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Helping out

The Woman's Club of Raleigh will hold the 2008 Fall Antiques Show and Sale from Nov. 21 through Nov. 23 in the Kerr Scott Building at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. (original story)

Danger stalks teens on the job

Decades after the enactment of rules designed to prevent such tragedies, thousands of American youths still get hurt on jobs deemed unsafe for young workers. (original story)

Gruff reporter, tough teacher, nurturing mentor

For someone whose livelihood and very soul thrived on communication, the way Alzheimer's disease crept up and stole Dwayne Walls' words was the ultimate irony. (original story)

Little trains have big pull

The array of model train tracks at the Exposition Center mesmerized everyone from toddlers hovering over a model of Thomas the Tank Engine to the seasoned enthusiasts who put on the 24th annual show. (original story)

Man charged in Garner bank heist

A Raleigh man was arrested Saturday and charged in connection with the robbery of a Fifth Third Bank branch in Garner. (original story)

Oliver Sacks to speak in Triangle

Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and best-selling author, has chronicled all manner of extreme human ailments and tics since his work "Awakenings." He will be speaking at Duke University on Wednesday and at a National Humanities Center conference in Chapel Hill on Thursday. (original story)

Mark your calendar

Ravenscroft School will host the N.C. Association of Independent Schools teacher conference Thursday and Friday, bringing more than 1,000 educators from across the state. (original story)

Nortel to cut 1,300 jobs, freeze salaries

Nortel, which employs some 2,000 people at its RTP campus, announced the cost-cutting measures as part of its third-quarter earnings announcement just after 6 a.m. Monday. (original story)

This week

Today we find out whether Americans really are cutting back. Starbucks Corp. will release its fourth-quarter financial results. (original story)

Vets' park dedicated anew

Living or working in Raleigh, who hasn't driven by N.C. State's Bell Tower, oh, about a million times? What I didn't know about the campus's most enduring symbol is that it was constructed as a memorial to all the students and faculty members who served and died in World War I. (original story)

Coastal insurance crisis first up for Goodwin

Wayne Goodwin, North Carolina's new insurance commissioner, says he's got a lot of work to do, but first up will be addressing the coastal insurance crisis. (original story)

Teen who studied crashes is killed in one

An 18-year-old woman who had studied Johnston County's extraordinary number of teenage highway deaths as her senior high school project was killed Saturday night in a head-on collision just blocks from her home. (original story)

2 killed, 2 injured in shooting

The younger brother of one of the Eve Carson murder suspects was shot to death Saturday night at a party that left another teen dead and two others injured. (original story)

Government provides new aid to AIG

The government on Monday provided new financial assistance to troubled insurance giant American International Group, including pouring $40 billion into the company in return for partial ownership. (original story)

State slices funds for elderly

Hard-won state funding for Meals on Wheels and other programs vital to older and disabled people is being withheld to the tune of $2 million to meet state budget-trimming goals, social services officials said. (original story)




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