September 2011 Volume 43, No. 9
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A Ride of Passage When Jacob Brooks was introduced to the lawnmower.
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Power for Polk County 35
A story of Ol’ Mabel, a dead man and climbing poles.
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Let There Be Light
FAVORITES
New technologies are bringing us bright, efficient, long-lasting lightbulbs.
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First Person Another lesson from Washington, D.C.
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More Power to You The best change in 100 years.
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Where Is This? Somewhere in Carolina country.
A venerable Tarboro institution turns 200.
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Carolina Country Store See me wear.
Wadsworth Congregational Church
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Joyner’s Corner The Chicken Bridge.
A Guilford County landmark.
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Marketplace A showcase of goods and services.
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Carolina Gardens Plant swaps.
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Carolina Compass Adventures in the Linville Falls Recreation Area.
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On the House Do water heater blankets make sense?
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Classified Ads
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Carolina Kitchen Pineapple Nut Cake, Low Country Grill Recipe, Orzo Stuffed Tomatoes, Black-Eyed Pea Pasta Salad.
The Electric Car Has Arrived It runs on fuel that is cheaper, cleaner and made in the USA.
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Concord Masonic Lodge No. 58
Dinner at the State Theater And other things you remember.
ON THE COVER
Cruising in Carolina country is the new electric Chevy Volt owned by EnergyUnited, the Touchstone Energy cooperative that serves more than 120,000 member accounts in 19 counties of central and western North Carolina. (Photography by David Culp. www.davidculpphotography.com)
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