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Tim and Charlotte by Edward Ardizzone - review
The Guardian
This book is about a little girl called Charlotte. It is also about two boys called Tim and Ginger. Tim and Ginger are in a lot of books by Edward Ardizzone and I love all of them. Tim and Ginger live in a house called Sea View, right by the seaside.

Fordham University Athletics
Fordham falls to Charlotte
New York Post
By ANTHONY SULLA-HEFFINGER Charlotte forward Chris Braswell turned in a dominant performance and the Rams lost to the 49ers, 69-62, costing themselves a valuable tie-breaker that could determine who makes the Atlantic-10 Conference tournament.
Braswell leads Charlotte over Fordham 69-62Wall Street Journal
49ers-Rams PreviewUSA TODAY
Men's Basketball comes up short against CharlotteFordham University Athletics
The Ram
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The Game Changer
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Democrat files By Ira Schoffel GASTONIA, NC — As the ball plunged through the net and Florida State's players sprinted in the direction of shooting guard Michael Snaer, Cameron Indoor Stadium was awash with emotion. The 9000 Duke fans in attendance ...

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Yahoo! Sports
Robin Lopez sparks Suns past Bobcats 95-89, send Charlotte to 11th straight loss
Washington Post
Lopez scored nine consecutive points to spark a 12-2 run starting the fourth quarter and the Suns rallied to beat Charlotte 95-89, the Bobcats' 11th consecutive loss. “I feel that I've been playing well in short stretches,” said Lopez, ...
Phoenix Suns 95, Charlotte Bobcats 89 — Robin the superheroValley of the Suns
Suns beat skidding BobcatsChicago Tribune
Phoenix Suns vs. Charlotte Bobcats - game chatAZ Central.com
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Texas Stars fall to Charlotte
Austin American-Statesman
CEDAR PARK — The Texas Stars fell to the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday, 4-3 in front of 5889 fans at the Cedar Park Cente. Center Travis Morin scored late in the third period, pulling Texas within one goal, but the Checkers held off a late rush.
Staal gets the game-winner as Charlotte pads its leadCharlotte Observer

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Charlotte Observer
Community calendar
Charlotte Observer
Monroe Library, Union County Public Library, 316 E. Windsor St., Monroe. 704-283-8184. www.union.lib.nc.us. Seminar covers the basics of Social Security and reveals strategies for maximizing your benefits and minimizes taxes.

Charlotte Observer
What they've said in Indianapolis
Charlotte Observer
New York Giants defensive lineman Chris Canty, a Charlotte Latin graduate, coming pretty close to predicting a victory for the Giants. "We've been able to keep business, business, and family, family. He does a great job of making sure of that.

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2 from Charlotte die in Davidson County wreck
Charlotte Observer
By Steve Lyttle A Charlotte man and woman were killed and another person critically injured Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash in Davidson County, the NC Highway Patrol said. Killed in the wreck on US 52 were Shavalos Jameson, 21, and Thea-Simone ...
Deadly crash kills 2 from CharlotteWCNC
Family speaks after car plunges off bridge critically injuring one, killing twoWSOC Charlotte

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3 girls lead police on uptown chase
Charlotte Observer
By Steve Lyttle Police were searching Saturday for one of three teenage girls who are accused of leading authorities on a chase through busy uptown Charlotte streets Friday night before crashing near Time Warner Cable Arena and the Transportation ...
Teens girls lead Charlotte police on Uptown chaseBlueRidgeNow.com
Police: Search continues for 16-year-old car thiefWCNC
Teenage girls lead police on chase after suspected carjackingWBTV

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Area team preps for N.C. Half Marathon
Charlotte Observer
In December, Cunningham found a group of a half-dozen people, mostly fellow Concord residents who had a similar objective: training with a purpose. Under the direction of personal trainer Tommy Snodgrass, the lot of them are preparing for the first NC ...

Photos taken of N.C. 150
Charlotte Observer
By Joe Marusak MOORESVILLE A plane buzzed low to take aerial photos of NC 150 for the state Department of Transportation last week. But residents hoping it meant the start of the road's widening shouldn't count on it anytime soon, DOT Division ...

Symphony offers the known and the new
Charlotte Observer
By Steven Brown In April, brothers Arthur and Lucas Jussen will play Mozart's Concerto for 2 Pianos and other works with the Charlotte Symphony. ALEK Christof Perick will conduct Schumann's "Spring Symphony." CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY Classics concerts are at ...

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NC courthouse honors banjo master Earl Scruggs
WRAL.com
By JOE DEPRIEST, The Charlotte Observer SHELBY, NC — From the outside, the 105-year-old former Cleveland County Courthouse in downtown Shelby looks pretty much as it always has. But within its walls, a major makeover is going on. If things go well, ...

Daily Mail
Don't mess with Charlotte Temple: She's saved tweed - and she's battle-ready
Daily Mail
With her statuesque physique, soft blue eyes and tumbling, gold-flecked curls, Charlotte Temple could have slipped seamlessly onto the catwalk in Paris last week – where tweed was acclaimed as the star of Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel collection.

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Interstate 95 widening plan takes a toll
Fayetteville Observer
The NC Department of Transportation is awaiting federal approval to move forward on a $4.4-billion overhaul of Interstate 95, paid for by tolls. The entire 182-mile stretch from South Carolina to Virginia would be widened to at least six lanes.

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Local sports announcements: Spring sign-ups in full swing
Gaston Gazette
23 at 6 pm This meeting will be held at the Recreation Administrative Office (Memorial Hall), 109 W. Second Ave., Gastonia, NC 28052. It is mandatory for a team representative to attend this meeting. For more information, call Bryan Welch at ...

New athletic director will oversee all ABSS sports
Burlington Times News
The athletic director will report to Monroe. �- Working with athletic directors at high schools and middle schools. �- Attending meetings of the NC High School Athletic Association and overseeing systemwide compliance with the association's ...

Grandmother outsmarts calls, avoids rip-off
WCNC
by RAD BERKY / NewsChannel 36 Staff GASTONIA, NC -- A 72-year-old grandmother in Gastonia knew right away that there was something fishy when she answered her phone earlier this week. "I knew just as soon as he called it was a scam," said Sarah Brown, ...

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Plain Dealer (blog)
NBC's 'Smash' is a bombshell, just like Marilyn Monroe -- Pop Diva
Plain Dealer (blog)
Unless you've been pinned under a boulder for the last month, you know that NBC's new series "Smash," which premieres Monday, is about the making of a Broadway musical based on the boo-boo-be-do life and pill-popping times of Marilyn Monroe.

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I-77's Exit 36 to get a new interchange
Charlotte Observer
The new interchange would cut notoriously bad traffic backups on NC 150 in half, a study by the NC Department of Transportation found. Mooresville's Exit 36 diamond is expected to cost state taxpayers about $8 million, with no local match required, ...

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