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Greensboro declares amnesty for month on ticket fees
Drivers who have a pile of parking tickets in their vehicles can relax in one North Carolina city, but only this month.
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Marine Animal Homing Theory Developed
U.S. scientists have a new theory to explain how some marine animals find their way back to their birthplace to spawn after migrating thousands of miles.
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Finalists Whittled Down For NSU President
They include: William Fannin, who is provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
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States flunk at college costs
WASHINGTON Most states are doing better preparing students for higher education than they did a decade ago, but that modest progress is eclipsed by rising tuition costs, enduring enrollment gaps between rich ...
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New NC lawmakers learn legislative process
Newcomers to the North Carolina General Assembly have completed two days of meetings to learn about everything from filing bills to staying out of ethics troubles.
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Palin Files Late Disclosure for Free 2007 Trips
Gov. Sarah Palin has added to her financial disclosure forms two free trips that she took nearly two years ago but failed to report.
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President, first lady to move to Dallas
While showing off the official White House Christmas tree from North Carolina, first lady Laura Bush said she and President George W. Bush will have a house in Dallas after leaving the White House.
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NC city may install cameras to watch cemeteries
One North Carolina city is trying to spook potential vandals out of its cemeteries.
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N.C. Officials Attending Obama State Economy Meeting
North Carolina's governor and governor-elect will be among the state executives at a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama to discuss how the economic crisis is affecting states.
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Government tries again to fuel lending
The government keeps adding liquidity and capital to the financial system, but it isn't delivering what was described as its primary goal a kick-start in lending to businesses and consumers that's key to ...
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Bush thanks volunteers during Greensboro visit
President George W. Bush, trying to emphasize the softer side of his policy record before leaving office, on Tuesday thanked volunteers who have served as mentors to children of prisoners.
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Group: Other candidates used donor money on duds
December 2, 2008 - -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wasn't the only candidate with donor-financed duds.
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Lawyers Want Crime Stoppers Info in Carson Case
Lawyers for two men accused of killing University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson want all Crime Stoppers information on the case.
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States press Congress, Obama for economic stimulus package
Facing financial woes at home, state officials continued to press Congress to boost the economy by giving federal money to folks they know will spend it: the unemployed, the poor and road builders, among ...
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YOU Docs: When vitamins become bad
Like running with scissors, skimping on folate - an important B vitamin found in beans, greens, and fortified breads, breakfast cereal and noodles - is a health accident waiting to happen.
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Gurnee company expanding N.C. plant
An Illinois-based company plans to expand operations at its manufacturing plant in southeastern North Carolina and add 79 jobs over three years.
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Exercise helps prevent age-related brain changes in older adults
Older adults who exercise regularly show increased cerebral blood flow and a greater number of small blood vessels in the brain, according to findings presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...
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Snow falling in western NC mountains
Published: Monday, December 1, 2008 at 9:55 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 1, 2008 at 9:55 a.m. Officials closed schools in a half dozen western North Carolina counties Monday as snow fell in the region, ...
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New sex offender rules take effect
Stricter new rules governing sex offenders are taking effect in North Carolina. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that the rules taking effect Monday triple the time from 10 to 30 years that an offender ...
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Committee tackles growing transportation demands
A state committee looking into meeting the transportation demands of a growing North Carolina has tentatively approved a plan that could provide more than $1 billion a year for highways and transit programs.
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