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July 1, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:State & Local Coverage
Companies Find Manners Still Matter
WFMY-TV (CBS, Greensboro)
Business etiquette coach Barbara Pachter likes to tell the story of a financial executive who, dining with a potential client, licked his knife clean at the end of the meal. ...A study of people who experienced incivility at work, conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, showed how costly it can be.
Water activities can be wet, wild, and unforgiving
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With relatively clear skies and scorching temperatures in the forecast, thousands of Triangle residents are expected to hold their breath and dunk their heads this holiday weekend. ...As one of the state's resident shark experts, Frank Schwartz, a marine expert with the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City, has been inundated with calls from reporters after recent shark attacks in Florida.
Peeling the Orange
The Chapel Hill Herald
Latest report from the six Chapel Hill Boy Scout Troop 39 bicyclists who are pedaling cross-country... Their trek for the benefit of the American Heart Association and UNC's Carolina Covenant is scheduled to end Aug. 13 in Norfolk.
Issues & Trends
Distance programs good for students and state (Opinion-editorial column)
The Winston-Salem Journal
Current budget negotiations in the General Assembly include a $13 million item that could determine whether North Carolina chooses to honor its commitment to educational access for its citizens. ...The UNC system strives to respond to the state's educational needs, but nowhere is that more evident than in the burgeoning growth of distance-education programs from UNC campuses.
Stopgap plan keeps state running
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With nine hours to spare, state lawmakers and Gov. Mike Easley on Thursday averted a government shutdown and the loss of $413 million in sales...
Political season opening today
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Start heating up the deep fryers at the Chicken Hut. ...Growth, driven by UNC-Chapel Hill's plans to develop its Carolina North research campus, has emerged as a key issue in the race for Chapel Hill Town Council.
Easley defends N.C. bases in closure talks
The Wilmington Morning Star
Commissioners overseeing the Pentagon’s base closing process were urged Tuesday to overturn recommendations to give North Carolina’s Pope Air Force Base to the Army and to move an Army research office from North Carolina to Maryland. ..."Please, don’t mess with a good thing," U.S. Rep. David Price urged the commissioners, arguing that proximity to North Carolina State University, Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill gives the Army research facility "intellectual synergy."
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