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AGENDAs

The Chapel Hill Town Council will hold a business meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. To see the agenda, go to townhall.townofchapelhill.org. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Library funding on the table

The Orange County Board of Commissioners has directed County Manager Frank Clifton to negotiate a new share of funding for the Chapel Hill Public Library. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Pulitzer winner to share his 'World'

One of the great benefits of living in a college town is the never-ending slate of public events that are free or cheap to attend. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Crowd rallies against cuts

Proposed budget cuts brought out a crowd to Thursday's Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board meeting. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Crime Notes

CARRBORO Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Your Letters

I don't actually plan on really learningMandarin Chinese, but I thought that prior to my 10-day tourist tripit would be fun to learn enough to order a beer, find the bathroom, and maybe ask a 5-year-old her name. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Community dinner a multicultural success

I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the 13th annual Community Dinner celebrating Orange County's cultural diversity held on Sunday, March 7. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Notable

Chapel Hill conductor and composer Benjamin Keaton has been selected to receive Opera America's most prestigious award, the Trustee Award, for 2010. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Local citizens group expands Web site

For those who want informative and well-reasoned updates about Chapel Hill government and politics, Citizens For Responsible Government has expanded its Web site ( www.cfrgch.org) to include Hot Topics, a new section focused on items of current and pertinent interest. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Consistency the name of the game

What's the difference between John Fox and Roy Williams? Jake Delhomme is no longer the Panthers quarterback. How many interceptions do you have to throw away before you put in your backup quarterback? Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Cell phone ban would raise awareness

Study after study demonstrates that phoning while driving increases crash risk. Many authors conclude that phone use increases crash risk fourfold and such behavior is equivalent to driving while intoxicated. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Why settle for less in our schools?

The honors-track issue opens up some broader questions. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Just an iTouch away

Four years ago, my husband gave me an iPod for our wedding anniversary. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

90, and rolling strong

"Lord, I ain't longing for this world," Granddaddy said. "Oh Lord, oh Lord, you know I ain't longing for this old world." Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Study finds defective wells, septic systems

A recent study by the Orange County Health Department and UNC student groups found 10 contaminated wells and 24 out-of-compliance septic systems in the Rogers Road neighborhood. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

'She loved green spaces'

The new garden dedicated recently at UNC was the culmination of two years of emotional work led largely by students. It is a tribute to Eve Carson, the student body president gunned down on a neighborhood street in March 2008. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

UNC cited for second waste spill

State regulators have issued a second violation notice for a treated wastewater spill at UNC's animal holding and research facility in rural Orange County. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Breed's last bleat?

Every football Saturday, Rameses, the four-footed, blue-horned mascot of the UNC football team, trots onto the field with the Tar Heels, just as his predecessors have done for 86 years. He's probably the best-known non-human resident of Chapel Hill. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Day Book

Sunday Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

We can do more to help people with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia. Few illnesses invoke such fear and stigma. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Rec notes

Preserve Jr. Golf: The Preserve at Jordan Lake will host a clinic for junior golfers -- and any child who wants to learn golf -- from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 28. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Your Best Shot

Today's Best Shot comes from Mary Sonis of Chapel Hill: "The female Spotted Salamanders are now laying their eggs. This particular female has just completed her egg laying. She will leave the pond and return to her underground burrow until next year. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Action needed on spills

Why can't they figure out how to keep wastewater contained at the university's animal holding and research facility? Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Carrboro aldermen call on university to go coal-free by 2015

The Board of Aldermen unanimously endorsed a petition that calls for UNC to stop using coal by 2015, more than three decades before the university's 2050 goal. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Winning it all in the NCAA

That sound you hear is tearing paper. Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Crime Notes

CARRBORO Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

AGENDAs

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.To see the agenda go to www2.chccs.k12.nc.us. Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Hillsborough may take Henry to court

Town leaders may head to court to force the owner of the Colonial Inn to pick up the pace on repairs to the 19th century building. Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

New Weaver Dairy Road on the map

By next year, northern Chapel Hill could have a direct connection between N.C. 86 and U.S. 15-501 for both bicycles and motor vehicles. Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Party for safe water Friday night

In the United States, I simply tilt a handle, turn a knob, or press a button for clear, cold drinking water. Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story


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