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Seniors also were offered free ice cream on Polk Place on Thursday afternoon, and class T-shirts will be on sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Pit. Announced earlier this year, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has been taking public comment and has until March to adopt the proposal. Opponents argue that the plan would force the EPA to violate its obligations under the 1990 Clean Air Act. The EPA issued a statement late Thursday saying the Clean Air Act requires the agency to decide “on a pollutant-by-pollutant basis whether it is appropriate to regu late based on the risk of these emis sions to human health.” The agency said it sent a report to Congress in 1998 that found mercury, the common pollutant from coal-burning plants in North Carolina, and nickel to be the most concerning air pollutants. , The ERA said, regulation of other DTH/JUSTIN SMITH elements emitted by power plants isn’t warranted at this time because they “do not pose a threat to public health.” Reductions in the other pollut ants will occur as a byproduct of the plan to reduce mercury and nickel, the EPA said. Yackety Yack Yearbook jT . Board of Directors Have you ever wanted to be involved .in the business side of publishing? Help the Yackety Yack, the yearbook of UNC, approve a contract, elect staff members and figure out a budget. Come by Suite 2415 in the Old Union to pick up an application. Applications are due on lUesday, Sept. 7 by spm. If you have questions call our office 962-3912. News Poverty rises, wages fall across state since 2000 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH North Carolina took a triple economic whammy over the past few years, with more people living in poverty, without insurance and not seeing as much household income, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. The numbers released by the bureau reflect averages compiled over a pair of three-year periods - 2000-02 and 2001-03. They show that the percentage of North Carolinians living in pov erty increased from 13.1 percent in 2000-02 to 14.2 percent in 2001- 03. The rate of uninsured people rose from 14.9 percent to 16.1 per cent. The median family income fell from an average of $38,432 in the first period to $38,096 in the sec ond. The figures reflect North Carolina’s continuing struggle to adjust to the collapse of traditional manufacturing industries like tex tiles and furniture, economist Gary Shoesmith said. “These all go together with what’s happening in pur basic industries,” said Shoesmith, director of the Center for Economic Studies at Wake Forest University’s Babcock Graduate School of Management. “Overall, Td say the North Carolina economy has a bright future, but the fact of the matter is, until the (com plete downsizing) of these specific industries takes effect, this is what we’re going to see.” Nationwide in 2003, the num ber of Americans living in poverty increased*by 1.3 million while the ranks of the uninsured swelled by '' Looking to earn some money this year? ' : >X "'• : i 1 ,V'f gSj* v;;V • 4 -Jy >y^'' s * , ‘ w '* t !&\‘iU! v li * Come & meet local employers at the Part-Time Jobs Fair Today, August 27, 2004 10 AM to 12 PM Multipurpose Room Carolina Union Some employers scheduled to attend: UNC Healthcare Chapel Hill YMCA Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Orange County University Career Services The Wendy P. & Dean E. Painter Jr. Career Center ■“219 Hanes Hall I Telephone: (919)962-6507 http://careers.unc.edu 1.4 million, the Census Bureau reported. It was the third straight annual increase for both catego ries. The Census Bureau’s defini tion of poverty varies by the size of the household. For instance, the threshold for a family of four is an annual income of SIB,BIO, while for two people it is $12,015. The data showed that North Carolina was one of only three states where the poverty rate mea surably increased while income decreased in 2002-03. The other two were Texas and Illinois. Shoesmith said the numbers are among many indicators of the state’s economic struggles. Unemployment is another: Over the years included in the Census Bureau data, unemployment went from 3.3 percent in January 2000, to 4.4 percent in January 2001, to 7 percent in January 2002, and finally to 6.4 percent in January 2003. The improving rate this year, from 5.8 percent in January to 5 percent in July, is deceptive, Shoesmith said. “What you really need to look at is the employed figure, not who’s GRAND OPENING iwm m CHINESE SUPER BUFFET SUSHI, HIBACHI, GRILL BAR IN ADDITION TO OVER 150 BUFFET ITEMS EVERYDAY Lunch Buffet $5.99 • Dinner Buffet $8.99 , Across the street from Cat's .Cradle on the J f &CW bus lines 310 E. Main Street • Carrboro • (919) 932-7222 Mon Thu 1 lam-10pm * Fri Sat 1 lam 11pm • Sun 1 2 noon 10pm FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2004 unemployed,” he said, noting that many jobless people either stop looking or drop out of the statistics due to the length of time they’ve been without a job. He expects more bad news as the furniture industry continues to adjust to world competition. In the long run, Shoesmith expects North Carolina’s overall economy to rebound thanks to industries such as banking, technology, medi cine and biotechnology. “Once we get past that, I think there will be a lot of good news. The one missing piece to this whole process I’m not certain about is what happens to the workers that leave those manufacturing compa nies,” he said. Retraining is the best answer, Shoesmith said, but for all those who head to community colleges or other job-specific class sites, there are others who resist the idea. “Perhaps they don’t think they need it, perhaps they have an atti tude left over from the ’7os where they think it’s the government’s job to provide for them or provide a market with plentiful jobs,” he said. 5
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