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Business helps folks turn backyards into farms
CARRBORO -- Rickie White and Chris Guidry picked handfuls of edamame in a friend's back yard in Carr-boro on Thursday, getting ready for a healthful snack of the soybeans boiled in salt water.
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Judge Coleman retires, returns to law practice
CHAPEL HILL -- Alonzo Coleman is officially former Judge Coleman.
Coleman, known by most people as Lonnie, retired as of June 30, when he turned 72, the age when judges in North Carolina are forced to retire, whether they're ready or not.
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The case that Coleman will never forget
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CHAPEL HILL -- Alonzo Coleman can tell quite a few stories about his days as a District Court judge in Orange and Chatham counties, but there's one case he'll never forget. |
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Study suggests vast complexity of schizophrenia
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CHAPEL HILL -- A multi-national group of investigators, including a scientist at the UNC, has discovered that nearly one-third of the genetic basis of schizophrenia may be attributed to the cumulative actions of thousands of common genetic variants. The effects of each of these genetic changes, innocuous on its own, add up to a significant risk for developing both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. |
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Historic District panel honors builders, homeowners
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HILLSBOROUGH -- The Orange County Public Market House may be newly built, but it preserves Hillsborough's historic nature.
Corley Redfoot Zack, the builder of the outbuilding that houses the Eno River Farmers Market in downtown Hillsborough, received a 2009 Preservation Award recently from the Hillsborough Historic District Commission in recognition of new construction of outbuildings in the town's Historic District. The Public Market House is located behind the Orange County Courthouse on Margaret Lane. |
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VERBATIM
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"We have a long history of making good alcohol in North Carolina, and the state of North Carolina should be overjoyed that someone is finally going to pay taxes on it." |
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July 2
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ORANGE BRIEFS
Book release party tonight
Yoga in the Galleries slated
Mandolin Orange to play Sunday
Exhibit to show through Wednesday
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Saturday events to affect Carrboro traffic
CARRBORO -- Businesses and residents along Main Street, between Fidelity and Weaver streets, will be affected by a temporary street closure from 5:30-11 a.m. Saturday to accommodate the July Fourth Carrboro Farmers' Market and the town's festivities.
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Firefighters urge extra care with fireworks
CHAPEL HILL -- Area firefighting officials are urging residents to take extra care when using fireworks over the Fourth of July.
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WHERE TO CELEBRATE JULY FOURTH
Fun Fourth Festival hosted by The University Mall:
* 11 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Make a Patriotic Hat to celebrate the nation's birthday! The activity is sponsored by The Scrap Exchange.
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Gering to run for re-election to board
HILLSBOROUGH -- Saying he wants to "continue guiding Hillsborough's future in constructive ways," Mayor Pro Tem Michael Gering announced his candidacy for re-election to the Hillsborough Town Board of Commissioners.
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Couple fly 75 flags on Fourth
CHAPEL HILL -- This Independence Day, the scent of charcoal will float in the wind along with the sinking flares of fireworks and a widespread sense of patriotism.
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