Fearless New Year Predictions from the Editor of the North Beach Sun

December 29, 2011 Editorials & Opinion

It’s hard not to be optimistic at the beginning of a new year. It’s not that I’m naive–although that is subject to debate–or a …

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Thoughts Upon Christmas

December 22, 2011 Christmas

I should mention that I am Jewish. Not a particularly religious Jewish, but I am proud of my heritage and comfortable with my beliefs. …

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Food for Thought Feeds Hungry Children, Growing Minds

December 13, 2011 Dare County Schools

It is the least among us who suffer the most and who have the quietest voice in calling out their need. There is hunger …

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Ribbon Cutting for Duck Town Hall and Meeting Rooms Scheduled for February 16

December 8, 2011 News

Five months beyond its planned opening, the Duck Town Hall will hold a ribbon cutting on February 16, 2012, it was decided by the …

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NCDOT Holds Public Hearings on Permanent Solution to NC12

December 6, 2011 News

Although the temporary bridge over the newly formed inlet on Pea Island has reconnected the land link of Hatteras Island with the rest of …

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GOV. PERDUE ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO ATTEND PUBLIC WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS PERMANENT SOLUTIONS FOR N.C. 12

November 30, 2011 News

Feedback will help determine long-term fixes for breaches at Pea Island, Rodanthe
            The N.C. Department of Transportation invites citizens to attend one of two …

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First Flight High School China Partnership Series: Article 4

November 26, 2011 Center for International Understanding

Cultural Differences Explained
By Emma McFarlane
My best friend and I were sharing a hotel room in Shanghai on the first leg of the China Partnership’s …

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First Flight High School China Partnership Series: Article 3

November 25, 2011 Center for International Understanding

Nín h?o, Zàijiàn
By Anna Bachman
Nín h?o! or Hello! as they say in China. This was one of the many things I learned in my …

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First Flight High School China Partnership Series: Article 2

November 24, 2011 Center for International Understanding

Reflections on China
By Matt Mahler
Standing atop the Great Wall of China, I could see for miles: the wall stretching out over mountains and valleys …

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Thanksgiving Thoughts

November 23, 2011 Eat & Drink

As a writer, I am never sure what to say at Thanksgiving. Walking the same beaten path that others have traveled has no appeal …

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