Apartment Boom Signals Revival in Gaston Market
Gaston County lifts from a two year lull as Triangle Real Estate adds 180 upscale units in Gastonia and Belmont. Vacancy in Gastonia drops to 4.2 percent from 12 as tenants flock to new apartments. Michael Hite notes influx of residents while Walker's Ridge director Sharon Brown cites stronger demand and need for more higher end units.
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Belmont
Gaston
Triangle Real Estate
Triangle
Gaston County
Gastonia
Jesse Hite
Southwood Realty
Sharon Brown
Walker’s Ridge
Disability benefits abuses cut into system integrity
Thousands collect disability payments after recovery as SSA reviews only a fraction of cases. GAO estimates 30,000 may still receive benefits they no longer deserve. Lawmakers say delays leave ill or injured workers waiting months or years, with some dying before decisions. The agency aims 300k-500k annual reviews but did only 58k-70k in recent years.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Andy Jacobs
Cind
House
Ways and Means
General Accounting Office
Social Security
William J. Hughes
D-N.j
Apartment occupancy rates in area complexes
Ashbrook Village is 97 percent leased, Gardner Ridge 96 percent, Mills Creek 98 percent, Hudson Woods 100 percent, and Walker's Ridge 98 percent, indicating strong demand across local rentals.
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Ashbrook Village
Gardner Ridge
Mills Creek
Hudson Woods
Walker's Ridge
Odyssey ideas persist in Gaston schools despite funding cut
Gaston teachers spent summer learning to apply Odyssey concepts such as paideia and interdisciplinary teaching in classrooms. District officials plan to use remaining knowledge and funds to benefit students while opponents warn of continued Odyssey influence as teachers prepare for new end of course testing.
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Gaston
Paideia
Ms. Ratchford
Odyssey
Steve Bohanan
Concerned Citizens For Public Education
Eddie West
Odyssey project reshapes Gaston school plan in 1992 93
Officials announce NASDC selects Gaston to build three break the mold schools on July 9 1992. site debates spark Feb 1993 meetings. parents protest and attend Feb 15 1993 board vote naming Carr Elementary W C Friday Junior High and North Gaston High. NASDC leader dies Feb 19 1993, and June 1 NASDC refuses funding for phase two.
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Craig Bell
the Gazette
Gaston
New American Schools Development Corp
Odyssey Pack
Carr Elementary
W.C. Friday Junior
North Gaston High
Joe Miller
Gaston County Board of Education
Odyssey
Concerned Citizens For Public Education
Eddie West
NASDC
Sarajevo Demilitarized Under U.N. Admin Accord
In Geneva, Bosnia's warring factions reached a tentative agreement to demilitarize Sarajevo and place it under temporary United Nations administration. The plan would cover the capital's surrounding hills and suburbs used for shelling for 16 months, potentially lifting the siege if implemented. The agreement followed face to face talks by the leaders of the factions, marking a shift in stalled peace negotiations.
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Geneva
Bosnia
Sarajevo
U.N
Teens charged in Michael Jordan's father's killing
Two North Carolina teenagers, Larry Demery and Daniel Green, both 18, are charged in the death of James Jordan, father of NBA star Michael Jordan. Sheriff Stone says the pair have prior police trouble, shocking acquaintances and family members.
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Michael Jordan
Lamberton
North Carolina
Robeson County
Hubert Stone
Larry Martin Demery
Rowland
Daniel Andre Green
Lumberton
James Jordan
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Galloway
J. Jordan
N.C
Daniel Green
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