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The path to tragedy

The testimony in the trial of Alvaro Castillo becomes more heartbreaking by the day. Published: Aug. 16, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Breakdown in the systemThe Chapel Hill News

The state's mental health system is not on trial in Orange County Superior Court. Published: Aug. 10, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Hydration and helmets

A report on our sports pages today underscores the importance of precautions during the summer heat. Published: Aug. 10, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Roses and Raspberries

Roses to Chapel Hill Tire Care Center, which donated $3,000 to a new program designed to provide nutritious meals during the summer school break for Chatham County children at risk of hunger. Published: Aug. 5, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Let voters fill vacancy

Agree or Disagree? Published: Aug. 2, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

A fitness plan for UNC

Agree or Disagree? Published: Jul. 26, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

And they're off!

After every local election, we heave a sigh of relief and think, "Glad that's over with." Published: Jul. 19, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

New task force wants a do-over

After the members of Chapel Hill's new visioning task force looked around the table and saw only white faces looking back, they decided to take a mulligan. Published: Jul. 12, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

After the party, back to work

Happy Fifth of July, everybody! Published: Jul. 6, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

The last picture show

The closing of the Varsity Theater has to come as terribly sad news for anyone who has lived here for any appreciable amount of time. Sad, but hardly surprising. Published: Jun. 29, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

The never-ending quandary

The saga continues in the matter of Orange County's solid waste, the problem that refuses to go away. Published: Jun. 22, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

voicesfrom thehill

What's the most valuable thing you learned in high school? Published: Jun. 15, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Election season off to a good start

In the early going, the local election season looks to be shaping up to be a good one. Published: Jun. 15, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Keep branch libraries open

Agree or disagree? Published: Jun. 8, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Mayor Foy will leave big shoes

In his eight years as mayor, Kevin Foy has left an indelible mark on Chapel Hill. Published: Jun. 1, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Movement on the trash front

After years of stagnation on the increasingly pressing issue of what to do with our trash, there's been a surprising flurry of activity lately. Published: May. 24, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Getting people to and from Carolina North

It's hard to know what to make of the silence that greeted the recent release of a traffic impact analysis of the Carolina North satellite campus. Published: May. 18, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Stalled on Smith Level Road

A generation has grown up and moved on since Carrboro and the N.C. Department of Transportation began negotiating for improvements to Smith Level Road -- and they haven't reached agreement yet. Published: May. 11, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Showing up when it counts

The Chapel Hill News, as it happens, has a front-row seat to the Greenbridge development; its towers are going up -- and up and up -- directly outside our front windows. Published: May. 4, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Roses & Raspberries

Roses to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen for sending a resolution to state and federal lawmakers in support of civil marriage for gay men and lesbians. Published: Dec. 10, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

How many accidents are too many?

According to police records, in 2001 Chapel Hill Transit driver James Willie Orr clipped a utility pole with the bus he was driving, and in another incident that year failed to yield the right of way and collided with a car. Published: Nov. 30, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Be first on your block to vote

Don't look now, but Election Day is at hand. Published: Oct. 15, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

New airport plan hits turbulence

Published: Oct. 5, 2008 9:21 AM | Full story

Hinting at relief for Rogers Road

Published: Sep. 21, 2008 5:00 PM | Full story

Another life taken away too soon

Published: Sep. 21, 2008 4:57 PM | Full story

Big changes coming to Carrboro

Published: Sep. 14, 2008 7:51 AM | Full story

Cash offers flexibility in housing

Published: Sep. 6, 2008 7:15 PM | Full story

Putting an iPod in every backpack

Published: Aug. 31, 2008 9:09 AM | Full story

Well worth the expense

Published: Aug. 24, 2008 12:45 PM | Full story

Questions in need of answers

Published: Aug. 17, 2008 9:01 AM | Full story


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