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    They're rebuilding, and I know how that feels. It's not an easy situation that he (NSU coach Chip Durham) is in, and we're hoping and pulling for him. Tonight, Buddy just didn't give them any life.


    The property has one of the few remaining baseball fields from that era in the whole country that has not been bulldozed. It is an important property for Durham and we want to be part of this project.

    President Brodhead has had a positive influence on town-gown relations. Duke's relations with the Durham community actually have been far stronger than one might have guessed from recent media reports. I suspect that's why despite all the tensions the media describe, the community has not splintered but, in fact, has come together during the current crisis.

    They have invested in Duke and the Durham community in a number of ways. We were fortunate to have their talents on the court, and we are just as fortunate to have them still be a part of our program.


    One of the deals coach Durham and I cut was that if Sean kept his grades up, we'd allow him to play. He's done that in the fall. We're pulling for him, and we're excited for him that he can help the baseball team out. Overall it seems like he's done a very good job of handling both.

    Durham is beginning to face the same issues any growing community is. Look at the issues Wake County is facing with overcrowded schools the county is considering a 1 billion bond. That's an illustration of what can happen.

    The Durham Bulls franchise has been an important member of the Devil Rays family from our very beginning and has become an American baseball icon. We are pleased that this association will continue.


    Cardinals Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith recently spent three days in North Carolina working with Tampa Bay Devil Rays shortstop prospect B.J. Upton , who plays for the Class AAA Durham Bulls. And I think he's going to speak to the entire club sometime, ... Ozzie is not only full of knowledge, but he's one of the most generous people in the game. He's a class act.

    I don't think another interest group in Durham has as compelling a membership roster as the Durham Committee, or as compelling a history. So I take it seriously as a compelling endorsement. I don't have any hesitation because one of the things the committee does is, it doesn't always go with what appears to be the mainstream view.


    Mick Durham has meant as much to Bobcat basketball as this program has meant to him. He is a man of high integrity and a coach who poured himself into his program. He achieved at a high level over a long period of time at the school he loves. I think that is the strongest statement that can be made on Mick's behalf. He has affected a lot of lives in a positive way.


    We're just really excited to be able to offer this. It's a first for Durham, and really for the Triangle because we are currently the only city in the Triangle area who is offering this type of service to the community.

    Peter Lucas and I live in Durham but spend a great of time in North Wales, where we have a cottage in the mountains, and in Vermont, USA, with my sister - who is a children's writer married to a poet.



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