As a concerned citizen, I support Sunday's Chapel Hill News editorial.
Published: Dec. 3, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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"Look at the bright side," my dad liked to say.
Published: Dec. 3, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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In the course of three months, Chapel Hill High School has lost two African-American male students, Atlas Fraley and Rodney Torain, Jr. These were two young men who had defied the odds for African-American males, who were successful students at Chape
Published: Nov. 30, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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A distinguished UNC professor recently asked me how EmPOWERment Inc. adds value to our community. That's an excellent question. Here's a look at the return on investment in each of the three aspects of EmPOWERment's mission: home ownership,
Published: Nov. 26, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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Our lexicon of business activities is being expanded daily, thanks to the "wonder boys" on Wall Street. We are learning about derivatives, collateralized debt obligations, credit default swaps, recapitalization, puts, short selling and so on. We
Published: Nov. 26, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
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Perhaps more to the point, would her enablers in the media please escort her off? Stop with the endless interviews trying to turn cow paddies into baked Alaska. Haven't we had enough of her aw-shucks, you-betcha, gosh-darnit bromides and assorted cat
Published: Nov. 26, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
Here in America, things are so upside down that adults can learn from children once in awhile. The fifth-grade students from Mary Scroggs Elementary School are an example of this.
Published: Nov. 26, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
The recent passage of referendums in three states regarding same-sex marriage provides an opportunity once again to propose the only true solution to this issue which has so divided Americans for years. The answer is to follow the practice in a numbe
Published: Nov. 23, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
Fixing Thanksgiving dinner for a dozen family members is always a challenging task. But don't tell that to Anne Hicks, who has been preparing dinner for 500 people for the past nine years.
Published: Nov. 23, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
I've been following the recent dispute over the proposed Orange County airport with some interest. Particularly interesting to me has been the widespread use of the projected annual economic benefits -- "$40 million to $53 million" -- that
Published: Nov. 19, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
There are moments imprinted on our souls that change who we are -- a wedding day, the death of a dear friend. Sometimes, these events tumble too close to each other and the mind can't make sense of them. But I think the heart can.
Published: Nov. 16, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
A few years back: It's Mel Rashkis calling.
Published: Nov. 16, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
Hours before Election Day began, I saw a clip of W talking about Putin: "And my message will be, you know, Vladimir -- I call him Vladimir -- you shouldn't fear a missile defense system." This moment straight out of Dr. Strangelove -- and J
Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
The West Triangle Chapter of the United Nations Association sponsored a program recognizing U.N. Day with a talk by Jane Roberts, co-founder of 34 Million Friends of The United Nations Population Fund (
Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
GUEST COLUMNIST: On September 23, the worst school shooting of 2008 occurred in faraway Finland, leaving 11 dead.
Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
In June, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority board made the difficult decision to raise monthly water and sewer charges about 17 percent on Oct. 1.
Published: Nov. 2, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
With the current downturn in the stock market and its resultant drop in the value of 401k and IRA accounts just as the leading edge of the baby boomers reaches retirement, it seems those boomers ascribing to liberal policies and programs all these ye
Published: Nov. 2, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
My family doesn't often attend plays. But when I heard from a friend that Playmakers Repertory Company would be performing "Pericles," a Shakespeare play I'd never heard of, I decided to follow her example and make it a family event.
Published: Oct. 29, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
One of the nicest things about Chapel Hill is the community spirit for celebration and the people's love affair with downtown, the commercial and cultural heart of the town. Whether it's impromptu merriment of a UNC basketball victory, festooned
Published: Oct. 29, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
The McCain campaign has ingeniously cast its "Palin spell." Even in the midst of increasing economic turmoil, the Palin mystique rolls on. To best understand its powers, we must return to the moment of Palin's national birth.
Published: Oct. 8, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story
Guest Column -- By Roper and Holden Thorpe
Published: Sep. 30, 2008 11:19 PM | Full story
Guest Column -- By Robert Malik Lawrence
Published: Sep. 23, 2008 4:25 PM | Full story
Guest Column -- By Mark Derewicz
Published: Sep. 21, 2008 5:04 PM | Full story
Guest Column -- By Julie Mitchell
Published: Sep. 16, 2008 8:53 PM | Full story
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Published: Sep. 14, 2008 7:49 AM | Full story
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Published: Sep. 9, 2008 12:22 PM | Full story
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Guest Column -- By Maria Rowan
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Published: Aug. 31, 2008 9:08 AM | Full story
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