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Tar Heels fall short of expectations

Although North Carolina was a preseason pick by the media, in a tie with Duke, to finish first in the ACC, the Tar Heels are struggling at the midway point of the conference race.

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Tudor: Tar Heels need to re-access future
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Time for bonus round at banks
By Christina Rexrode and Rick Rothacker | E-mail | 1:40AM
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It's not the good old days, and it won't be all cash. But millions in extra pay will be handed out.
Ex-fire truck driver hears the siren call of Powerball
By Martha Waggoner | Associated Press | 1:44AM
Powerball Winner

Retired Asheville Fire Department employee Frank Griffin is $47 million richer, but he has few grand plans for the money. He mainly wants to spend more time with his wife.

Romine Powell: Winner shares hard-won lessons
CMS panel: Some schools skimp on AP classes
By Ann Doss Helms | E-mail | February 8, 2010

Students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s high-poverty schools face an “opportunity gap” in access to college-level classes, according to a report from a citizen advisory panel being presented Tuesday.

Stimulus money to help fund 500 Mecklenburg jobs
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