daughters has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. The friends and connections Plymale has made during this musical adventures recently paid another dividend in the form of SONGS FOR SIXTY-FIVE ROSES, an album recently released an intended to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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Over 60 descendants of John Burgwin (Burgwyn) gathered at the North Carolina Museum of Art for the presentation of a portrait of their colonial ancestor by English painter John Singleton Copley, one of the best-known artists of the 18th century. John Burgwin, born in Wales, became a successful businessman and officer-holder in colonial North Carolina.
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16690
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After nearly 80 years of moving exhibits and transferring leadership from agency to agency, the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort has been at its current location for the last 20 years, with facilities in Southport and Roanoke Island.
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16691
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There was a time in North Carolina's history when pirates were a persistent and unwelcome presence along the coastal waterways. Perhaps one of the most infamous pirates, was Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard.
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16692
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Recent approaches to coastal issues are taking on an interdisciplinary and cooperative approach in order to solve complex issues.
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16693
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It's not easy to choose a place to eat in Wilmington. North Carolina's Port City offers a multitude of eateries to explore for the gastro-tourist to the pub enthusiast.
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16701
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North Carolina Appeals Court Judge J. Douglas McCullough served in the federal prosecutor's office for the Eastern District of the state from 1981 to 1996. He was directly involved in the pursuit and prosecution of the principal players in the largest drug smuggling ring in US history. His early investigations in North Carolina began a chain of events and indictments that resulted in the invasion of Panama and the arrest of President Manuel Noriega.
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16702
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Another report card for the North Carolina coast has been published by the North Carolina Beach Inlet and Waterway Association. Overall, the coast received a "C."
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16703
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For more than 25 years without its own four walls and a roof, Hospice of Wake County has been reaching out to its neighbors, helping them in their journey toward death with solace, comfort and support in their own homes. How, Hospice of Wake County is planning to open its doors to the neighbors who need them most.
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16705
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Leggett muses about North Carolina's small communities and the importance of volunteer fire departments to these communities.
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16706
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The stories of the islands hidden among the swamps, sounds and rivers of Eastern North Carolina are captured in a new book by UNC-CH Creative Writing Program Director Bland Simpson. \"The Inner Islands\" blends history, oral history, autobiography and travel narrative to explore the geography and biodiversity of these islands.
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16708
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The world of the impressionists hits North Carolina full force with the opening of the blockbuster show MONET IN NORMANDY at the North Carolina Museum of Art.
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