January 15, 2009
WASHINGTON - Gov. Bev Perdue visited members of Congress and President-elect Barack Obama's transition team Wednesday in hopes of winning federal money for North Carolina. Obama has been lobbying Congress for a stimulus package that could be as large as......
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August 14, 2008
BURLINGTON — The discount stores are still in Burlington, but the self-proclaimed Outlet Capital of the South's factory-store image is fading. Big-name retail center Alamance Cross ing, home to clothing stores, bookstores and restaurants, officially ope...
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August 3, 2008
Just before 11:15 p.m. Friday night, about 100 giggling, excited and highly caffeinated girls started screaming. A shrill shriek of “Edward and Bella forever” rose from the “Breaking Dawn” faithful at Friendly Center’s Barn es & Noble. But...
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July 29, 2008
A man wheeled his battered bike up to the shed Sunday evening and, turning to the nearest bystander, asked: "Who's in charge here?" Lyle Mitchell glanced around, shrugged and responded: "Um, everybody?" That's the feel of the Bike Me! Collective, where re...
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July 27, 2008
One of Eden's historical textile mills could someday house a banjo museum. A group of developers and local arts supporters hope tourism, boosted by a proposed National Banjo Museum, will replace textiles and tobacco in Rockingham County. Textiles once fue...
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July 25, 2008
Third time’s the charm, or so Greensboro swim clubs hope. When residents go to the polls this fall, they can support a $20 million bond package that includes money for a new aquatics center, or shoot it down for the third time in 10 years. “The reason...
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July 17, 2008
GREENSBORO - The City Council decided to support the new competitive swim center sought by local swimmers at Wednesday's bond hearing, even though community suggestions for a new pool didn't match the recommendations of parks and recreation officials. An...
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July 16, 2008
GREENSBORO - Sen. Barack Obama's new downtown Greensboro headquarters looks like a coffee shop more than a war room. A dozen or so young people sit by the windows at 318 S. Elm St., laptops propped on tables in front of them and foam cups in hand. The sma...
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July 15, 2008
Since 1984, U.S. Rep. Howard Coble has represented Greensboro in Washington. The 6th District representative today will pass James Broyhill's record as North Carolina's longest-serving House Republican. A look back at some of Coble's Capitol Hill memorie...
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July 11, 2008
ASHEBORO — It takes a well-trained eye to notice that the North Carolina Zoo’s African Pavilion looks a little worse for wear. The foot-long meerkats still stand alert in their exhibit; baboons move between indoor and outdoor enclosures. And towering...
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July 7, 2008
GREENSBORO - City planners saw the electronic signs and asked, "Is this legal?" The signs keep popping up across town. The N Club's electronic marquee on South Elm Street promotes featured performers; it also advertises for Gold's Gym and nearby student-h...
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July 4, 2008
Passersby glance over the giant flag hiding the porch rail at 701 W. Florida St. They sometimes stop to salute, but big flags are a dime a dozen in early July. Take a closer look. Willie Mae Johnson's flag is missing a couple of stars. Johnson puts the 48...
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July 3, 2008
After receiving complaints about a puddle at Friendly Avenue and Greene Street, city officials found a quicker way to patch the leak. A new replacement technique allowed workers to bump up repairs of a leaky valve to Wednesday. “They were going to do it...
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July 2, 2008
When Linda Shaw received the state’s highest public service honor, she decided not to mention that she’d already gotten one nearly 16 years ago. State Rep. David Lewis, a Harnett County Republican, presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine to the Guil...
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June 28, 2008
GREENSBORO — It's just a coincidence that Greensboro will observe an event commemorating slaves' post-Civil War celebrations of freedom on the same day as a nationwide unity push for the first black major-party presidential nominee. But today, local...
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June 27, 2008
GREENSBORO — It’s a busy time for swim programs at Greensboro’s YMCA branches. At West Market Street’s Kathleen Price Bryan Family YMCA, 66 people registered for July swim classes Wednesday. That compares with 100 signups in a typi...
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June 25, 2008
Rosanne Roberts believes swimming is a necessary life skill, although one with a hefty price tag. Roberts of Greensboro helps her daughter, a single mother, by taking her grandchildren, 6-year-old twins Nicholas and Daisry Cotton, to swim lessons at the K...
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Rosanne Roberts believes swimming is a necessary life skill, although one with a hefty price tag. Roberts of Greensboro helps her daughter, a single mother, by taking her grandchildren, 6-year-old twins Nicholas and Daisry Cotton, to swim lessons at the K...
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June 19, 2008
RALEIGH — Raw-milk advocates on Wednesday overcame the first hurdle in their quest to block a rule requiring the addition of gray dye to unpasteurized pet milk. Rep. Pricey Harrison’s bill, which passed the House’s Agriculture Committee...
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RALEIGH — Representatives of a North Carolina women's group met Wednesday at the General Assembly to lobby for their priorities as lawmakers close in on a final budget. Veronica Butcher, president of N.C. Women United, said during the Women's Advoc...
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RALEIGH - Representatives of a North Carolina women's group met Wednesday at the General Assembly to lobby for their priorities as lawmakers close in on a final budget. Veronica Butcher, president of N.C. Women United, said during the Women's Advocacy Day...
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RALEIGH - Raw-milk advocates on Wednesday overcame the first hurdle in their quest to block a rule requiring the addition of gray dye to unpasteurized pet milk. Rep. Pricey Harrison's bill, which passed the House's Agriculture Committee and now faces the...
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June 18, 2008
RALEIGH — Public school teachers' raises would be tied in part to how well the economy performs this summer and fall under a state budget plan Senate leaders offered Tuesday. The House has already passed its version of the $21.4 billion state budget...
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RALEIGH - Public school teachers' raises would be tied in part to how well the economy performs this summer and fall under a state budget plan Senate leaders offered Tuesday. The House has already passed its version of the $21.4 billion state budget. Sena...
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June 17, 2008
HIGH POINT — Alice holds two collages that she's just pulled down from a wall in the hallway. The collages are covered with magazine cutouts, drawings and handwritten poems representing two sides of her life. One shows her childhood experiences with...
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