Carolina Journal
Volume 14, Number 5 - May 2005

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

It took a village to stop a gold mine in Stanly County
Sen. Basnight's aide gets DOT to take project for company

North Carolina:

'Confusion' led to possible conflict over downtown property - page 2
Privaris secures grants from NC Tobacco Trust funds - page 4

Education:

Parents get partial restriction on book - page 8
Legislation introduced to curb rising droputs - page 9
U.S. history is becoming history - page 9
High school's academy helps 9th graders adjust to changes - page 11

Higher Education:

Report questions women's studies - page 12
Preferences' harm blasted by U.S. Civil Rights commissioner - page 13
George Leef column: 'Does NC need an optometry school?' - page 13

Local Government:

Public housing in Greensboro questioned - page 16
Chad Adams column: 'Finding pieces to the education puzzle' - page 17
21 localities in NC seek tax increases - page 19

The Learning Curve:

'Constitutional Chaos': Laying down the law - page 20
'The Essential Ronald Reagan': Lean yet true to his simple style - page 21

Opinion:

Paul Chesser column: 'Pharmacy owners have rights, too' - page 24
Editorial: 'Freedom, at long last' - page 24
John Hood column: 'The predictive power of partisanship' - page 25

Parting Shot:

Banks go south of border to reach new customers - page 28

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