Ocracoke Beach Ranked U.S. Best
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By CATHERINE KOZAK  By Catherine Kozak   The Virginian-Pilot  After hovering year after year near the top, North Carolina's Ocracoke Island has finally made it to No. 1 on Dr. Beach's annual America's Best Beaches list.
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By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  May 31--Ever since Hurricane Isabel battered Ocean View, Norfolk has gotten serious about protecting its beaches.
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By Janelle Frost, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 6--Out of about 400 public beach access sites along the coastal Carolinas, at least 70 are handicapped-accessible, according to officials from seven communities surveyed by The Sun News.
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Raleigh, North Carolina, topped the list of the best U.S. cities for getting a job, according to an annual survey released on Friday by Forbes.com.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  May 26--It's a clash as constant as the waves hitting Destin's sugar-white sands.   Beachgoers want to walk along the shore without having to fi gure out the boundaries between private and public stretches of beach.
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By Lofton, Lynn  In Harrison County, U.S. 90 is more than a roadway to travel from point A to point B (photos right). (Photos omitted)  Meandering along 26 miles of sand beach, this historic highway is iconic and nostalgic to many.
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This week's rundown of fishing reports from around the region: Area A : Stripers and bluefish are up and down the coast. Some decent stripers have been found along Parsons Beach, Hampton Harbor, and Salisbury Beach. Mackerel, which a week ago were coming in strong, are moving into deeper waters because of the heat. Dogfish are showing up at the ...
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There&#39;s no walk of fame, landmark hillside sign or celebrity sightings, but nothing about the Orange Bowl made top-ranked USC happier than visiting this little-known beachfront community.
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Few cities of comparable size have better outdoor facilities than Jacksonville Beach.  And it's getting better.  The 2007 Public Facilities Report says over 60 acres of "recreation and open space" have been added since 1993.
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The best place in the United States  for senior citizens to work is SC Johnson, the family-owned  consumer goods maker, according to a study released on Tuesday.
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By K.C. Myers, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.  Dec. 10--PROVINCETOWN -- The Cape Cod National Seashore may open a  half-mile of beach as an emergency measure if piping plovers close the  off-road vehicle access this summer as they did last year.
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By The Miami Herald  Feb. 7--Miami-Dade health workers warned swimmers to avoid the water at Crandon Beach, Miami Beach's 74th Street beach and Virginia Key Beach.   Those sites had higher-than-normal levels of bacteria during recent tests, the county's health department said.
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By Janice Gaston, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Mar. 9--When it comes to beaches, Hawaii has nothing on us. Well, technically, just one spot.   In a Yahoo! Travelers poll of the best beaches in the world, Maui's Kaanapali Beach came in first.
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By Jessica Foster, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 24--State health officials have lifted swim advisories for four sections of beach in Horry County, meaning all beaches on the Grand Strand are safe for swimming, according to a news release.
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Harvard University and Princeton University tied for the top ranking in US News &amp; World Report&#39;s list of the best colleges for the second consecutive year.
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By Al Jones, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 10--OCEAN SPRINGS -- The Mississippi Sound is home to some of the best fishing the Gulf of Mexico has to offer. From cobia to redfish, anglers have a smorgasbord to choose from.   Add blackfish, also known as tripletail, to the mix.
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By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 9--MARY ESTHER -- Officials here are happy about a clean record at their wastewater treatment plant, and hope a new expansion puts the city in good shape for the future.