Lenoir and Google featured on NPR...

This was an excellent series that gives and idea of what is going on in western North Carolina...
A must listen

Two million manufacturing jobs have disappeared in the recession. Lenoir, N.C., was once known as the "Furniture Capitol of the South." But a handful of former furniture factory workers are trying to retrain for high-tech careers with the new company in town: Google.
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Interesting Interview from "Fresh Air"

Fresh Air can have some really interesting interviews. This one is a fascinating interview with a American man who wrote 12 years for a Japanese newspaper about the underworld of Japan.

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An American In Japan, Investigating The 'Tokyo Vice'