We are all good people. We are all failed people. Do we judge ourselves on our worst failures or on our best efforts?
Published: May. 15, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
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I was intrigued when the U.S. National Archives released the 1940 census records a few weeks ago. But when I finally checked the site, I left more confused than enlightened.
Published: May. 12, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
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On our first trip to Merlefest, we were just dating, so out of shyness, I let my husband, Tom, choose the food. His response: “You do realize that’s like letting an 8-year-old be in charge of meals.”
Published: May. 12, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
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As so many dog owners know, dogs have a way of making us feel like we are “Number One” in a world regardless of what others say.
Published: May. 6, 2012 11:10 AM | Full story
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In an interview, county board Chairman Brian Bock talks about that historic election, the changes Chatham is undergoing and their results, including the future Walmart.
Published: May. 8, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
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My View: I’m no nihilist. I believe in long marriages, daughters, baseball, long runs in the woods, and commitment to one’s community. I believe in love.
Published: May. 1, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
My View: She’s backing out of her parking spot as you’re leaving the Carrboro Harris Teeter lot. Does she see you?
Published: Apr. 28, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
My View: When my wife Rebekah and I were dating she lived at Shadowoods Apartments and I was a convenient half-mile away. We would have loved a great spot within walking distance for a drink and snack after work or on a weekend evening.
Published: Apr. 25, 2012 11:01 AM | Full story
My View: Chapel Hill should have fewer homeless people because more of our residents have the ability and the money to reach out to others.
Published: Apr. 17, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Commentary: Our high school Spanish teacher was a patient man, somewhat browbeaten by the students. My pet name for him was Tio Calvito. Uncle Baldy.
Published: Apr. 14, 2012 5:30 PM | Full story
My View: Maxine Turner Fitts, 58, vice-president of programs and operations at Cornucopia Cancer Support Center, knows why remaining optimistic when dealing with cancer makes a difference.
Published: Apr. 10, 2012 7:08 PM | Full story
My View: Growing up in Maplewood as a young child, I was aware of primarily three “faiths”: Protestants, Roman Catholics, and those who were Jewish.
Published: Apr. 10, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
My View: Recently at a cool restaurant on Weaver Dairy Road called The Pig I had, among other things, a deep-fried MoonPie.
Published: Apr. 7, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
My View: As a woodsmith, Dwight understands special skills are needed when one is working against the grain, especially when dealing with hardwood.
Published: Apr. 3, 2012 7:38 PM | Full story
My View: As a woodsmith, Dwight understands special skills are needed when one is working against the grain, especially when dealing with hardwood.
Published: Apr. 3, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
My View: “Darkness to Light seemed like a good organization for us to get involved with,” says Leandra Lambert, “especially after what happened at Penn State.”
Published: Mar. 31, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
I know my happiness is tied to the structure and organization of our lives, and I know it starts with the basics.
Published: Mar. 27, 2012 7:04 PM | Full story
My View: Stanley Hughes is a perseverant, hard-working soul. With almost 40 years of farming behind him, he has kept alive a family farm started by his grandfather 100 years ago in Hurdle Mills in northeast Orange County.
Published: Mar. 24, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
As part of our response, at 7 p.m. Tuesday March 27 at UNC’s Global FedEx Center there will be a free screening of a documentary about the attacks on Baha’i students.
Published: Mar. 17, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
North Carolina is one of only two states that automatically tries all 16-year-olds as adults no matter the offense. Murder or disorderly conduct, the teens enter adult court.
Published: Mar. 13, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Guest column: If the Defense of Marriage Amendment is opposed by both U.S. Congresswoman Renee Ellmers and Self-Help Credit Union co-founder Martin Eakes, then you know the DOMA will be DOA on May 8.
Published: Mar. 10, 2012 7:08 PM | Full story
What’s going on in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area that so many of us are craving something we find answered in the ancient Hindu practice of yoga.
Published: Mar. 10, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
My View: Say the last name Julian and many will associate it with Alexander Julian, the well-known designer who outfitted the basketball team and provides many of Coach Roy's ties.
Published: Mar. 7, 2012 12:00 AM | Full story
My view: Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County have not raised property taxes for three years.
Published: Mar. 4, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
My View: I recently visited my father in Philadelphia again. This time I decide not to read to him as conjuring up his past makes him weep.
Published: Feb. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
MY VIEW: When Chapel Hill resident Tish Galu heard a couple in Raleigh speak about homeless support circles, she came home and told her husband and parish priest, "I have to find a way to do this."
Published: Feb. 26, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
MY VIEW: My third and last child, Kieran, is 20 months old - my favorite age, the age that I'm convinced spawned the saying, "They grow up before you know it."
Published: Feb. 22, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
My View: In the civil rights class I'm taking this year for my history credit, we've learned a lot about discrimination in our nation's history, everything from the segregation of public transportation to the story of Emmett Till.
Published: Feb. 19, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
My View: "Let me see him," I said as they took him to the other side of the room. "Let me seen my son."
Published: Feb. 15, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
MY VIEW: The war was nearing its end, though no one knew that yet. At 17, my mother had left N.C. State to work for the U.S. government, attempting to break the German code.
Published: Feb. 12, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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