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'Dis is da yr!'

They started buzzing in soon after midnight on the echoes of soft fireworks in the distance. They came in the most preferred way that young people these days like to communicate -- texting. Published: Jan. 7, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Time to move past animal experimental model

UNC is expanding its animal research labs and storage facilities (CHN Dec. 28). This is as backward as ignoring solar energy to build more coal-burning power plants since medical advances have rendered most animal research outdated. Published: Jan. 7, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Your letters

Column played on Asian stereotype Published: Jan. 7, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Why Hoover failed and we might too

"But as it happened, the banks took the taxpayer money and just sat on it." Published: Jan. 7, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Roses & Raspberries

Roses to Amanda Arrington, whose love of dogs has become a calling that promises to improve the lives of animals throughout the state. Published: Jan. 7, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

European Union grant to middle school fosters knowledge-sharing

Why is the European Union "giving" my program, Smith Middle School and our district so much money? Published: Jan. 4, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

No drama please

As we head into this new year and new administration, I feel hopeful and even inspired -- a state I haven't equated with a politician since I was a little girl. Published: Jan. 4, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Come on in, the water's fine

If Chapel Hill's new Homestead Aquatic Center had been a little less far along, it might have joined the public library expansion on the list of projects put on hold until the economic climate improves. Published: Jan. 4, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Airport moves threaten reputation

Why does UNC need a new UNC-owned, run and controlled airport? Published: Jan. 4, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Higher values don't guarantee higher taxes

There has been significant consternation about the property tax revaluations that are now occurring in Orange County. Unfortunately, it has been accompanied by a lot of misperception about the meaning and implications to the taxpayers. Published: Jan. 4, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story


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