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Beach Erosion

The fate of a resort condominium on one of North Carolina's barrier islands has become a touchstone of sorts for the debate on whether to build on these fragile, constantly shifting islands -- and whether to save the buildings that fall victim to the hurricanes that sweep across the region. Aileen LeBlanc of member station WHQR in Wilmington, North Carolina reports.

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