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NCCU tuition may increase 3.1%
Durham -- N.C. Central University students could see tuition and fee increases in fiscal year 2009-10.
On Tuesday, the university's board of trustees' finance committee recommended a 3.1 percent increase in undergraduate tuition and a 6 percent increase in student fees.
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Historic buildings get new look thanks to residents' investments
DURHAM -- Light streams through two giant windows into a loft apartment across from the SunTrust building in downtown.
Inside, a safe dating from 1880 sits there, too heavy to move during a recent renovation, and owner Scott Donner says playfully: "It could be a wet bar maybe? That would be really great to have."
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The Herald-Sun/Christine T. Nguyen
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| Scott Donner, a southern Durham dentist, renovated the upstairs of 213 W. Main St. into a 2,000-square-foot loft apartment. |
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Durham gas prices still higher than others
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DURHAM -- As the price of oil has plunged, so has the price of gas. But the average price in Durham remains higher than in nearby cities such as Greensboro and Raleigh. |
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Ground broken for South Regional Library
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DURHAM -- A rebirth of sorts took place Tuesday afternoon by the old Lowe's Grove school.
Durham County library and government leaders gathered on a cold, blustery day in a field by N.C. 54 and Alston Avenue to break ground for a new library. When it is finished in mid-2010, South Regional Library will serve as a common gathering place for the Lowe's Grove and Parkwood neighborhoods -- two of Southern Durham's most established communities in one of the county's fastest developing areas. |
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Flood plain no damper to plan
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DURHAM -- A divided City Council this week gave a developer permission to add to an office-and-retail project next to Interstate 40 near Southpoint even though part of it will stand in a floodplain. |
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'Controlled burn' steams neighbor
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DURHAM -- A "controlled burn" fire Sunday was not as controlled as the next-door neighbor would have liked, and the Durham Fire Department says it will review its policies regarding practice fires. |
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Mayors join forces, oppose move to localize roads
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DURHAM -- Mayors of 26 of North Carolina's largest towns have signed a letter opposing the idea of the state's assigning responsibility to their governments for maintaining some roads that now belong to the N.C. Department of Transportation. |
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NCCU cafeteria has another setback
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Durham -- The $13 million Pearson Cafeteria renovation at N.C. Central University, most recently slated for completion this month, is delayed again. |
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DHA wins court battle over taxes
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DURHAM -- The N.C. Court of Appeals has sided with the Durham Housing Authority in a long-running dispute the authority's been having with Durham County's tax office. |
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Study backs growth of 'green' jobs
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DURHAM -- During the recent presidential campaign, President-elect Barack Obama proposed to create 5 million jobs in environmental industries. These so-called "green collar" jobs do, in fact, present the next frontier for U.S. manufacturing, according to a new report from Duke University. |
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Duke cites need for expanded center
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DURHAM -- Duke University Health System has filed a certificate of need with the state of North Carolina for construction of a proposed 265,000-square-foot cancer center that would expand and consolidate Duke's comprehensive outpatient cancer services and research facilities. |
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County capital projects revisited
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DURHAM -- Durham County administrators will meet Friday to review the wisdom of proceeding with the current slate of capital projects. |
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UNC breast cancer research takes step forward
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CHAPEL HILL -- If scientists knew exactly what a breast cancer cell needs to spread, then they could stop the most deadly part of the disease: metastasis. New research from the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine takes a step in that direction. |
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N.C. School Innovation Day tour includes three entries from Durham
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DURHAM -- Three Durham schools were part of the state's N.C. School Innovation Day on Tuesday.
City of Medicine Academy, Southern School of Engineering and Hillside New Tech were all part of the innovative schools tour, sponsored by the state Department of Education. |
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SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS
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DURHAM -- Being disabled is not the only challenge faced by this 46-year-old adult.
She has been suffering from several medical problems that led to hospitalizations, and her income has been decreased to the point she is barely making it from month to month. |
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
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UNC gets $1.12 million
N.C. State wins grant
Sertoma Club gives to NCCU |
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LOCAL BRIEFS
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Series finale set at library
KwanzaaFest sets program
Art exhibit free to public
Warm clothing is sought
Cold prompts shelter fears
Prayer vigil set Monday |
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CRIME LOG
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Teens charged in robbery
Charges added for suspect |
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CRIME LOG
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Teens charged in robbery
Charges added for suspect |
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AREA BRIEFS
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Charity to expand
Teachers grants set
ECU honors two students
'Millworker' showing set |
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November 17
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City moves on Eno park transfer
DURHAM -- A unanimous City Council on Monday authorized City Manager Tom Bonfield to open negotiations to transfer ownership of West Point on the Eno to the state.
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Council OKs plan for Ninth Street
DURHAM -- City officials put the finishing touches on and approved a plan Monday for the Ninth Street area that will shape upcoming zoning and ordinance changes to support development there.
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Cousin believes board can reach chair consensus
DURHAM -- Departing commissioners Lewis Cheek and Philip Cousin Jr. wouldn't comment Monday about board leadership for 2008-09. But Cousin noted that since all five commissioners serve simultaneous four-year terms and the chair is selected annually, "the opportunity could be afforded actually to more than one or two people to be the chair."
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D.C. schools' chief addresses solutions to district's problems
DURHAM -- District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee spoke Monday night at Duke University about her overhaul of the school system in nation's capital.
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Race for commissioners' chair officially on
DURHAM -- It seems that the contest to become leader of the Durham Board of County Commissioners is down to a two-man race.
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Area businesses ready for tough holidays
DURHAM -- Linens 'n Things has filed for bankruptcy. So has Circuit City.
J.C. Penney posted a 52 percent decline in profits from last year, and in Best Buy's recent quarterly earnings report, the electronics retailer said changes in consumer behavior have been "seismic."
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Council members want answers about racial comments
DURHAM -- A City Council member on Monday signaled that he thinks the Durham Police Department needs to speed its investigation of allegations that a couple officers posted racially derogatory comments to a social-networking Web site.
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Young Einsteins on to Atlanta
DURHAM -- While most teenagers spend their summer hanging out with friends or playing video games, two N.C. School of Science and Mathematics students spent the summer doing cancer research.
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SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS
DURHAM -- The Volunteer Center of Durham says early response to its annual Share Your Christmas program has been brisk.
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Groundbreaking for library set today
DURHAM -- The Durham County Library will break ground for its new South Regional Library at 2:30 p.m. today.
The public is invited and light refreshments will be served.
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Tip links Orange suspect to Durham
DURHAM -- Police on Monday confirmed that a man in custody in Orange County since Thursday night is the suspect they were seeking in six robberies or attempted robberies at Durham businesses since Oct. 17.
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LOCAL BRIEFS
Warm clothing sought for poor
Cold prompts shelter fears
DCC to meet on Nov. 25
N.C. Awards presented
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'blood, sweat and tears': 17-year-old wins first grand championship title
HILLSBOROUGH -- A passion for horses is not hard to find in Sarah Sessoms' family. She could point to the weathered photograph of her grandfather atop his saddlebred horse. Or the three retired show horses on her grandmother's farm. Or, now, her own world grand championship title.
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