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(08/29/02 4:00am)
As six months stretch into seven, the search for Durham's next chief of police still appears to have no end in sight. City Manager Marcia Conner had said Monday she would announce her decision yesterday to either permanently appoint Interim Chief Steve Chalmers or reopen the search.
(08/23/02 4:00am)
In the wake of a lawsuit challenge, legislative action and fevered controversy, discussions of the summer reading assignment Approaching the Qur'an proceeded calmly this week among freshmen at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(04/17/02 4:00am)
Although their numbers may still be low, local women are making their presence felt in technology industries. Support networks and visible female mentors have helped them narrow the gender gap in fields such as biotechnology and computing.
(04/02/02 5:00am)
Although the Durham City Council's April Fool's Day meeting was not without diversion--the agenda included a motion to extend the maximum time frame for carnivals--the more serious business of the meeting revolved around redevelopment projects.
(03/27/02 5:00am)
Local schools are feeling the squeeze of the $1 billion state budget shortfall projected for next year. Cuts will take place at all levels of the educational system--from the potential elimination of a kindergarten breakfast program to the eradication of some programs at local colleges and universities.
(03/19/02 5:00am)
A sea of red filled City Hall Monday night as over 100 Durham residents--many wearing red T-shirts emblazoned with the word "Why?" in large white letters--gathered to protest a proposed affordable housing development in East Durham.
(03/07/02 5:00am)
This is the last article in a four-part series on issues related to crime in Durham.
(03/05/02 5:00am)
Asphalt fumes will not be wafting over Central Campus anytime soon if the Durham City Council has a say about it.
(02/19/02 5:00am)
At its meeting Monday night, the Durham City Council unanimously supported an effort to redevelop the Barnes Avenue area in North-East Central Durham.
(02/07/02 5:00am)
Third grader Shauntia Rountree wants to be a teacher.
(01/23/02 5:00am)
Revitalization of downtown Durham took two steps forward Tuesday when the City Council agreed to help fund a parking deck as part of the redevelopment of the former Liggett tobacco complex, and Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc., announced that it would purchase the old American Tobacco property.
(01/15/02 5:00am)
After years of anticipation, development at the American Tobacco factory may finally be on track following announcements of further investment in the project.
(12/10/01 5:00am)
Families across the country are coming together for the holidays, taking advantage of vacation time and traveling long distances to be with loved ones.
(11/26/01 5:00am)
Earlier this year, President George W. Bush talked of granting amnesty to illegal Mexican immigrants--a prospect upon which many members of the large and steadily growing Latino population looked fondly. But the events of Sept. 11 created a shift in national priorities that has worried some Mexican immigrants in Durham.
(11/02/01 5:00am)
With the election only four days away, citizens of Durham got a final chance to question the mayoral candidates and compare their stances at an open forum last night.
(10/31/01 5:00am)
Fighting crime will be high on the agenda of Durham's next mayor, regardless of the outcome of the Nov. 6 election. Both Nick Tennyson and Bill Bell have touted crime as a key issue, although they differ on the specifics of how to effectively fight it.
(10/25/01 4:00am)
With a new chancellor at its helm and its first enrollment increase in a decade, North Carolina Central University is aiming to rise into the ranks of the nation's top universities.
(10/01/01 4:00am)
In 2000, after 26 years in Durham politics, Bill Bell decided he was ready for some time off. The long-time county commissioner chose not to run again last November, disappointing many of his loyal supporters. But their mourning period proved brief: A year later, Bell is back and this time has his eye on the mayor's seat.
(09/26/01 4:00am)
Students returned to Hillside High School in August uncertain of what awaited them. After Richard Hicks' suspension last year for allegedly changing students' grades and failing to enforce the district's attendance policy, the popular principal was replaced by an equally visible leader: Henry Pankey.
(09/18/01 4:00am)
Staying in homeless shelters, living in motels, dwelling in substandard housing--these are just some of the ways Durham residents deal with the current affordable housing crisis.