North Carolina
CONCORD, NC - MAY 18: A tribute decal for Dick Trickle is shown on the car of Paul Menard (not pictured), driver of the #27 Serta/Menard's Chevrolet, prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2013 in Concord, North Carolina.
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I think manufacturing is still the niche that’s going to help North Carolina get out of this very difficult recession. ... If we quit making things and we think we can live only off the service industry, our economy is in trouble. It is not sustainable.
It used to be in the 1990s that the unemployment rate in North Carolina was about one and a half percentage points lower than the national average
When I was a freshman, Ohio State would come and play North Carolina ... I know they played at Boys' Latin for a couple of years, and I know they played at Calvert Hall, and I got to see them play. I think that's when I realized that this was a team that I could look at in the future. I think that's when it really started.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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New adventure tour opening in NC mountains
-- A new adventure tour in opening in the North Carolina mountains.Green River Adventures gives visitors a grand tour of the Green River Gorge near Saluda through nine zip lines, two sky bridges and three rappels.Co-owner Tim Bell says the tour takes about Read more »
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Smokies visits expected to rebound with road fixed
Service expects visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to rebound, now that U.S. 441 has been restored on the North Carolina side.April visits were down 14.6 percent, compared with April 2012. Park officials said that was off nearly 109,000 people Read more »
Around the web
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County Leader Removed from Office
N.C. (AP)-- Leaders in a North Carolina county have removed one of their own from his elected position after a hearing that focused on erratic behavior and alleged threats against county employees. The New Hanover board of county commissioners voted 3-2 on 29 m ago from Fox Charlotte Read more »
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Report: Chase ends with crash, suspect flees over median on I-85
losing control. Police were able to throw stop sticks in the road and stopped the SUV, the report said. The chase went into North Carolina and North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers took over the chase. Copyright 2013 by WYFF All rights reserved. This material 47 m ago from WYFF Greenville Read more »
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Vast majority oppose food tax hike, skeptical of tax overhaul
governments currently can tax food at 2 percent but the state doesn't received the revenue. The Democratic firm's poll of North Carolina voters found that 81 percent oppose the Senate's idea and another 9 percent are undecided. The House tax plan doesn't touch 55 m ago from Under the Dome Read more »
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Veterans' disability claims are the focus of new initiative
this blog focuses mostly on civilian disability claims in North Carolina, many of the same issues in the Social Security disability programs are also present in the veterans' disability programs. The biggest similarity is the long backlog, but the Department 56 m ago from FindLaw: Attorney Blog Read more »
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Aqueti Kickstarts Giga-Camera Launch
spin-out uses Kickstarter to raise funds for North Carolina tour of Aware Camera DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqueti, a new company commercializing gigapixel photographic technology developed at Duke University, announced today that it will utilize the 9:53 AM from Street Insider Read more »
