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3575
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Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, the state's fifth-largest city, is a top travel destination, with attractions that include historic churches, Victorian homes, museums, and an 85-acre botanical garden.
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Scholar, author, environmental advocate, and chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, James Leutze is the guiding force behind the university's expansion and image change from party school to academic institution.
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3577
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Clyde Johnston and Rick Robbins have gained a reputation for designing outstanding golf courses in the state, nation, and world. While they do not work together, each has designed courses that favorably compare with those of Tom Fazio and Arnold Palmer.
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Murphy, famous for the expression \"From Manteo to Murphy,\" is a town of 1,600 in Cherokee County. The town, surrounded by some of the state's best scenery and vacation areas, has a solid economy based on tourism, agriculture, and small manufacturing.
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3579
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One way for golfers to improve their skills and scores is to take lessons from a good golfing instructor. The state has a number of instructors, including Peggy Kirk Bell, Chip King, and Dana Rader, who are known nationally.
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3580
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Tanglewood, located in Clemmons, near Winston-Salem, has been selected the state's best public golf course. The course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, is observing its fortieth anniversary.
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3581
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Four golfers with links to the state - Davis Love III, Scott Hoch, Jay Seigel, and Mark O'Meara, each earned over $1 million while competing on the 1997 professional golfing tour.
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3582
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The Birkdale Golf Club course heads the list of the state's ten best new golf courses. The course, located in Huntersville, was one of two designed by professional golfer Arnold Palmer. His other one, The Carolina in Southern Pines, ranked fourth.
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3583
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While the public perceives municipalities and industries as the main river polluters, sediment is the major culprit. The General Assembly passed the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act in 1973. It was upgraded in 1997 to address points not covered.
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3584
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Aggressive legislation improved water and air quality over the last twenty-five years so that it now exceeds or meets strict Federal standards. To achieve even greater results, more serious attention needs to be given to non-point source pollution.
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3585
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Nicholas St. George, president and CEO of Greensboro-based Oakwood Homes Corporation, is the force behind the company's recovery. Revenues rose from $107 million in 1991 to over $1 billion in 1997, and employment rose from 1,000 to 7,000.
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Harold A. Wheeler, Jr., better known as 'Humpy,' is one of the country's most successful and best-known sports entrepreneurs. As president of Charlotte Motor Speedway and CEO of Speedway Sports, Inc., he oversees racing from the state to California.
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3587
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Deregulation of power companies would mean electricity could soon be sold on the open market. Concerns to be addressed include whether the state needs deregulation, how it would work, how costs will be distributed, and who will pay for it.
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3588
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The state's ten best golf courses are judged. Pinehurst No. 2 continues to be the most admired course. However, Pinehurst No. 8, designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1996, attracts attention as it makes the top ten for the first time.
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Created in New Bern by pharmacist Caleb Bradham, Pepsi-Cola is celebrating its 100th anniversary. A number of commemorations are planned, including giving one share of Pepsi stock to the first New Year's baby born in each hospital in the Carolinas.
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