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PRE’s Annette Weston set out to discover whether quicksand is something to be worried about in eastern North Carolina or if GenX was set up to believe it would be a much bigger deal in adulthood than it is in reality.
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The extension is meant to give the DEQ’s Division of Marine Fisheries and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission more time to explain the requirements to people and to assure them that the reporting process and tool are user-friendly.
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Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) said the Employer-Directed Skills Act would also allow employers to offer skills development programs that meet their specific needs and provide partial reimbursements to employers for the costs of the programs.
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