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19 min ago | The Mountain Times

ASU professors to write book on Civil War history from new perspective

This drawing from the Library of Congress helps illustrate the harsh conditions that affected health, troop movement and even battle outcomes during the Civil War.

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Related Topix: Appalachian State University

1 hr ago | The Mountain Times

Music from the Mountains to the Coast

The Avett Brothers' Bob Crawford performs at MerleFest 2013. MerleFest and The Mast Farm Inn in Valle Crucis will host the N.C. Bluegrass Pavilion at the 2013 IBMA World of Bluegrass, offering a variety of workshops, videos and music with a focus on North Carolina-based musicians and events.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass, The Avett Brothers, Valle Crucis, NC, The World of, Alternative-Rock, Wilkesboro, NC, Music, Entertainment

1 hr ago | Philanthropy Journal

05.22.13: N.C. News Bits

U.S. Housing and Urban Development awarded $806,566 in a second round of grants to support 16 local homeless housing and service programs in North Carolina.

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Related Topix: Forsyth County, NC, Craven County, NC, Wake County, NC, Chapel Hill, NC

2 hrs ago | Watauga Democrat

NC Senate leaders unveil budget plan

North Carolina Senate leaders on Sunday released a $20.6 billion state budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year as part of a biennium budget plan.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government, Pat McCrory, US Governors, Education Etc.

5 hrs ago | Jacksonville Daily News

Grant awarded for Swansboro community garden

The Swansboro Parks and Recreation Department has been awarded a $3,000 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina as part of the Nourishing North Carolina initiative.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, North Carolina Government, Swansboro, NC

8 hrs ago | Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity

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The NC Omega Beta Chapter at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received the University's award for "Most Campus Involvement." The Brothers at NC Omega Beta are involved in a gamut of organizations, Student Government, IFC, Honor Court, Club Football, the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, Dance Marathon, Relay for Life, Club ... (more)

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Related Topix: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dance, The Brothers, Student Society, Pi Lambda Phi

12 hrs ago | Mirror.co.uk

How to fight Alzheimer's disease: Can vitamin B, playing the piano or eating curry really help?

Here are ten of the most significant studies on staving off Alzheimer's, with an expert verdict from the Alzheimer's Society's Jessica Smith That was the claim yesterday from scientists at Oxford University who suggested a daily dose of vitamin B could stave off the condition's devastating progression.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine, Dementia, Supplement, Vitamin E, Turmeric

15 hrs ago | Uprisingradio.org

NewsOne: Nearly 60 North Carolinians Arrested In Growing Protests

Progressive protests against a wave of conservative legislation in the North Carolina State House show little sign of weakening at the one month milestone.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Burlington Times News

Immigration bill advances to House floor

A bill granting driving privileges to North Carolina residents who are living in the country illegally is headed to the state House floor.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform

WSOCTV

Residents ask questions about Independence Blvd. construction

Dozens of people who live off of Independence Boulevard came out Tuesday night to learn about plans to widen it.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government

The Miami Herald

As farm bill debate looms, Tarheel lawmakers gird for fight over tobacco

The U.S. Senate this week has started to fine-tune the huge, new five-year farm bill, working through votes on a series of amendments that will include a proposal to eliminate federal subsidies for tobacco insurance.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Richard Hudson, Senator Kay Hagan, Mike McIntyre, US Senate, Democrat, Richard Burr, North Carolina Government

T.H.E. Journal

North Carolina School District to Receive Sylvia Charp Award at ISTE 2013

North Carolina's Rowan-Salisbury School System has won the 2013 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology, presented by T.H.E. Journal and the International Society for Technology in Education .

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Burlington Times News

An unfair burden?

With vexing problems facing our state leaders, here's a fix many kids - and adults - would deem a "no-brainer:" Legislators can make North Carolina's communities safer and save millions of dollars with a change to the way the we treat 16- and 17- years olds charged with misdemeanors.

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Related Topix: Kids, North Carolina Government, Prison, Opinion

WCTI

Agri-videos for education

That's where the "Extension Fairy" videos come in. Together, Morgan and Sanchez make videos on topics such as agri-tourism and trimming crepe myrtles a little more fun like making sure people don't commit "crepe murder". "Crepe murder is so sad.

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TheStreet.com

The Growing Fight for Energy Markets

So long as that energy is in the form of oil and gas, of course, existing energy companies can control prices by manipulating supply.

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The Atlantic

Which Matters More: Reporting Assault or Respecting a Victim's Wishes?

A conservative reading of Title IX has some schools ordering faculty and staff to report cases of sexual harassment even when the victim has pleaded for secrecy.

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Related Topix: Barnard College, Columbia University

Mon May 20, 2013

KESQ-TV Palm Desert

How to help Oklahoma tornado victims

The search and rescue mission continues this evening after a massive tornado touched down Monday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Weather

Burlington Times News

N.C. newspapers tout win over public notice bill

The North Carolina Press Association is claiming victory in a battle to maintain government notices in newspapers, but the war isn't yet over.

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WFMY 2 Greensboro

Criminal Trial Set To Begin for Ex-NC Rep. LaRoque

A former North Carolina lawmaker is set to face a jury over accusations he used a pair of government-funded non-profit corporations as personal piggy banks.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government

The Mountaineer Publishing Company

N.C. activists need teachable Tuesdays

The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is spearheading a weekly series of protests at the state legislature called "Moral Mondays" directed against Republican-supported bills such as tax reform and voter ID.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, North Carolina Government, US News, Criminal Defense Law, Prison

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