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Dan Schwankl of Siler City is much involved in social concerns. On November 21, 2005, he was one of fifteen activists arrested for climbing over the fence at the U.S. Army's base at Ft. Benning, Georgia. He, along with 15,000 other people, were there to protest the army's Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation. The United States operates the school as a combat training facility for Latin American soldiers. Many have been implicated in human rights violations and killings when they returned to their own countries. Schwankl can receive six months in a federal prison if convicted of crossing the line.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Jan 2005, p12, por Periodical Website
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Strom discusses concerns of state regulators with the public water treatment system in Chatham County. The water treatment plant draws water from Lake Jordan. The plant has racked up new regulatory violations, is the subject of a critical report by a state intervention team, and faces a possible $300-a-day fine for staffing inadequacies.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Jan 2005, p11, 13 Periodical Website
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The U.S. Navy's plan to build an outlying landing field (OLF) in eastern North Carolina for jet fighters to practice aircraft carrier landings on land is drawing fire from numerous groups, both in-state and without. The Navy plans to acquire 30,000 acres in Beaufort and Washington Counties in land near the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Since tundra swans and snow geese fly the skies in large numbers over the proposed landing area five months out of the year, safety is a major concern for wildlife, pilots, and the public. Other points of opposition are that the field will employ few local people, be a major source of jet noise, and be a drain on the two counties' tax bases.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Jan 2005, p18-20, il, map Periodical Website
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