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Private land trusts seek to preserve environmentally important land areas. By doing so, land trusts serve as a restraint to urban sprawl and development. To date, they have protected almost 60,000 acres of state land. Roe describes land trusts and techniques they use, such as partnerships with private buyers, to accomplish their preservation goals.
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In the past ten years North Carolina's population increased 16.6 percent. With the increase come demands for more housing, roads, and services. Such rapid growth, if not managed, can have a negative impact on the environment, depleting water resources and polluting the air. Shore discusses what the state can do about rapid growth and its environmental effect.
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Boger and Bower discuss recent rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tuttle v. Arlington County School Board, Eisenberg v. Montgomery County Public Schools, and Capacchione v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and how they may affect school assignments across the state. Basically the rulings prohibit most of the state's school systems from considering ethnicity or race when assigning children to public schools. The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to consider an appeal of the lower court decision.
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In 1998, Charlotte became the first city in the Southeast to put an electronic photo program into operation to reduce red light running. Harrington discusses why Charlotte chose to use this approach and what the results have been.
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Now that the results of the 2000 census are known, over 100 cities, counties, and school systems across North Carolina face the prospect of redistricting. Joyce discusses some of the questions that may arise and some answers.
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Recent surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Education in 1998 and 1999 indicate a need for school systems to place greater emphasis on civics education. In the Southeast only 20 percent of the students tested demonstrated proficiency in civics. Flinspach discusses three strategies for promoting civic education in North Carolina's schools.
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Fringe banks, such as check cashers, payday lenders, and pawnshops, are alternatives for people who do not have checking accounts or who cannot get credit from mainstream lenders. In North Carolina there are over 1,200 check cashing outlets. However, users of these fringe banks pay high interest rates for their services. Stegman suggests steps that the General Assembly, mainstream banks, and regulators can take to protect consumers.
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Berner discusses whether or not local governments want citizens to participate during budget hearings, and if they do, what do they do to encourage participation. She also examines a recent survey of 167 municipalities and 56 counties or citizen involvement during budgeting.
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North Carolina has made progress in recycling waste; however, waste reduction varies among the state's one hundred counties, ranging from a high of 491.1 pounds per person in Montgomery County to a low of 4.17 in Robeson County. Coe and Hickman discuss reasons for this and practices municipalities and counties can use for waste reduction.
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Local governments are authorized by state law to collect animal license fees on cats and dogs within their jurisdiction. However, revenue collections are low in many areas because a large number of animals go unlicensed. Clark suggests an approach to increase animal licensing and revenues.
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A secure computer system is essential to keep information deemed private, private. Fitzgerald discusses how local governments can assess how secure their systems are by using questions including \"Is there an information technology security plan?\" and \"Is valuable equipment locked up?\"
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5347
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Drennan discusses a recent decision of the North Carolina Supreme Court in the case of WOOD v. GUILFORD COUNTY which \"addresses a county's liability when a person is injured at a courthouse by the criminal act of another person.\" The case resulted from an attack on an employee of the clerk of the superior court in the courthouse restroom.
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Gladys Hall Coates, wife of Albert Coates, the founder of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, celebrated her 100th birthday on May 19, 2002. She has received numerous honors and awards throughout her life. Mr. and Mrs. Coates were the first couple \"to have separate endowed professorships named in their honor.\"
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Warren Jake Wicker is one of five individuals chosen to receive a 2002 Chancellor's Award from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wicker has been a faculty member at the Institute of Government almost 47 years, and though officially retired in 1991, still comes to work every day.
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After the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, anthrax began appearing around the country. One man who had traveled in North Carolina died from inhaling it. The article describes how the state responded to this threat at the local and state level.
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