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updated: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:42 pm

Comfort News

Local news for Comfort, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Apr 24, 2008 | Jacksonville Daily News

Churches join forces for a day of mission work

“It's a way to show people how to serve others, and it's also an outreach”

Bright orange, yellow and purple flowers will be planted with little hands today as some of the youngest members of Cape Carteret Baptist Church join in a one-day blitz of mission work in communities across ... via Jacksonville Daily News

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Related Topix: Cape Carteret, NC, North Carolina, Carteret County, NC, Stacy, NC

Tue Apr 22, 2008

OUPblog

This Date in History: April 16, 1960

After a decade of work, Oxford University Press and the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute published the African American National Biography . via OUPblog

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Metro

Sun Apr 20, 2008

News Observer

Beats won't stop

“By expanding the things you could think, talk and write about -- and how you could think, talk and write about them -- these poets helped us confront a range of pressing but long ignored issues.”

In its way, North Carolina nurtured the counterculture poets who pushed the nation toward new ways of thinking It's Aug. via News Observer

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Related Topix: Tar Heel, NC, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Skyland, NC, North Carolina

Fri Apr 18, 2008

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Watts' work bolsters programs for WNC adults with disabilities

“Currently, I am the only employee of MARC. We do have a contract employee, Pete Landry, our national sales manager for outsource.”

Position: "Executive director and chief executive of MARC Inc. , a nonprofit organization that supports 14 nonprofit community rehabilitation programs in a 23-county region of Western North Carolina. via The Asheville Citizen-Times

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Related Topix: Marketing, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Skyland, NC

Wed Apr 16, 2008

Daily Southerner

Who bought $40,000 ticket?

“Someone's out there floatin' with $40,000.”

There's a lottery winner in Tarboro. Or at least they bought their winning Powerball ticket at Thorne Drugs in Tarboro. via Daily Southerner

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Related Topix: Edgecombe County, NC, Lottery, Tarboro, NC, Scottville, NC

Mon Apr 14, 2008

Sun Journal

Ground broken for project to provide sewer service to Dover, Cove City

“It proves that if people see a need and fight for it, it can happen.”

There are 40 fewer residents in this western Craven County town of 418 people than when Alderman Richard Giddings moved here four years ago. via Sun Journal

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Related Topix: Craven County, NC, Cove City, NC, Dover, NC

The Daily Reflector

ECU sets goal of $200M in four-year plan

“Although we have set a financial target for the campaign, its true focus is not fundraising; it is enriching, changing and saving lives at East Carolina and in the region and state as a whole”

East Carolina University has kicked off its Second Century Campaign, the university's first capital campaign in 15 years. via The Daily Reflector

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Related Topix: Harris, NC

Sat Apr 12, 2008

13 WVEC.com

Navy will prepare impact statements for five landing field sites

The fight over the Navy's desire to build a practice landing field for its jet fighters will continue. via 13 WVEC.com

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Related Topix: Barnesville, NC

Thu Apr 10, 2008

Asheville Citizen-Times

AHS gets $1 million gift for college scholarship

“I think it's just a great thing to do to make sure someone has an opportunity, and it may be an opportunity they might not have otherwise had.”

Beginning next spring and continuing every year, an Asheville High senior will go to college nearly cost-free thanks to a $1 million scholarship fund set up by an alumna to benefit students at the high school. via Asheville Citizen-Times

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Skyland, NC, Lemon-Springs, NC, Micaville, NC, Scottville, NC

Tue Apr 08, 2008

Wral.com

2008 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Posted: Today at 3:13 p.m. Updated: 28 minutes ago The 2008 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists: JOURNALISM: Public Service: The Washington Post for exposing the mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed ... via Wral.com

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Related Topix: Journalism, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Mon Apr 07, 2008

New Straits Times

Stents as effective as bypass operations: South Korea study

“Stenting, even with drug-eluting stents, was associated with higher rates of target-vessel revascularization”

Coronary stents are just as effective as bypass operations in extending longevity for patients with the most dangerous form of heart disease, a new study has found. via New Straits Times

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Sat Apr 05, 2008

Canada NewsWire

RBC Bank Celebrates Name Change

“We have embraced many changes as we have grown in the past year, and becoming RBC Bank marks a pivotal time in our history.”

Conversion to RBC Bank from RBC Centura Underway RALEIGH, NC, April 4 /CNW/ - RBC Centura Bank today announced that it will begin operating as RBC Bank following the change of its legal name to RBC Bank ... via Canada NewsWire

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Scottville, NC, Penland, NC, Rocky Mount, NC

Thu Apr 03, 2008

WFMY 2 Greensboro

Bill Clinton Campaigning For Wife In NC Again

Former President Bill Clinton plans to return Friday to North Carolina to campaign for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

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Related Topix: Clinton, NC, Lemon-Springs, NC, Micaville, NC, Harris, NC, Scottville, NC

Tue Apr 01, 2008

Hartford Courant

Law Schools Shouldn't Grub For Rankings

In April 2006, the law school deans of America raised a hue and cry against U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of their institutions. via Hartford Courant

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Related Topix: Opinion, Andover, CT

Salem-News.com

7 Arrested as North Carolina Residents Shut Down Construction at Cliffside Coal Plant

“Jim Rogers won't have to live with the consequences of global warming. Our generation will. We aren't going anywhere until this plant is canceled!”

At 6:30 AM this morning, North Carolina residents locked themselves to bulldozers to stop the construction of Duke Energy's massive Cliffside coal-fired power plant being built 50 miles west of Charlotte, NC. via Salem-News.com

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Duke Energy, Energy, Skyland, NC, Cliffside, NC

Sun Mar 30, 2008

ADVANCE for Nurses

Considering Another Delivery Option

“It's a completely different environment, where the woman is in more control and not 'hurried' through her labor”

Pregnant women in North Carolina could have home birthing options sanctioned by the state by the end of the year, if a recently formed committee approves of licensing certified professional midwives to attend ... via ADVANCE for Nurses

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Related Topix: Greenville, NC, North Carolina Government, North Carolina, Beaufort County, NC, Opinion

Fri Mar 28, 2008

Tri State Observer

How Able Are Americans to Bear the Costs of War?

“The logistics tail, or the support system behind the man carrying the rifle ... is enormous compared to other countries”

The Iraq war has cost taxpayers about $526 billion so far - and could reach $2 trillion by 2017, according to one congressional study. via Tri State Observer

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Iraq, World News

Wed Mar 26, 2008

Editor & Publisher

'Mini Page' Founder Betty Debnam Steps Down As Editor After Nearly 40 Years

NEW YORK After nearly 40 years, Betty Debnam is stepping aside as editor and publisher of "The Mini Page" children's newspaper. via Editor & Publisher

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Related Topix: Journalism, Greenville, NC

Slice of Scifi

Vinnie Jones Is Bleeding

“You one of those people responsible for this?.."I think it is very cool..without you guys no matter how much hell I raised..it wouldn't have happened unless you got on the wagon and helped me do that.”

Vinnie Jones is moving on from his breakthrough role of Juggernaut on "X-Men: The Last Stand" and can be seen in several new films including this new offering titled "The Bleeding." Co-starring fan favorites ... via Slice of Scifi

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Mon Mar 24, 2008

Variety

Five cut teeth on 'Bleeding'

Vinnie Jones, Michael Matthias, Michael Madsen, DMX and Armand Assante are set to star in "The Bleeding," a horror actioner from Indifferent Entertainment. via Variety

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