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for Independent Weekly Vol. 27 Issue 30, July 2010
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Sludge from wastewater treatment plants is often applied to farmers’ fields as a free fertilizer. However, sludge poses health and environmental risks as its contents are unregulated. The sludge begins as human waste, manufacturing chemicals, and landfill runoff and after being applied to a farm field, it can be ingested by livestock or absorbed in crops. The contents of sludge are discussed and researchers and farms discuss the effects sludge can have on farms, people, and the environment.
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At the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the South portrayed in by the book in the 1930s is compared with the 1980s and the 2000s. Class and race are still major issues in the South. The quality and value of the book from the perspective of an black, adult woman are shared. One conclusion drawn is that the book causes people to think of reminds us of growing up and when we recognized how the world works and the book is one that forces white individuals to examine racial and class divides in the South today.
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Beth Yerxa and her work with the new organization Triangle ArtWorks are profiled. Yerxa and her organization are beginning their work by creating a virtual community to help artists find the resources they need, including business assistance, artists’ forums and blogs, and listings of everything that’s playing, showing, or in the works in the region. The platform allows artists and patrons to find each other and will attempt to build a sense of community within the Triangle Area art scene.
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The Crape Myrtle Festival is celebrating its 30-year anniversary. The festival is one of the nation’s oldest ongoing AIDS fundraisers. The history of the festival and its evolution from a college party to a large fundraiser are detailed.