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Durham County
"If the group is working well, you'll hear things like, 'Have you ever thought about what you're doing? When I listen to what you're saying, you sound like an asshole.' It's an attempt to get beyond excuses."
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North Carolina
Public comment taken on alternative to Save-a-Watt program
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Durham County
Upscale steakhouse proposed as part of 'Broadway experience'
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Orange County
With the start of the new school year, supporters of the DSP will get another chance to convince university higher-ups to join.
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North Carolina
Released Homeland Security document shows importance of managing the message on NBAF
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Durham County
Durham Commissioners to consider final language next week
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National
How a single parent with two children in the Triangle could survive—or not—on the bare minimum
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North Carolina
Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue urged the board to uphold the current ban while it debated any substantial policy changes.
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Gallery
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Letters to the Editor
The truth is Obama is both white and black. So he can neither be nonwhite or nonblack.
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Peripheral Visions
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Derek Jennings
If Randy Scheunemann's Georgian connections provide even a scintilla of influence over a potential President McCain's decision on whether we go to war on that country's behalf, that is the very antithesis of democracy.
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Front Porch
On a bed in an unfurnished townhome in New Orleans, a tired mother sat for a photograph with her 3-year-old boy on her lap.
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Letters to the Editor
Doubling the portion of the transportation bill that goes toward public transportation would clear the backlog of projects waiting for federal funds.
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The Election Page
Anti-abortion activists confront feminists in Denver
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The Election Page
Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention
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Record Review
If the unflinching, heavy-barreling material of the first three EPs by Durham's Maple Stave warrant a unified gripe, it's that the 14 tracks therein aren't enough.
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Record Review
Little Brother has reworked Justus, re-releasing it in retail form with 16 full-length songs, omitting much of Mick Boogie's superfluous cascade of DJ punch-ins, shout-outs and drops.
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Listening with...
"To grasp, to hold, to rock that booty." Word the fuck up, Mike.
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Music Feature
Pianist Oscar Peterson, who Duke Ellington called the "Maharajah of the keyboard," is the subject of Deloatch's latest record.
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Song of the Week
Jon Manning on ukuleles, indoor camping and why songs don't need rules
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Our guide to this week's shows
Ethan Master of the Hawaiian Ukulele, Birds of Avalon, The Cartridge Family, Oxford Collapse, John Mayer, Flock of Seagulls, Blood Red River
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Music Feature
An Independent investigation has revealed next year's Sud Lite Presents Raleigh Downtown Alive lineup as well as an open letter to Raleigh rockers from Dude South organizers. Personally, we're totally stoked for Joe Diffie.
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Record Review
Power or beauty: You can't have it both ways.
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Music Feature
The band sets to play its latest, Preteen Weaponry, in its entirety
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Record Review
This debut EP from Chapel Hill quartet Pagan Hellcats mixes bluesy rockers and rootsy ballads, drawing primarily on the late '60s rock of The Band, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
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Theater
Since the show doesn't seem to know how far to play Bessie's dark side, it errs by staying too polite.
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Reading
Packer chooses to divide the population of the South into two culturally distinct categories: "Southerners" and "southerners."
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Video
Beepball is baseball for the sight-impaired
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Film Beat
Bickford's animation from Monster Road gets a proper release—and a brand new score
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Film Review
There may be academic couples luckier than N.C. State University film professors Marsha and Devin Orgeron, but there probably aren't many.
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calendar
Film times are good for Thursday, Aug. 21, through Friday, Aug. 29.
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Film Review
The Duplass Bros. seem to poke fun at the self-importance of their indie universe.
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Escapist Eats
Armed with potent espresso concoctions and Swirlys and Wedgies, the Brew Nerds of Winston-Salem are after one thing—the omnipresent evil mermaid that has led coffee lovers astray.
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Now Serving
Plus: Angus Barn wins Wine Spectator honors—for the 19th time; trianglevino.com; Pittsboro's Carolina Brewery is 1 year old; 13th Annual World Beer Festival is Aug. 20; Greek Night at Café Parizade
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Locavore Cooking
I have veggie fanatic friends (mostly Midwesterners) who still don't quite trust an eggplant.
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Annual Manual
We don't have to be Olympians or even former jocks to participate in the games that are best enjoyed with friends, cold beer and a healthy dose of humor.
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Annual Manual
"Most of us were probably rejects in school. We're just taking out our aggression now," Felipe Godinz says, laughing.
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Annual Manual
"There are as many ways to work her as there are times that you change the ice," says Jordan Glass. "After a while you get a sixth sense about what the rink needs."
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Annual Manual
"You have to have a character flaw to play this game," jokes Jim McQueen. "You put your ego on the line."
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Annual Manual
"They've found that in dilapidated parks where communities add disc golf courses, the crime in the park has gone down and the parks have become safer and cleaner," Matt Smith says. "The disc golf community ... is like its own neighborhood crime watch."
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Annual Manual
"What do you say in an interview for a job like this? I'm familiar with the numbers 1 through 9?" Chris Ivy jokes.
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Annual Manual
"A lot of these guys feel like they didn't get the looks they wanted while playing wherever they did previously," Barry Marrow says. "We try and help them get that so that they have an opportunity to play at the next level."
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Annual Manual
Beepball is baseball for the sight-impaired
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Annual Manual
Listings to help you find your favorite sport in the Triangle
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Sudoku Solution
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Giveaways
Win one of two prize packages to the Americana Music Festival & Conference!
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Giveaways
Win a Grand Prize Package to the 2nd Annual Benefit Concert for the Coalition to Unchain Dogs!
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Kroger Promotion: Recipe Ads
It's Tailgating Season...Time for Fried Chicken!
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Giveaways
Sign up to win a pair of tickets to a Durham Bulls home game!
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8 Days a Week
Celia Rivenbark
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8 Days a Week
El Greco to Velázquez; more
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8 Days a Week
Art on the Edge; more
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8 Days a Week
Tift Merritt; more
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8 Days a Week
Gods of Autumn
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8 Days a Week
Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (better known as SARK)
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8 Days a Week
Sustainable Cinema
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8 Days a Week
Secondhand Freespace
