With the sun shining bright and the temperature a-rising, Alex Halley, 14, and Brandon Antonius, 16, both from Maui, knelt and bent, poked holes in the soil with a pointed stick, set 6-inch tobacco seedlings in place and watered them with a hollowed-out gourd.
Published: May. 10, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
It's pestiferous, poisonous, it stinks -- and it's here. Garlic mustard, that is, Alliaria petiola. The noxious weed has invaded the banks of Ellerbe Creek, and eco-conscientious citizens are doing their best to get it out.
Published: May. 10, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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A record 81,000 Durham residents voted in Tuesday's partisan primaries and school board elections.
Published: May. 10, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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Durham residents will pay more for water starting July 1 under a new five-tiered rate system approved Monday by the City Council.
Published: May. 10, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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Mildred Cannady probably will have to leave her Atlantic Street home, despite efforts to convince the mortgage company to restructure her loan payments.
Published: May. 10, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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David Garrard, starting quarterback for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, will be at the Durham Eagles Football Camp for boys and girls ages five to 15 Saturday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Published: May. 3, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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Durham artist's creation unveiled.
Published: May. 10, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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Thanks to a surge of voters who want to see a uniter in the White House -- meaning Barack Obama -- we have one of Durham's most notorious dividers -- meaning Joe Bowser -- on the Board of County Commissioners.
Published: May. 10, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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Columnists: Rob Waters | Flo Johnston | Barry Saunders | Jim Wise
Six film critics recently took on what could have been a daunting task. They screened 30 student-produced films from Riverside High School, not sure what they would see.
Published: May. 3, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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Photo Column: Learning for a Lifetime
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Need To Know
Nasher gets a 'Taste of the Modern'
The Nasher Museum of Art's Kimerly Rorschach and Juline Chevalier will lead an interactive discussion and show slides from the exhibition "Taste of the Modern: Rothko, Rauschenberg, Oldenburg, Kline" from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13 | Full story
What's on the calendar
Today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clayworks Pottery Guild will hold its annual spring pottery sale at Forest Hills Park in front of the community building at 1639 University Drive. | Full story
NFL star coming to Southern for alumni day
A previously scheduled Durham Eagles Football camp has been cancelled and replaced by an alumni/community recognition day May 31 at Southern High School, which features NFL star quarterback David Garrard. | Full story
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