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----i -0 FINAL EDI IION $1-50 RALEIGH NC I ir SUNDAY JANUARY 7 2001 L''' ACC Hqops-- 70 69 UNC Wake Forest CI Virginia NC State a Maryland Ga Tech 88 81 iF'771P'''''0 0 '4 IJ 411 El (- ir Upset: No 13 UNC gives the No 4 Deacs their first loss 70-69 with Brendan Haywood sinking the winning bucket Sports Page IC Laying off people: The expected recession is sure to bring corporate downsizing Learn the right way to legally show employees the door Work Money Page lE THESPOR "7171i WCI LIT um NSID 93 80 f(s irl ivi6) 1 ONLY 0 Looking for leaders: The search for kt(1 41'4 new city managers in Raleigh and eXIT Durham under- ID scores regional cooperation ham 21A rw (n EXIT Nfr BSE1 Jimmy Carter: Excerpts from the new memoir of the 39th president of the United States Sunday Journal Page 1D THE INAUGURATION 1-11 Gore declares Bush victory 'One state one peo029 Easley emphasizes opportunities for all of NC Black lawmakers protest vote count In his inaugural address the governor talks of closing the 'digital divide' and improving the economy and education ii i -14 i '1 s'4 NV l''N 1 '6541 Age) -0 4 1 111-N Ilt 1) 44' rr -1 I- 110' 4 '''r'' tli 11 060'" I 4) 1 'vr 714NI -1 11 --bvi ii -1: 7 1 1 i woomm1 1 jr 4 (1- id 1-6 (-- alemik FROM WIRE REPORTS Closing the book on the tumultuous 2000 election Al Gore methodically blocked his supporters' attempts to prolong the drama Saturday Then presiding over a joint session of Congress the vice president proclaimed George Bush the nation's 43rd INSIDE president IN TEXAS: Bush Amid all the meets a group parliamenof governors tary ceremoAnalysts say ny Gore man-states will gain aged to mix in more power some self-over policy 8A effacing humor When one vote counter had difficulty reading a tally for a state the vice president had won Gore volunteered: "II tell you what it says" Congressional certification of the Electoral College vote is usually quick and routine But nothing has been ordinary about the November election that will result in Bush's being sworn in later this month as the first president since Benjamin Harrison in 1888 to win the Electoral College but lose the popular vote On Saturday for nearly 20 minutes in the cavernous House chamber a dozen members of the Congrressionalplack Caucus joined by a few sympathizers tried in vain to block the counting of Florida's 25 electoral votes protesting that black voters had been disenfranchised utes in chamber the Cong joined bj tried in ing of Flo protestin been dis( BY AMY GARDNER STAFF WRITER Michael Francis Easley became North Carolina's 67th governor Saturday on a promise to bring a new generation of leadership to the state's helm yet stay the course on such critical issues as improving education and stewarding the environment Under a bright sunny sky and in moderate temperatures Easley and nine other state leaders took their oaths of office before a crowd of at least 5000 in downtown Raleigh The new Democratic governor who is 50 stayed away from specifics in his brief inaugural address speaking broadly and loudly from a platform in front of the state archives building about providing educational and economic opportunities for all of North Carolina rural or urban rich or poor "We are one state one people and one family bound by a common concern for each other" Easley said celebrating the theme of the day "Celebrating One North Carolina" in virtually every line of his remarks "Our economic and educational development must reflect that common spirit of purpose as we build our future" Easley has inherited a state exploding with growth in some corners Its urban areas are stocked with high-tech industry good salaries and a well-educated work force But North Carolina still lags behind the rest of the country in many areas such as its ability to send high school students to college The state's rural areas in particular have struggled to educate workers and to keep up with the increasingly wired world That struggle has thwarted the state's SEE BUSH PAGE 1 7A SEE STAFF PHOTO BY CHUCK LIDDY CHANGING PLACES Former Gov Jim Hunt right congratulates Gov Mike Easley after Easley was sworn in as North Carolina's governor Saturday morning in Raleigh Easley's wife Mary sits between the two SEE GOVERNOR PAGE 1 7A SPEECH EXCERPTS An unconventional governor takes office In Triangle warmth has its costs Some residents struggle with rising heat bills In wal Some with Gov Mike Easley spoke broadly about one North Carolina" but he also talked about generational change and education man who served with distinction as governor and lieutenant governor for 20 of the last 28 years Historians will be hard-pressed to find words that convey the feelings of warmth and gratitude we hold for Jim and Carolyn Hunt So today one administration ends and a new one begins One century passes and a new century is born And one generation with humility accepts its responsibility progressive tradition especially in education and rural economic development of such former governors as Charles Aycock Jim Hunt and Sanford But as the