Category: Business
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Candid yams contain truth serum
RALEIGH – A team of scientists from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina announced today a discovery that may explain why so many Thanksgiving dinners go…
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Energy independence in eight years
ONE OF THE CURRENT CROP OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES says that he will bring energy independence to the United States "by the end of his second term." Believe it or not,…
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18 holes leading to golf addiction
IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT GOLF IS ADDICTIVE, very addictive — on the same order of addictiveness as crack or heroin — though perhaps a little more expensive. I know…
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Helping ourselves while helping others
WHAT IS THE BEST treatment program for people with alcoholism? On a number of occasions I have asked this question to groups of people, and I have always gotten the…
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Global warming thaws Al Gore
SOUTH POLE STATION, Antarctica – In what climatologists say is the definitive sign that the theory of global warming is fact, Al Gore appears to have spontaneously thawed. Gore's frozen…
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University of North Carolina to hire Republican
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — In a split vote, the University of North Carolina's Board of Trustees voted to today to broaden its affirmative action policy on hiring to include a…
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A Pop Quiz on Illegal Immigration
THE PRIMARY PROBLEM with our illegal immigration "problem" is that our problem is also a solution. While you and I, sitting comfortably in our Chapel Hill estates, may perceive that…
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Global warming: Hot air as a greenhouse gas
GLOBAL WARMING finally came to Chapel Hill. It's called spring. Seriously, global warming is without a doubt taking place. With all the hot air being spewed out about climate change,…
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We need to treat, not arrest, those with mental illness
BEFORE I really begin, let me make one personal recommendation to you: If you are going to get a disease — choose your organ carefully — because if you have…
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Hooters’ Carrboro encounter
CARRBORO, N.C. — Hooters of America, Inc., the Atlanta-based operator and franchiser of Hooters restaurants, announced today that they will be opening a new franchise in Carrboro early next year.…
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