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| | Durham, North Carolina - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | It is the county seat of Durham CountyTemplate:GR, the home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University, and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, and is a cornerstone of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. |
 | | Durham's growth began to rekindle during the 1980s, with the construction of multiple housing developments in the southern part of the city, nearest Research Triangle Park, and the beginnings of downtown revitalization. |
 | | Recently a proposal to change the way the Durham County School Board is elected, from a district-based system to at-large elections, resulted in an adversarial relationship between board members and primarily fl parents as the proposal was seen as potentially reducing African-American representation. |
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