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Monroe News

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

6 hrs ago | Richmond County Daily Journal

Four arrested for failing to appear

Rockingham police have arrested four people for failing to appear in court to answer charges against them.

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

Charlotte Channel 9

Police: Women Arrested In Monroe May Be Sex Slaves

Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters WSOC-TV The owner of the Island Day Spa, on Highway 74, Son Jarkowski, seen in the middle photo, was charged with human trafficking and ...

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Sun Jul 20, 2008

WCNC-TV Charlotte

Massage parlor owner charged

Police say two women arrested after a prostitution investigation may have been sex slaves - illegally trafficked into the United States and sleeping on mattresses at the back of a Monroe massage parlor.

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The Charlotte Observer

3 from Monroe massage parlor charged

Three people have been arrested on prostitution charges after a Monroe massage parlor was raided Saturday.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

Cheraw Chronicle

Arrests made in robberies

Jeff Watson jwatson@thecherawchronicle.com PAGELAND--- Two suspect - 18-year old Kristi Hurd and 23-year old Amanda Martin of Monroe, N.C. - will face armed robbery charges after being charged with carrying out ...

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Related Topix: Wadesboro, NC, Locust, NC

Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal

Let Us Now Speak Ill of the Economist of London

Nevertheless, the London Economist does. The lead to the London Economist's obituary for Jesse Helms is very bad: Jesse Helms Economist.com : SUPPORTERS put the best face they could on him.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

News Observer

State puts cash behind toll roads

Projections for traffic counts and toll collections show that the N.C. Turnpike Authority won't collect enough money from drivers to cover the cost of building, operating and maintaining its planned toll ...

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Related Topix: Currituck, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Wake County, NC, Research Triangle Park, NC, Union County, NC

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Salon

Let us now praise Jesse Helms

Sen. Jesse Helms before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1989. July 11, 2008 The death on July 4 of Jesse Helms, the polarizing North Carolina senator who bathed all forms of open-mindedness in the ...

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Related Topix: Thurmond, NC, Opinion

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Plunderbund

House Honors "Valuable Contributions" of Racist Prick

RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., distinguished former Senator from North Carolina.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, US Military, US Navy, US News

The Charlotte Observer

Man killed in wreck near Monroe

One man was killed Thursday night in a single-vehicle wreck north of Monroe. The N.C. Highway Patrol has identified the victim as Charles Norwood, 50.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

The Charlotte Observer

More fire in Union dispute

Interior: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,333 square feet Exterior: Hardboard siding Parking: 2 parking spaces Year built: 1992 Lot size: .46 acres.

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Related Topix: Union County, NC

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Reason Magazine

Dead on the Fourth of July

The first time I met Jesse Helms was in 1981. My fifth grade class had risen early, boarded a bus in North Carolina, and taken a five-hour trek to Washington, where we tried to pack a week's worth of civic ...

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

The Charlotte Observer

Feedback sought for northeast light rail

Danny Rogers, project manager for the 11-mile Northeast line, says people who attend the public meetings Thursday and July 15 can participate in a discussion that will help planners answer questions about where ...

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Related Topix: Hickory, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Hickory Metro, Alexander County, NC, Lenoir, NC

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Charlotte Observer

Sadness, shock in Monroe

Jesse Helms was known as a staunch conservative, a fierce anti-communist and an opponent of civil rights legislation.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

Time

Jesse Helms: Stubborn on the Right

Jesse Helms talks with reporters about a nickel-a-gallon gas tax in 1982. J.Scott Applewhite / AP There's a special place in the United States Senate for the skunk, the single-minded dissident who refuses to go ...

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, US Military, US Navy, NAB Little Creek, NB Pearl Harbor, Port Hueneme, NS Rota

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Gulf Times

Iconic conservative Helms dies

WASHINGTON: Jesse Helms, an iconic US conservative lawmaker known for hardline stands against Cuba and for UN reform, died yesterday at the age of 86.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

FireHouse.com

Man Killed in North Carolina Motel Fire

Register Now June 27 - 1 pm Ten Command-ments of Intelligent and Safe Fireground Operations Presenter: Mark Emery This webcast will look at the reality fire departments face: The need for numerous critical ...

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Bakersfield Californian

Former U.S. Sen. Helms, longtime conservative voice, dead on Independence Day

Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on the ...

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Related Topix: Wake Forest, NC, US Military, NS Norfolk, US Navy, Point Mugu, NAS North Island, Washington Navy Yard

Examiner.com

Jesse Helms quotes on life and politics

"Well, there is no joy in Mudville tonight. The mighty ultraliberal establishment, and the liberal politicians and editors and commentators and columnists, have struck out again." - Helms after defeating black ...

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Charlotte.com

Man killed in fire at Monroe hotel

One person was killed Thursday morning in a fire at a Monroe hotel, according to the fire marshal.

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