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17093
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In seeking to upgrade its student orchestra program, Duke University sought the services of conductor and educator Harry Davidson, who arrived at Duke in 1999. Since the, Davidson, has indeed become a maestro of the Duke Symphony, turning around a program that was adrift.
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17098
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The cold war is over, but the search for better military technology continues, and North Carolina remains at the forefront in leading the best and latest in cutting-edge military equipment.
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17099
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Since 1997, North Carolina juries have sentenced four drunken drivers to life without parole after they caused fatal crashes. Depending on the outcome of a state Supreme Court appeals case, juries in the state may soon be ready and able to put drunk drivers who kill to death row.
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What do alternative, heavy metal, country, and indie music have in common? In North Carolina, they have the Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, southeast of Raleigh. The Pavilion, formerly the Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. This music venue, which can accommodate 20,000 fans and has drawn nearly four million customers since its opening, has dramatically altered the music scene in eastern North Carolina.
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17325
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Hughes recounts Andy Griffith's talk at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1978 and the role Orville Campbell, owner and publisher of The Chapel Hill Newspaper, played in launching his career.
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17326
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The winners of the inaugural George Matsumato Prize for North Carolina Modernist residential architecture have been announced. Matsumato was one of the founding members of the North Carolina State University School of Design and the designer of some of the state's most well-known Modernist houses.
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17327
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Lea describes the conversion of the historic Chancellor's Resident at North Carolina State University into the new home of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design.
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17328
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Leggett remembers Hoover Adams who died recently. Adams was the long-time publisher of THE DAILY RECORD in Dunn. He remained a controversial figure from the time he returned from World War II to establish his paper till his death. He was a publisher who pulled no punches and didn't mind taking sides in political battles.
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17716
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Leutze discusses the problem with beach nourishment in North Carolina, particularly the imbalance of government financial aid.
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17717
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The Duke Medicine Circle in Durham, North Carolina houses the Duke Cancer Center, a state-of-the-art establishment in both architecture and medical treatment.
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17718
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North Carolina voters can choose among 13 candidates for Governor in the May primaries--six Democrats, six Republicans, and one Libertarian, including 90 year old Dr. Bruce Blackmon.
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17719
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The Triangle area of North Carolina now boasts excellent French restaurants for the discerning and the uninitiated.
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18048
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Lea takes readers on a tour of a Tuscany Villa in Chapel Hill which features sweeping views of the three-and-a-half acres surrounding it, terra cotta rooflines, and the detailed authenticity which recreates the elegance of Tuscany. Dr. James Crow, who had a long and distinguished medical career, built the home and has lived in it the past six years.
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18049
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Leutze, long a contributor on coastal and political issues, reviews the restaurant scene in Wilmington.
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19070
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Wake Tech and the Wake Tech Community College Foundation are reaching out to teens leaving high school and foster care. The \"Fostering Bright Futures Fellowship\" program offers financial, academic and social support to students who are transitioning out of the Wake County Foster Care system.
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