Fayetteville Observer
By Julia Oliver
Staff writer
As news filtered to Fayetteville that the state legislature had approved a lottery, local convenience stores prepared to sell tickets while pastors prepared to warn their congregations against gambling. Across the state’s southern border, some North Carolinians cheered. (more…)
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