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Addicted to art

Elizabeth Benbow Corbett opened her first and only art gallery in Greensboro. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

A better house

The phrase "community service" gets thrown around a lot. Especially on college campuses. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Inside

NAACP says new honors courses would promote "academic exclusion." Page 3A Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Council wary of new tree rules

Jim Ward has been curator at the N.C. Botanical Garden for three decades. He knows tree and loves them. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

New shelter no 'warehouse'

Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt wants to change how people are talking about the men's homeless shelter: Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Give homeless big kitchen and jobs

We have been thinking about the homeless problem. We think the new shelter should go near the police station because of the crime that has happened in the past. We also think it should be open to men and women and children. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Kehilah offers Passover food for pick-up

Many Triangle Jews find it challenging to prepare meals for Passover, beginning March 29, because of the eight-day holiday's dietary restrictions. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Child support lagging

Orange County child support collections are down 3.3 percent over last year as the recession puts the squeeze on more non-custodial parents. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Up the wrong tree

When even Jim Ward questions the wisdom of the proposed new regulations restricting tree-cutting in Chapel Hill, you have to take notice. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

NAACP protests courses

In dueling press conferences, the NAACP said new high school honors courses will divert resources from closing the district's racial achievement gap, while school officials said the courses will add only one-time, up-front costs. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Final election filings produced some familiar names - and surprises - in races for local and state offices. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Family felt at risk by neighborhood hunt

To add a graphic note to the recent articles on deer hunting in populated communities (CHN Feb. 17, 21), hunting in these settings is not a zero-risk activity. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

When more save, more are safer

This March I'll join the effort of the Grameen Foundation to enable microfinance institutions (MFIs) expand their savings services to the poor and very poor halfway around the world. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Developers need to protect the trees

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: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

School board committed to all

Recently, members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board voted 4 to 3 in favor of offering honors classes in addition to standard-level classes in six courses: biology, chemistry, physics, U.S. history, world history, and civics and economics. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Governors Club deer pose safety hazard

Wewould like to relate a deer incident that happened to us in Governors Club. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Day Book

Sunday Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

New york times crossword puzzle

Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

What's next? Crop rotation for hemp?

There they go again. Another intrusion into the rights of private property owners, with more restrictions on the citizens of Chapel Hill. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Your Best Shot

Today's Best Shot comes from David Poulos of Chapel Hill: "A group of migrating robins took advantage of one the heated water bowls on our deck." Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Rec notes

Williams AAU Basketball: The Donald Williams Basketball Academy will start this weekend to form two AAU basketball teams to play basketball for U13 (Grade 7) and U14 (Grade 8). Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

The last, long voyage

(Editor's Note: The well-known local seafood dealer Thomas Marshall Robinson Jr., better known around here simply as Tom Robinson, died on Feb. 19. His longtime friend George "Jake" Horwitz sent us this remembrance) Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Public financing folly

Chapel Hill's voter-owned elections program had its first run in 2009 and is already being heralded as a success. Supporters say the municipal elections achieved all of the aims that taxpayer-funded campaigns are meant to achieve. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

AGENDAs

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 300 W. Main St. To see the agenda, go to www.ci.carrboro.nc.us. Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Upcoming

FEBRUARY 28 Published: Feb. 28, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

N.C. 54/I-40 workshop Thursday

The NC-54/I-40 interchange ranks as one of the most congested locations in the region. On Thursday you can help change that. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

More to books than meets the box

While I love to browse the big box bookshops, there is nothing that says I heart Books like a man who's devoted 20 years to selling, appraising and genuinely caring about the written word. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

County drops Carrboro for early voting

Alderman Dan Coleman asked the Orange County Board of Commissioners last week why Carrboro Town Hall won't be an early voting site this spring. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Group proposes universal pre-K

Sweeping social change isn't just on the national agenda. Some local leaders have proposed a universal program here in Orange County. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Notable

Cameron Imani of Chapel Hill participated in the Governor's Page Program in Raleigh. Cameron spent a week gaining valuable life experience and providing administrative support as a page for the Department of Revenue for the week of Feb. 15-19. Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

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