Here are recent comments Mark received after a post on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board’s decision to absorb about $45,000 in unpaid lunch bills instead of sending the bills to a collections agency.

Chris Weaver (Republican candidate for District 2 on the Orange County Board of Commissioners): By not pursuing debtors the school board just taught a bad lesson. Rather than conditioning the public there is a "free lunch," I suggest at minimum the names and the amounts be publicly published with a four-day notice to the debtors. Want your name off the list? Pay up. It is amazing what a wee bit of public shame can accomplish. While we are at it, publish the names of those on the board not wishing to pursue taxpayer dollars.

Mark Zimmerman At most colleges if you have outstanding parking tickets, you don't graduate. There are plenty of ways to collect these funds. Unless, of course, the school budget is in such good shape that it can afford to give away money.

Here are recent comments Mark received related to the Chapel Hill Town Council’s decision to ban the use of cell phones while driving (with the exception of emergency calls and calls to immediate family members) starting June 1.

Gabriele Pelli: This can only save lives.

Rene de la Varre: Exactly. When common sense is lost, this puts all of us in danger, as a result, more and more laws are needed. This one is way over due, and I am so grateful for this village to have seen the light. As far as I am concerned, people's safety trumps people's rights to engage in reckless behavior.

Evelyn Morris Hecht: CONGRATS to CH on some common sense instead of arguing about every little silly detail for a change! Go Donna Bell!

And here is a comment received after a post on the beginning of the murder trial of Brian Minton, one of nine people accused in the killing of Joshua Bailey nearly four years ago.

Pat Dillon: Finally ...