...girls who just a few hours earlier couldn't have cared less about witches and warlocks sat transfixed in the back seat, not uttering a word. EDITOR'S NOTE: Allen G. Breed is the AP's Southeast regional writer, based in Raleigh.

...position as long as the company survives, because he's where the action is, so to speak. "He's where it's all being done." * * * * EDITOR'S NOTE: Allen G. Breed is the AP's Southeast regional writer, based in Raleigh, N.C.

...knowledgeable about sports, but when it comes to the Tar Heels, he's so unobjective. He thinks the world revolves around Chapel Hill." --- EDITOR's NOTE: Allen G. Breed is the AP's Southeast regional writer, based in Raleigh.