Pyramid of Djoser rises on Saqqara plateau in Old Kingdom tale
The Step Pyramid of Djoser dominates the Saqqara plateau, a 200 foot emblem of divine kingship from about 2630 B C. The article traces Old Kingdom origins, the social machinery behind pyramid building, and scholars like Mark Lehner weighing how pyramids shaped Egypt’s unity and daily life.
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Saqqara
Giza
Egypt
Old Kingdom
Djoser
Ancient
Nile
Mesopotamia
Sumer
Mark Lehner
University of Chicago
Rainer Stadelmann
German Institute of Archaeology
Cairo
Lehner
Herodotus
Pharoah Djoser
Pyramid
Imhotep
Community notices: Breathers club and local groups meet
The Better Breathers Club convenes at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Craven Regional Medical Center’s cardiac rehabilitation center for Allergies and Indoor Environment Concern presented by Dr. James M. Zechman. Women’s Aglow Fellowship meets 9 a.m. Saturday at Hampton Inn with Jean Jordan as speaker.
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Better Breathers Club
Craven Regional Medical Center
Cardiac Rehabilitation Center
James M. Zechman
The
Asthma and Allergy Clinic of
New Bern
Women’s Aglow Fellowship of
Hampton Inn
Jean Jordan
Remembering Rose Kennedy and a family's lasting line
Lucille S. deView reflects on how obituaries and family notices once listed every child and grandchild, living and dead, as a tribute to enduring kin. She ties this to Rose Kennedy's grief and resilience, noting how counting descendants keeps loved ones present in memory.
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Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy
Baby Hardy
Lucille S. deView
Orange County Register
Finch sworn in as district court judge in Oxford
Daniel F. Finch of Oxford is sworn as district court judge on January 26 with first day on the bench in February. He is married to Jean Brinson of Arapahoe and has two children. A UNC Chapel Hill and Mercer Law School graduate, Finch has practiced at Finch Hopper and Hicks since 1976 and became partner in 1991. He previously served as school board attorney and city attorney in Oxford for 20 years.
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Daniel F. Finch
Oxford
Jean Brinson
Arapahoe
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Mercer University Law School
Georgia
Finch, Hopper
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Bulletin Board
New Bern Women’s Aglow Club
TOPS
St. Paul’s Tops
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Cal Jean
Olive
DeLemar
Spaight
Dar
Richard Dobbs Spaight
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
NSDAR
Nan Oldham
Helm Drive
James City
James DeLemar
Twin Rivers Nursing Center
Melanie Noble
Janet Nelson
Danny
Mary Ellen
Harry
Richard
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
the United Way
Country Biscuit Restaurant
Broad Street
Tryon Palace
Ann Lynn
Ann San al
Beala K. Ben Ne
Finch
School Board
American Heart Association
Stroke
Tyson & Hooks Realty, Inc
Chuck Tyson
L Mo
Craven Street
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