Traffic signals and costs loom in New Bern plan
The DOT outlines a six lane expansion of US 17 from Simmons Street to Rocky Run with four new lights, all on a closed loop system, central monitoring, and potential statewide rollout. At $75,000 per railroad crossing plus 75,000 per intersection for extended gear, the project climbs toward several million dollars, while 11 mandates guide where signals go and how they operate.
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Clarendon Boulevard
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Preston Hunter
Traffic signals spread across Jones and Pamlico counties
County managers note traffic lights improve safety as signals spread from Grantsboro to Trenton and Maysville. Residents report fewer complaints now, with two signals on NC 58 near the coast and an earlier absence until grantsboro installation.
North Carolina Poll Shows Clinton, Hunt, and Gingrich Rates
Mason-Dixon poll of 809 adult North Carolinians who regularly vote in state elections finds Gov. Jim Hunt favored for quality of performance at 57 percent, Newt Gingrich rated highly by 49 percent, and Bill Clinton trailing at 35 percent. The survey reports broad support for a state lottery, tax cuts, and a proposed parental notification abortion law, with party splits and regional coverage across six counties including Craven and Pamlico.
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Cesar Awards Highlight French and Foreign Winners
At France's 20th Cesar awards, Les Roseaux Sauvages won best French film and four Cesars overall including best director Andre Techine. Four Weddings and a Funeral won best foreign film. La Reine Margot led with five awards. Honorary Cesars went to Steven Spielberg, Greer Garson, and Simone Moreau. The event marked cinema's 100th anniversary since the 1895 Paris screening.
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Allman Brothers decline comment on Freeman book
The Allman Brothers refuse to discuss Scott Freeman and the book Midnight Riders. Manager Bert Holman notes the author did not contact or involve the band, and will not share or verify material or permit financial participation. The response emphasizes business and control over their life story.
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Midnight Riders
Bert Holman
Texan resident from Fairfield Harbor speaks on New Bern downtown parking
A native Texan living in Fairfield Harbor and retired Southern Illinois University professor Shelby shares views on downtown New Bern parking. He enjoys sailing and woodworking and says he would address parking by improving efficiency and accessibility, while praising downtown architecture and shops.
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Shelby
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Ill
New Bern
Ex- judge Wachtler lectures graduates after sentence
Ex chief judge Sol Wachtler, 64, reflecting on his year in prison, tells deferred sentencing graduates that one year behind bars teaches more than 25 years on the bench. He recalls being jailed for harassing ex lover Joy Silverman Iverman and notes the demeaning treatment in prison.
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Wachtler
Jo’ Y Silverman Iverman
Going out to eat said worst part of television stardom
Kim Fields of Living Single says fans approach her during meals and sometimes touch her. The Pepperdine graduate spent nine seasons on The Facts of Life, co wrote and directed a film about a young woman with AIDS, and teaches weekends at an acting school.
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Fox
Parade
Fields
Pepperdine University
Parker Says Marriage A Sham In Miami Rhapsody
Sarah Jessica Parker says her movie character questions monogamy and a permanent relationship while Parker herself notes she and Matthew Broderick have not married. She cites being old fashioned and cautious about proposing, as the film portrays a copywriter grappling with love.
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Parker
Matthew Broderick
Evers killer to air uncensored story on public TV
Byron De La Beckwith, the white supremacist convicted of Medgar Evers murder, will air a four part TV series starting March 1 on Santa Barbara public access, then in 50 other markets. Host Richard Barrett of the Nationalist Movement says Beckwith seeks to tell his story.
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Medgar Evers
Richard Barrett
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Santa Barbara
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Civility in Language and Law From Readers to Mayors
A columnist notes concern over grammar and civility in society. Essays by international students at Elgin Community College highlight language as identity, while a Missouri school controversy prompted a town to enact a civility law. The Mayo r argues timely action to preserve norms, citing a New Jersey case and public discourse.
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Soushi Kimura
Elgin Community College
Elgin
Yuko Uemura
Missouri
Gregory
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