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  • TB tests from South Meck negative officials say

    Mecklenburg County officials say they found no cases of tuberculosis among people they tested at South Mecklenburg High School. TB tests were given to 33 people at the school after a former South Mecklenburg student contracted the illness. That student graduated in January, but health officials decided to test those who had been in close proximity with the patient. “There is no need for ...

  • Group formed after uptown melee expands vision

    McKinley Morning-Johnson got a job in construction with help from Men Who Care Global, a group started two years ago to model good behavior for young black males that has evolved and grown in its mission. JEFF WILLHELM - ...

  • Man charged with indecent exposure near York school

    Derrick Hensley, 44, a Gaston County employee, was arrested Monday and accused by police of urinating near York Intermediate School while classes were being dismissed. (York County Detention Center ...

  • Broadwell apologizes for ‘harm sadness’

    FILE - This July 13, 2011, file photo, provided by the International Security Assistance Force's Flickr website shows the former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus, left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of his biography "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus." (AP Photo/ISAF, ...

  • Gaston vets to present Memorial Day program

    GASTONIA U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry will be the featured speaker Monday at the Gaston County Veterans Council’s annual Memorial Day Program at Gaston Memorial Park. The program begins at 10 a.m. in front of the Wall of Honor on South New Hope Road. Beginning at 9:45 a.m. the Gaston Symphonic Band will play patriotic music. Colors will be presented by JROTC Cadets and Billie Hicklin ...


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Movie Review

Gertrud [DVD]

Gertrud [DVD]

When Day of Wrath (Vredens dag) was released in 1943, its director, Carl Theodor Dreyer, had not produced a feature film in almost 12 years. At the time, Denmark's film industry had been severely weakened by the exodus of many of its best directors due to the ... ...

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  • NASCAR correspondent Shannon Spake on motherhood

    Michelle Lloyd Mom of twin boys, Shannon Spake started working for ESPN to cover NASCAR. Shannon will be in the pit covering the Coke 600 this weekend! Read more about Shannon and how she got started with ESPN! Q. How did you get started with ESPN? A. I was hired in 2007 when ESPN regained the NASCAR contract. I was originally hired to cover NASCAR exclusively, but have been able to ...

  • Guilford County Winston-Salem see robust home sales in April

    Homes sales have climbed 40 percent in Winston-Salem and 39 percent in Guilford County.. Guilford County and the Winston-Salem area notched strong levels of home sales in April, according to reports from Realtors groups in both areas. Winston-Salem saw 582 existing single-family homes sold in April, up 40 percent from the 416 sold a year prior and up 7 percent from a month ago, according to the ...

  • The loyalty behind Biogens Tysabri drug

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration-recommended two years. The drug, manufactured in Research Triangle Park by Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB), comes with a hefty risk- that of activating a lethal virus that more than half of MS patients harbor. After two years, the risk increases. But to patients such ...

  • Can Medicare Advantage program play a part in health care savings

    As health care leaders continue to look for ways to cut costs, the Medicare Advantage model might be a decent place to pull from. A recent study showed that utilization rates in some major categories, including emergency departments and ambulatory surgery or procedures, generally were 20 to 30 percent lower for patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage HMOs than for those with Medicare ...

  • Is N.C.s real unemployment rate more like 16

    U.S. Department of Labor . The national U6 rate for the same period, meanwhile, averaged 14.5 percent. Unlike the traditional jobless rate that's announced each month - which counts people without jobs and those actively looking for a job - U6 includes other categories as well. They are total unemployed, plus total employed part-time for economic reasons, plus all marginally attached ...

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