The Obama NC Tour Faces Tough Polls in Tar Heel State
The Sun Journal reports Barack Obama’s North Carolina campaign swing amid mixed public opinion. Elon University poll data show 57% disapprove of his handling of the economy while 43.5% feel his policies worsened conditions. Voters favor gradual job bill support but remain wary of government intervention.
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Readers demand library system fix in letters to editor
Two letters urge Craven Pamlico Carteret Library board to apologize for a year of failed computer service and missed new books. The writer explains personal impact, with reliance on library, now buying books and returning read titles, and warns that continued failures may end library services. A second note condemns theft of recyclable bin contents from county program, calling it stealing and warning higher future costs to citizens.
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MumFest rides overpriced next to Ag Fair fun
Roy Smith Jr reports MumFest offered few rides with long lines and five dollar short bursts. He preferred the Ag Fair where twenty five tickets bought one price and a fifteen dollar handstamp covered unlimited rides. His nine year old rode eighteen times, and lines were short Saturday afternoon. Dick Stern, New Bern.
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Roaring Twenties to present crisis in our nation
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