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16710
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In this special article, authors discuss the history and relationship of the Red Cross in the United States, and North Carolina specifically.
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The Civil War cannon made in 1862 from the bell of the oldest public building in North Carolina has returned home 141 years after its surrender to Edenton's Colonial Park in Edenton Bay.
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A major new center for the arts on the Duke University campus, the Nasher Museum of Art, will open in October. The Museum will foster multidisciplinary learning and will place new importance on modern and contemporary art.
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North Carolina has one of the best coastal management programs in the United States. The bedrock of the system is the Coastal Area Management Act passed in 1974. Out of this legislation grew the Division of Coastal Management and the Coastal Resources Commission.
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North Carolinians can be proud of the rapid progress of the fledgling wine industry of the state. The groundwork was laid some 30 years ago and has overcome major challenges with producing quality wines.
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A recent announcement by the Corps of Engineers shows that North Carolina's inlets are at risk to shoaling.
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North Carolinians are aware of the indelible marks that the Civil War left on the State. But few realize that Union soldiers capture much of Eastern North Carolina in the early years of the war or that North Carolina provided 150,000 men to help fight for the Confederate cause. Now a path of this conflict is being put across the State on small monuments and new historical markers.
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The Woman's Club of Raleigh has been an integral part of the Capital City's community and civic life since it was founded in 1904 by Elvira Evelyna Worth Moffit and a small group of friends. The Club's efforts are focused on welfare, literature, art, village improvement, and music.
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Two new bills before the North Carolina State Senate call for financial caps on pain and suffering awards. North Carolina has been cited by the American Medical Association as \"high risk\"--a label reserved for states where skyrocketing malpractice premiums are forcing doctors either to leave the state or cut back on services, leaving patients in some instances, without care. But relief may be on its way with these new bills that put a cap on non-economic damages on health-care liability claims.
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In January the NCAA passed a package of reforms requiring Division I programs to keep athletes on track toward graduation. Failure to have half of a team's players on track would result in teams losing scholarships or eventually being barred from post-season play.
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16724
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Put together by the Marine Fisheries Commission, Coastal Resources Commission, and Environmental Management Commission have developed the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan for North Carolina in order to prevent further coastal change and risk.
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Bath is North Carolina's oldest incorporated town and its first port, chartered by an act of the Colonial General Assembly in 1705 in the picturesque country between the eastern Piedmont and the barrier islands of the Outer Banks.
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Chowan County dedicated the Cannon's Ferry Civil War Marker, one of many memorials being erected at campaign sites over the southeast through the Civil War Trails project.
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16729
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Harnett County, bordering Wake on the north and Cumberland on the south, has quietly spun a pattern of diverse culture, political fervor, and education endeavor for 150 years.
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16734
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Motor vehicle crashes involving wild deer remain a serious and growing problem in North Carolina, according to a new University of North Carolina study of data collected statewide during 2004.
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