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5:43 am
Wed May 8, 2013

Verizon hosts e-cycle rally on Thursday to boost NHC recycling

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5:00 am
Mon May 6, 2013

Business Brief: NHC GOP re-elects Amoroso; Governor appoints her to State Board of Elections

Rhonda Amoroso, Board Member, NC State Board of Elections
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It wasn’t until the addition of Sarah Palin to the Republican Presidential ticket in 2008 that Rhonda Amoroso’s desire to create political change in the Cape Fear region re-ignited. 

Several years later, the New Hanover County Republican Party re-elected Rhonda Amoroso to a second two-year term as Party Chair.  Then, almost immediately, Governor Pat McCrory appointed her to the State Board of Elections. 

According to state statute, Amoroso will have to step down from her County position, and the local GOP will select a new Chair. 

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4:18 pm
Thu May 2, 2013

Downtown Wilmington to see new hotel from national chain

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Downtown Wilmington is about to see another new hotel go up. 

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6:00 am
Wed May 1, 2013

Shifting the Tide, Part 3: Sgt. Stacy Blackburn-Hoelscher

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Sgt. Blackburn-Hoelscher (second from R) in Afghanistan
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When Sergeant Stacy Blackburn-Hoelscher returned home from a two-year Army deployment in Iraq, she wanted to go back to the war zone. The Detroit, Michigan native served with an all-male tactical unit, a pioneering role for women at the time. In 2009, after switching over to the Marines, she deployed to Afghanistan. Stepping up to serve on a Female Engagement Team, she crossed over lines drawn for her male counterparts. In the last part of our series about the shifting roles of women in combat, WHQR’s Sara Wood brings us her story.

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