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NASCAR CEO wants to keep two races in Charlotte

If Bruton Smith is serious about moving the fall Sprint Cup race from Charlotte to Las Vegas, he’ll have a tough sell with NASCAR Chairman/CEO Brian France.

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Former Charlotte POW leads hymn at Nixon library
By David Perlmutt | E-mail | May 24, 2013
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He’d scribbled the lyrics and music of a hymn on rough toilet paper, using a fish bone whittled to a fine point and red ink concocted from medicine in a diarrhea pill.
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Former POWs sing hymn in 1973
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President Nixon's address to POWs in 1973
Electrolux gives refrigerators, vacuums to struggling Charlotte families
By Mark Price | E-mail | May 24, 2013
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Dashana Teloma tried not to cry Friday as she hugged a new stainless steel Electrolux refrigerator at Crisis Assistance Ministry’s furniture bank.

Pedestrian death rate jump worries city
By Steve Harrison | E-mail | May 24, 2013

In the past five years, the accident rate involving pedestrians and vehicles in Charlotte has remained stable, according to a city study released Friday.

McColl: Smaller banks need more access to talent
By Deon Roberts | E-mail | May 24, 2013
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Hugh McColl Jr. is supporting a proposed banking concentration at Queens University of Charlotte’s McColl School of Business — and he wants the banking industry to help.

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Veteran finally learns of Vietnam honor

David Simpson never knew what was written on the 45-year-old certificate. A translator untangle the mystery.

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Fiddler's Grove festival plays on for another year

After deciding to call off the annual Memorial Day's weekend fiddler's and bluegrass festival, organizers decided the show must go on.

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Charlotte Motor Speedway going all out to land X Games

An 11-time X Games gold medal winner says the Nationwide and Sprint Cup race track would be a great venue for extreme sports, too.

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Fahrenheit rooftop restaurant coming to uptown Charlotte

Rocco Whalen, a Cleveland chef who gained notoriety on the Food Network, will open Fahrenheit on top of the Skye Condominiums tower.

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Q&A: Dale Jr's life is an adventure

Tom Sorensen: Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks about where he is and where he hopes to end up.

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Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

David West's right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals.

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Roberson star torments S.Meck

South Meck, Roberson meet again Saturday; winner advancies to the state championship series.

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Race fans embrace Behemoth Burger

The Behemoth Burger at Charlotte Motor Speedway includes 14 beef patties and a pound of melted cheese.

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ARTS » 3:33PM
The illusion of ‘War Horse’

The magnificent equine puppets are the stars of “War Horse.” The teams of actors who manipulate their ears, necks, torsos and tails are its heroes.

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'At Any Price' it's still a bad movie

Toppman: Have aliens stolen North Carolina director Ramin Bahrani's brain? Grade: C-

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Paula Broadwell, the Charlotte author whose affair with Gen. David Petraeus made national headlines, apologized in an interview with a Charlotte TV station.

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