June 2011 Volume 43, No. 6
ON THE COVER A volunteer on April 19 goes through the debris of Darleen Zupo’s home on Turnbull Road in the Ammon area of Cumberland County near the Bladen County line. A member of the South River EMC cooperative and former Air Force mechanic, Darleen Zupo, 54, was killed here by a tornado April 16. For more on the deadly tornadoes that day, see page 8. (Fayetteville Observer photo by Andrew Craft)
FEATURES
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The Rising Cost Factors outside the direct control of your electric co-op will impact electric bills in coming years.
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“They wanted a better life for us.”
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Support for restoring the meaning and purpose of the Rosenwald schools.
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FAVORITES
Storm Watch
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First Person Transparency matters.
A guide to preparing your family and your house for severe storms.
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Jacob’s Log Jacob Brooks moves on in remembrance of his mother.
Papa’s Few Words
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More Power to You Recovering from the devastating April tornadoes.
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Where Is This? Somewhere in Carolina country.
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Tar Heel Lessons Where did Texas Pete come from?
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Joyner’s Corner
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Carolina Garden How to handle Japanese beetles.
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Carolina Compass Adventures in Roanoke Rapids.
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On the House The facts about CFLs.
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Classified Ads
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Carolina Kitchen Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Chicken Club Pizza, Asparagus Bow-Tie Pasta, Deep-Dish Layered Southern Banana Pudding.
And other things you remember.
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