In small towns, elections can turn on a dime.
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Incumbent Greg McElveen will continue on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board of education for four more years, along with newcomers Michelle Brownstein and Joe Green.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council will hold a business meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. To see the agenda, go to townhall.townofchapelhill.org.
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Sunday
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On Tuesday, technicians hired by the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill will begin using ground-penetrating radar and other means to try to discover long-neglected unknown graves in the African-American sections of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
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I found the original recording of "What it Was, Was Football" by Andy Griffith last night. It brought tears to my eyes.
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For the past few years I've spent time in these columns decrying war. I've written about flag-draped coffins and the sheer stupidity of our persistent desire to take up arms.
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The year 2009 will certainly be remembered for a variety of reasons, but for those of us who are part of the mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse community our memories will focus on the impact that the global financial crisis had upon our system.
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CARRBORO
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Q: We are having trouble with our cat waking us up to eat early in the morning.What can we do to prevent this so we can sleep?
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During the Second World War many Chapel Hill porches were adorned with white flags with red borders and blue stars. Each one represented a family member serving in the war.
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Mayor Mark Chilton handily won a third term Tuesday, beating challengers Brian Voyce and Amanda Ashley.
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I cannot come to the banquet,
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It's hard to read Tuesday's Chapel Hill election as a ringing endorsement of anything, except maybe moderation.
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Drevis Torain's last regular season home game was so good, he might have earned the right to play another next week.
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Former Town Councilman Cam Hill said he didn't put his name on a mailing supporting Mark Kleinschmidt for mayor because he didn't want it to be seen as sour grapes for losing his council seat to Kleinschmidt's rival, Matt Czajkowski, two years ago.
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Ready for a new dog, Dan and Linda Textoris headed several years ago to the Orange County Animal Protection Society.
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Restaurants participating in RSVVP Day (Restaurants Sharing V/5 & V/5 Percent) are preparing for the 21st annual event on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
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A year ago, Carolina fans had the pleasure of watching college basketball's finest team of the season, far and away.
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Mayor Tom Stevens won a third term after running unopposed Tuesday.
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Children adopted from overseas have disability rates similar to those adopted from within the United States, according to new research from UNC.
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The Animal Services Advisory Board is a citizen advisory board created by The Orange County Board of Commissioners that serves as a bridge between the community and commissioners.
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The IFC and the town have failed to provide adequate transparency into the process to relocate the men's shelter. Furthermore, the article in the Oct.
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From Alexandria to Chapel Hill to Baltimore, Matt Rum has grown and been able to excel in each place. Now he's getting ready for the next stage.
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Today's Best Shot comes from Michael Capps of Chapel Hill, who captured an image of his 1-year-old daughter Parker enjoying a treat during a pumpkin carving session: "She surprisingly liked the pumpkin. I guess teething is a good thing!"
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Early in a gathering Friday of some 60 local artists, nonprofit directors, government officials and business people for what was called "A Creative Conversation on Cultural Arts and Economic Development," Chapel Hill Public Arts Administrator Jeffrey York reeled off a list of local arts attractions: the Ackland Art Museum, Memorial Hall, Kidzu Children's Museum, 2nd Friday ArtWalk, the music scene and literary tradition.
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The timing of Town Council member Bill Strom's resignation will extend the contentious political season well past election day.
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I'm sorry, but I can't take it anymore! Is it just me or are there more candidate signs littering our town this year than before?
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Colleges
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Today we like to cook outside on the grill as a treat, but there was a time when the application of flame to food was the only way -- as noted in this excerpt from The Chapel Hill Historical Society's new book, "A Taste of History":
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