first governor of the 21st century Easley also wanted to make it clear that he was his own man and that his administration would not be Hunt He set a down-home tone walking rather than riding to the inaugural parade stand and wearing a business suit rather than a tuxedo like other recent governors (Former Gov Kerr Scott once referred to his Terry Sanford once laughing- ly recalled having this stray thought as he took the oath of office as governor of North Carolina 40 years ago: I "Now '''z) 1'''- 1 Margaret i4-1- Rose will get the governor's widow's pension" Rob I don't know whether Gov Christensen Mike Easley was thinking about his wife Mary's financial future when he was sworn into office Saturday But in penning his speech Easley carefully studied the inaugural remarks of Sanford regarded as one of the state's great governors Easley sought to recapture Sanford's generational break with tradition For Sanford it was the coming to power of the World War II veterans For Easley it was the baby boomer generation coming into its own In his speech Easley tried to express a sense of historical continuity The story of North Carolina in the 20th century has been that of a poor state trying to pull itself up by its bootstraps Easley promised to continue the Ill 1 I I 1 ON THE OLD GUARD: For a quarter-century our public purse has been safeguarded by our outstanding treasurer Harlan Boyles For nearly 30 years as legislator judge and chief justice Henry Frye has brought integrity to committee rooms and courtrooms alike And for 36 years as commissioner of agriculture the family farmer's best friend has been Jim Graham History must save its fairest pages and finest prose for the ON PUBLIC EDUCATION: Let us be proud of our united commitment to this moral promise: That every child will have a SEE EXCERPTS PAGE 16A SEE CHRISTENSEN PAGE 1 7A BY KRISTIN COLLINS STAFF WRITER Katie Williams is hoping "the Good Lord" will provide when her propane bill comes due Mary Ann Sparkman is thinking 'about raising the prices at her country buffet to pay for the heat And Gloria Williams and her two daughters are huddling around a wood fire to INSIDE keep warm OIL CUTS: OPEC Just a week members agree into what is to reduce oil traditionally production to winter's cold-increase prices est month 14A Triangle residents and consumers nationwide are paying the price for the confluence of cold weather and rising energy costs Individuals' heating bills are up so are businesses' Budget conscious residents are making runs on firewood and space heaters And so many people have sought financial aid to heat their homes that some agencies 's fear they will run out of funds before the worst of winter "It's bad for everybody" said Sparkman who runs Toot-N-Tell Katie 1 Good Lc her pro Mary An about ra country And Glot daughte INSI OIL CUTS: member! to redua produdic increase consum paying ence of energy Indivil up so a consciot runs or heaters have sot their hol fear the before ti "It's Sparkm INDEX Churches may breathe new life into downtowns 16 Books 46 Deaths 6B Editorial 26A North Carolina 1B 21A Sports IC Sunday Journal ID Travel 1H TV 66 Weather 88 IE O2la1 The News and Observer Publishing Company All rights reserved downtown churches have launched ministries for the homeless daycare centers for working parents and Sunday school and outreach programs for inner-city youth and Latinos In Durham for example Immaculate Conception has begun offering a mass in Spanish every Sunday at noon in a nearby school gym to accommodate hundreds of Latinos that have joined the church Ministries also have appealed to young professionals who want more churches sprouting in the suburbs would lure members away from the Triangle's urban congregations "In most big cities when people moved to the suburbs the churches closed or barely hung on" said Jackson Carroll a professor of religion and society at Duke University "But clearly the churches here are doing something that is causing them to buck the trend" That something local ministers and churchgoers say is community outreach In the Mangle's two largest cities lion That's almost three times the cost of a seven-story parking and retail complex Alexander Square being built on Fayetteville Street Mall in Raleigh "It's easy to overlook the churches but they are playing as big a role as anyone in revitalizing the downtown" said Errol Fraley president of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance an economic development agency that promotes downtown to investors Not everyone thought this would happen A decade ago there was fear that BY CHRIS SERRES STAFF WRITER The revitalization of America's cities is typically associated with trendy restaurants glass high rises and flashy sports stadiums But in Raleigh and Durham some of the most ambitious downtown projects are being initiated by churches not developers Among the projects planned or under construction are day-care ceRters gyms parish halls sanctuaries and Sunday school classrooms The combined price tag: $26 mil 7 I 28027 00700 00 SEE CHURCHES PAGE 19A SEE HEAT PAGE 18A I.