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A fine, retentive memory and a good mind for details are your chief characteristics.

Burlington and Alamance County residents are invited Thursday to hear about conservation and restoration efforts of three impaired Alamance County creeks.

"It just takes a little longer because they have to fill out a voter registration form"

Elections offices across the state are taking extraordinary steps and hiring more people as they prepare for an anticipated onslaught of voters this spring. via Kinston Free Press

"It's not like putting a tomato seed in the ground and watering and fertilizing it and knowing that three months later you'll have a tomato"

Franklin Garland of Hillsborough pulls a gallon-sized plastic bag out of his freezer, opens it up and breathes in the nutty, earthy aroma. via News & Record

"We can't afford any longer to have these formulas discussed in isolation"

A legislative study committee on Wednesday recommended taking $32.5 million from the lottery reserve fund and giving it to 57 counties to use for school construction. via The Gaston Gazette

"Poor workmanship and poor materials isn't a crime. It probably should be, but it falls in civil jurisdiction."

As the weather warms up and the spring flowers bloom, so do reports of con artists offering home repairs at unbelievable rates. via News & Record

Media organizations from across North Carolina sued Gov. Mike Easley on Monday, accusing his administration of violating the state's public records law through the "systematic deletion, destruction or ... via Wral.com

"This is the worst case the state has seen"

These days, Tony Zichi is finally where his doctors and his family argued he should have been all along: in a maximum security state psychiatric ward, for treatment of severe schizophrenia. via News & Record Syndication Feed

Employees at four Davidson County businesses allegedly sold tobacco products to minors during February and March, according to a press release from the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. via The Dispatch

The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area - by Michelle Cater Rash The Business Journal Serving the Greater Triad Area When it comes to practicing what they preach, the Triad's largest health care systems ... via Bizjournals

"To this point in time, the most important indicator that we are in a recession is data from the employment front"

Economist: State may avoid national recession By Jason Reagan reagan@wataugademocrat.com COMMENT ON THIS STORY While the U.S. has been firmly in grasp of a recession since January, North Carolina may be one ... via Watauga Democrat

"So long as the temperature remains around 60 degrees, it is safe"

A chemical stockpile near Burlington got way out of hand, with potentially catastrophic consequences Here's hoping things stay nice and cool over at the Burlington Chemical Co., just west of the Triangle. via News Observer