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    Politics Pope Francis

    Oh Popes are imperfect. But if they juSt push international politics to stop massive apartheid type stuff. They do some good
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    Politics War on Universities, Lawyers & Expertise

    But they are crazy happy to get him Florida tripled his salary
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    Off-Topic Chapel Hill/Carrboro History

    Their string licorice was my go to if by chance as a 12 yr old I was on Franklin Street
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    Politics CURRENT EVENTS - May 1 - May 7

    Lunatic
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    Off-Topic Are we building Public buildings "on the Cheap"

    I enjoy when they repave I-40- with 3 inches of low bid asphalt..................................
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    Politics Tariffs Catch-All

    What about various States offering incentives to move-say from Cali to NC
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    Off-Topic Are we building Public buildings "on the Cheap"

    The last UNC Building I worked in was built in 1916 https://unchistory.web.unc.edu/building-narratives/battle-hall/ Last building I worked in on Dix Campus Adams Building Built originally in the 1930s-wild guess https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/pdf/dixmap.pdf
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    Off-Topic Are we building Public buildings "on the Cheap"

    From a purely aesthestics standpoint the 60s-70's multistory buildings that were mostly "concrete" on the outside with few windows-always made me ill. i suppose todays choice of mostly glass has it's real limits in durability ? I remember Chancellor Hooker saying he wanted to tear down Hamilton...
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    Off-Topic Are we building Public buildings "on the Cheap"

    I am old enough to see "big" public buildings built in my life get demolished-cause they are worn out. Lots of NC Govt buildings in downtown Raleigh are being demolished-or there is plan to demolish them. Great big multistory"icons" of the 60s Where I went to high School the next year a new High...
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    Politics Tariffs Catch-All

    Maybe next we should put a tariff on "foreign music", or books published abroad
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    Politics Tariffs Catch-All

    How about my BBC supscription?
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    Politics CURRENT EVENTS - May 1 - May 7

    In Madison Wis in the 70's you could go to Town hall and get your pot tested for paraquat-after it was reported Mexico/USA was spraying the pot fields with it
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    Politics Election Down Under

    I was a guest at an english speaking Surgeons speciality couple day gala yrs ago in DC . These guys (yea mostly guys) were ,generally speaking , country club republicans-all very polite-nice clothes etc The Australians were a blast . Cowboy hats for some -fun-party time My only real exposure to...
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    UNC Sports Hot Stove: UNC Basketball

    We continue to chase Euro players-6'6 type guys
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