News
Parents a liability? In children's books, yes
Posted at 3:34pm on Feb. 17, 2012
Roald Dahl wrote some of the world's most beloved stories. Such works as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "James and the Giant Peach," both written in the early 1960s, have never fallen out of favor with each passing generation of children.
A tale of two rails
Posted at 10:58pm on Feb. 20, 2012
Like two heavily loaded freight trains barreling straight toward one another, the N.C. Department of Transportation's Rail Division appears to be on a collision course with University City residents who oppose track improvements for high-speed rail.
Religion News
Posted at 4:15pm on Feb. 20, 2012
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Program brings music, joy to patients
Posted at 4:14pm on Feb. 20, 2012
Edith Edwards' days consist of what she can see out her bedroom window. Bedbound by a stroke, the 88-year-old watches birds populate her birdfeeders in the morning. In the afternoon she worries about the young children who dart from the school bus into the road.
Local microgreens growing in demand
Posted at 3:59pm on Feb. 20, 2012
Less than two years after its first sale, demand for Lucky Leaf Gardens' locally grown, organic microgreens has crossed the state line.
Brothers launch clothing line
Posted at 4:00pm on Feb. 20, 2012
Concord natives Nathan and Thomas Propst recently launched their clothing line, Atlantic Drift, after nearly three years of effort.
Cadet receives high honor for 2010 act
Posted at 6:32am on Feb. 21, 2012
Christopher Allman braved gunfire to save his family and friends and is awarded 'highest mark of distinction'.
Celebrity chef to cook for spay/neuter effort
Posted at 12:24pm on Feb. 16, 2012
Celebrity chef Louis Petrozza IV - or Chef Lou - hopes his talents and his fame will help raise awareness about the importance of having pets spayed or neutered.
