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ROAD TRIPS.
The house I grew up in is located in a subdivision, and when my family first arrived the front yards were, if not completely bare, then at least close to it. It was my father who rallied the neighbors and initiated a campaign to plant maples along the side of the road. Holes were dug, saplings were delivered, and my sisters and I remarked that, with the exception of birds, trees were the only things on earth that weren't cute when they were babies. They looked like branches stuck into the ground, and I remember thinking that by the time they were fully grown I would be old.
And that's pretty much what happened.
Throughout my teens and early twenties, I'd ...
- Raleigh: Turkeys, deer and more are within two hours of North Carolina's...
- Magazine article from: Outdoor Life February 1, 2006 700+ words
...common sight and a sought-after trophy. The game lands encompass nearly 58,000 acres. 2 UWHARRIE WHITETAILS Though North Carolina deer can't claim trophy racks like Texas or Kentucky bucks, Uwharrie is still a good place to chase a bruiser. 3 CROATAN...
- A tale of two road trips - Highways or byways: America's motoring public has...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Golden, Fran April 7, 2002 700+ words
...was a little more skeptical and marked the directory's North Carolina section as a precaution. The trip started quietly enough...was at the wheel, but Ed took over the driving for the North Carolina leg. This is where we learned my instincts had been right...
- Hoyas and Terrapins Stumble on Road Trips; Ga. Tech Bests No. 5 Maryland, 100-91
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post David Nakamura February 5, 1995 700+ words
...overall and 7-2 in the ACC. Maryland, which hosts No. 2 North Carolina Tuesday, dropped a game behind the Tar Heels (8-1...what happened in this game, we were going to go into the North Carolina game with the same motivation: That it is a must- win...
- Politics, football, road trips top reading list.
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Noonan, Erica November 8, 1998 700+ words
...and artwork as our nation's symbolic birthplace. In "Memory's Nation: The Place of Plymouth Rock" (University of North Carolina Press), John Seelye explores the myth of the rock and how its power has been used by political, social and religious...
- Department of Transportation urges safety on holiday road trips.
- Newspaper article from: Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) June 30, 2007 700+ words
...Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) and other speed timing devices to assist them in enforcing the speed laws. Last year in North Carolina, six people died and 302 were injured in 438 collisions during the July Fourth holiday period. The 2007 holiday begins...
- Henderson and Ellington, once teammates, on opposite sides.(Gerald Henderson...
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Aldridge, David February 8, 2007 700+ words
...gone through their first Duke-North Carolina clash less than an hour earlier...They compare notes about ACC road trips. (N.C. State was bad, with...202-383-6099): DUKE, NORTH CAROLINA For reprints, email tmsreprints...
- North Carolina Motorists Scramble for Ways to Cope with Record Gas Prices.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 8, 2001 700+ words
...Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 8--The summer road trips haven't even begun, and motorists are already paying record...hovered near 20-year lows. The biggest recent shock for North Carolina drivers came last month, when gasoline prices jumped 20...
- North Carolina Motorists Experience Jump in Gas Prices.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 25, 2002 700+ words
...going to change." Crosby said gas prices are likely to rise even more throughout the spring. Families tend to take more road trips as the weather gets warmer, and indications already point to more people hitting the highway this year. "The worst news...