I know Mr. Brogden, and I know his commitment to meeting the academic needs of all the students he teaches. Perhaps the board member's barb was not aimed at the letter he read, but the article made it seem the two were connected.
Published: Mar. 19, 2010 10:32 AM | Full story
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March 8-14 was Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.MS is a chronic, progressive disease that affects many people. There are numerous people in our community who have MS and yet are silent about it due to discrimination and/or other factors.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Debates on health care, the economy and other issues continue at both a local and national level. Decisions on these topics will affect our future capacity to prosper.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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In response to the recent column by W. E. Warnock concerning the Governors Club development and killing deer.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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The biggest problem with providing food, fuel, clean air and clean water for the world population, as it rises from 6 billion in 2001, to a projected 9 billion later this century, is that the people who should be most concerned are not yet alive.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Letter: I entered law school in 1976 with high ideals. I learned about Dan Pollitt, labor lawyer, civil rights attorney, and Supreme Court advocate, and looked forward to having a class one day. When I took constitutional law from Mr.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: I sympathize with Mr. Lloyd.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: Neighbors of a lovely lady recently celebrated her 99th birthday. Mrs. Anne Edwin moved to Chapel Hill to be near a niece residing in Fearrington.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
I am writing in response to the March 3 letter to the editor asking for evidence that the introduction of additional honors sections in Chapel Hill-Carrboro High Schools would hurt students.
Published: Mar. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: I have recently read your guest column "What is the library worth to you?" by George Cianciolo. I think the library is worth the extra taxes.
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: I believe the proposed tree ordinance is directed not to the individual homeowner, but to the developers who bulldoze trees indiscriminately, and then take the topsoil and sell it.
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: The assertion from Chapel Hill's urban forester that the proposed tree rules have built-in flexibility (CHN, Feb. 28) is ludicrous. Anybody who has taken a project through the town's approval process knows how inflexible and expensive it is.
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: There she goes again - did she really say that? Earth to Sally, earth to Sally.
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: If you haven't read Sunday's Chapel Hill News, check out the Dueling Banjos of writer Jesse James DeConto's page 3A article featuring state NAACP leader Rev.
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: At last week's press conference Greg McElveen said the three dissenting school board members opposed the immediate implementation of honors sections in science and social studies because energy and resources should first be directed toward helping struggling students.
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: As Keith Cook announced his intention to run for Orange County school board, the first thing most of you asked was what about 2004? I answer your question with a question: "What about it?"
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Since 1994, residents of the Sunrise/Whitfield Road neighborhood have fought to keep cell towers from sullying our landscape.
Published: Mar. 1, 2010 5:01 PM | Full story
If the proposed tree ordinance in Chapel Hill passes, it is really a civil liberties issue for our citizens, and we should be very concerned (CHN Feb. 21).
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: Supporters of Cornucopia Cancer Support Center set a new record while helping ensure those affected by any type of cancer receive the encouragement and resources they need to live life to the fullest.
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: Objecting to the proposed new tree-protection rules, local builder Gary Buck is quoted as saying, "To stimulate business and well-being, you must have less regulation, not more" (CHN Feb. 21) I am surprised that Mr.
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: Thank you for your excellent coverage of the recent violations at UNC's animal research facility in Bingham Township (CHN Feb. 21). However, the reporting on this event needs to go a step further. For example, your article states:
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: I was appalled to read the article "Hunt sets limit to tolerance" (CHN Feb. 17).
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: Thanks to Marty Mandell ("Bolin Creek: 2 Choices, 1 Solution," CHN Feb. 14) for giving us some history and background about Bolin Creek.
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: I cannot sanction putting an impervious surface next to Bolin creek, or anywhere in the Bolin valley forest for that matter.
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: I don't want a penny of my tax dollars going toward expansion of the library unless and until they stop pushing their liberal agenda by the books they purchase and make available.
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: How can it be possible that the percentage of Asians in Chapel Hill is 9.7, while the maximum percentage in any census tract in Chapel Hill is only 7.2?
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: If you have a mental illness, or you are the family member or friend of someone with a serious mental illness, you are not alone. You are part of a community that cares.
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: Serving as an Orange County commissioner has been an honor and a privilege. After careful consideration, and at the generous urging of friends, supporters, and colleagues, I have decided to seek re-election in that capacity.
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: I read Debbie Meyer's article about the wildlife education provided by the Piedmont Wildlife Center with interest, but I do wonder if many of the readers realize that PWC no longer maintains a facility to treat injured and orphaned wild animals, which was originally its primary mission.
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: I could not agree more with Mr.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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