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Governor Bev Perdue of North Carolina said Monday that a legislative proposal to combine the operations of many of her state's community colleges would move North Carolina's education system "backwards" and represent an attack on rural areas. Four of the 26 two-year institutions that would be affected in the merger plan -- College of the Albemarle, Halifax Community College, Roanoke-Chowan Community College, and Tri-County Community College -- have no other community college within 30 miles, Perdue said, noting the job training and business development missions of the institutions. “Take away the community colleges and where will those businesses turn for workers? What other state -- or country -- will get our jobs instead?” she said.