Tar Heel NewsLocal news for Tar Heel, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Polishing a jewel- June 30, 2008 When construction of the North Carolina Zoo near Asheboro finally began in 1974, the debate had gone on for years.http://www.topix.net/city/tar-heel-nc/2008/06/polishing-a-jewel?fromrss=1 Area - Boys State good political training- June 28, 2008 Dillon Dunford's campaign for governor was so exciting he said he slept only about four hours in the two days leading up to the election.http://www.topix.net/city/tar-heel-nc/2008/06/area-boys-state-good-political-training?from... Feds OK Study For Five-State Toll On I-95- June 26, 2008 North Carolina residents are closer than ever to paying a toll to drive on I-95. And it's not just on the section of the Interstate in the Tar Heel state.http://www.topix.net/city/tar-heel-nc/2008/06/feds-ok-study-for-five-state-toll-on-i-95?fr... Anti-Smithfield ad campaign begins- June 24, 2008 The United Food and Commercial Workers union today launches its Washington, D.C.,-region advertising campaign against Smithfield Packing, the company that runs the world's largest meat-processing plant in Tar ...http://www.topix.net/city/tar-heel-nc/2008/06/anti-smithfield-ad-campaign-begins?fromrss=1 Letter: No gay marriages in Tar Heel state- June 22, 2008 I am appalled that the state courts in California would overturn a lawful ban on gay marriage.http://www.topix.net/city/tar-heel-nc/2008/06/letter-no-gay-marriages-in-tar-heel-state?fr... Book examines state's new politics- June 20, 2008 North Carolina during the mid-20th century was regarded as the most progressive state in the South.http://www.topix.net/city/tar-heel-nc/2008/06/book-examines-states-new-politics?fromrss=1 New & notable titles- June 18, 2008 If you read the history signs around town, you might know that German prisoners of war were held at various locations around Wilmington during World War II.http://www.topix.net/city/tar-heel-nc/2008/06/new-notable-titles?fromrss=1 Unc MLB Draft Notebook- June 16, 2008 With eight signees and six current players selected in last week's Major League Baseball Draft, their decisions are sure to have a major impact on the future of the Tar Heel baseball program.http://www.topix.net/city/tar-heel-nc/2008/06/unc-mlb-draft-notebook?fromrss=1 RealtyTrac: North Carolina foreclosures leap 23%- June 14, 2008 Foreclosures jumped by 23.5 percent in North Carolina in the 12 months ending in May, new data say.http://www.topix.net/city/tar-heel-nc/2008/06/realtytrac-north-carolina-foreclosures-leap-... |