Growth in coastal development challenges insurance industry and property owners
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BOONE—Insurance companies, coastal residents and builders face growing challenges when it comes to insuring, owning or building property along the United States’ coastlines.
“The coastal issue is very challenging, because basically we have overbuilt in areas that in hindsight probably weren’t the best places to build,” said David Marlett, director of the Brantley Center and chair [...]
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Appalachian Choral rehearsals begin Sept. 8
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BOONE—The Appalachian Chorale celebrates its 33rd year and invites all interested singers to attend rehearsals and participate in any or all of three concerts scheduled for the 2008-09 season.
The chorale will perform Bach’s “Magnificat” and Buxtehude’s “Das neugeborne Kindelein (The Infant Jesus)” Dec. 9. The fourth annual “Messiah” sing-along will be held Dec. 14. The [...]
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Summertime Work
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Brad Thompson, a senior construction management and building science major from Wake Forest, hammers a stud in place on what will be a new restroom facility at Bass Lake near Blowing Rock. Thompson is a seasonal employee for the National Park Service. The restroom facility is a collaborative design and construction project between Appalachian [...]
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