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Read Two Million Books in a Year?  Bring it on!

Read Two Million Books in a Year? Bring it on!

Students in Guilford County Schools have a few weeks left to surpass a goal of collectively reading two million books in a year. Students read so many books during last year's one million book challenge that they doubled the goal for this year.

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Duke's Rare Books Library Receives Large Donation

Duke's Rare Books Library Receives Large Donation

Duke Trustee David Rubenstein, a 1970 graduate of the university and co-founder of the Carlyle Group, is giving Duke $13.6 million.

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Reynolds Price: A Long And Happy Life

Reynolds Price: A Long And Happy Life

Duke will celebrate the life and work of Reynolds Price today. Dave DeWitt reports.

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Borders Bankruptcy Hits Triangle Hard

Borders Bankruptcy Hits Triangle Hard

Most of the Borders Books in the Triangle will close as a result of the company's re-organization and bankruptcy filing.

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Poet Maya Angelou Awarded Medal of Freedom

The civil rights activist and Winston-Salem resident is being recognized for her many books and poems.

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Family, Friends Mourn Elizabeth Edwards

Family and friends of Elizabeth Edwards gathered in Raleigh to remember her.

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Protest And "Line of Love" At Edwards Memorial

Protest And "Line of Love" At Edwards Memorial

People from across the state and beyond are speaking out against a planned protest outside Elizabeth Edwards' memorial service Saturday.

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Remembering Elizabeth Edwards

Remembering Elizabeth Edwards

A look back at the life of Elizabeth Edwards

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Chapel Hill Library Could Move To Mall

Chapel Hill town officials are considering whether to permanently move the public library to University Mall.

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Writers, filmakers, fans gather at North American Science Fiction Convention

The 10th North American Science Fiction Convention will take place today through Sunday in Raleigh.

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Readers Celebrate "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Local actors perform scenes adapted from "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Durham County main library.

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Reynolds Price - 50 Years at Duke

Reynolds Price - 50 Years at Duke

Duke University in Durham is hosting a three day long celebration of writer Reynolds' Price's 50 years at the University. Catherine Brand spoke with Ian Baucom from Duke's English Department about Price's work.

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