June 6, 2002

Carolina in the News

State and Local Coverage

UNC Hospitals gets notice to correct deficiencies 
UNC Hospitals has received a 10-day notice to correct deficiencies found by state 
investigators. Christine Price-Williams, of the state’s Division of Facility Services, sent a 
letter May 28 to UNC Hospitals CEO and President Eric Munson, calling for a response 
to the citation within 10 days. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-234507.html

PaintFest comes to UNC hospital 
Eight-year old Natalie Beasley practiced her paint strokes all morning so that she and 
about 500 other volunteers could paint ceiling tiles to decorate the new UNC Children's 
Hospital on Wednesday.
http://newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/1439864p-1471911c.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

House of Representatives Approves Measure That Could Lead to Doubling of 
NSF's Budget
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday 
that would allow the National Science Foundation's budget to grow by 15 percent in each 
of the next three years. Lawmakers and college lobbyists say the passage of the agency's 
authorization bill sets the stage for doubling spending on the NSF over a five-year period, 
but the bill does not guarantee that the foundation would actually see such robust growth. 
http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/06/2002060601n.htm
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Puzzle: Cut services or raise taxes? 
In front of the Legislative Building on Wednesday, one group of several hundred people 
chanted "Keep the promise," and "Don't cut children." Under a tent behind the building, 
another group of similar size had a decidedly different message: "We want less" and "No 
new taxes." 
http://newsobserver.com/front/News/story/1439818p-1471896c.html

State road plan highlights highways 
A draft version of a seven-year, $9.6 billion road-building plan released Wednesday 
shows the state Department of Transportation would continue to pour the bulk of its 
money into a handful of major highways while adding few new projects...
...In Chapel Hill, the widening of Weaver Dairy Road from N.C. 86 to Erwin Road 
wouldn't start until 2006, a year later than currently scheduled. The state also plans to 
widen Estes Drive from Greensboro Street in Carrboro to N.C. 86 in Chapel Hill. But 
town officials are more focused on bike paths and sidewalks and worry that the DOT 
wants to make the road too wide. Right-of-way acquisition was scheduled for 2006; 
under the draft plan, it's set for sometime after 2010, when the funding cycle ends
http://newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/1439853p-1471947c.html

Joint hearing being sought on Winmore
County officials plan to ask the Carrboro Board of Aldermen to hold a joint public hearing 
on the proposed Winmore development off Homestead Road. They also want the county 
attorney to give his take on what role, if any, the county would have in the approval process 
if Carrboro annexed the 66-acre Winmore site. The land currently is in the county, in the 
Northern Transition zone for which the county, Carrboro and Chapel Hill have a joint-
planning agreement. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-234443.html

Wanted: workers with science skills 
With unemployment at its highest levels in nearly 20 years, it seems surreal that some 
industries are still scouring the Triangle for employees. But they are. Large Triangle 
employers including Nortel and IBM have trimmed workers, and the lines at 
unemployment offices are long. One problem, however, is that recruiters for health-care 
and pharmaceutical industries, which need to fill positions, can't find enough prospective 
employees with the necessary qualifications.
http://newsobserver.com/business/rtp_nc/story/1434339p-1467008c.html

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