Recently I visited my son and family in Portland, Ore., one of the greenest cities in the USA. I saw there something that we could adopt in Chapel Hill to our benefit. Called Portland Composts!, it is an innovation that leads to a more sustainable community with a simple, practical solution.
Published: Jun. 15, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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Prescriptive drug abuse, particularly among youths, has become a national public health crisis.
Published: Jun. 11, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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Do not make the upper parking lot at the Chapel Hill Public Library one way.
Published: Jun. 8, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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I fully support Ms. Dawson’s recent letter to the editor (CHN, May 26, bit.ly/10TL9VY) protesting the cuts to the Latin program in our school system.
Published: Jun. 4, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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Published: Jun. 1, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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I am writing to express my concern that Japanese language instruction in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools might be phased out as a result of funding cuts. Our daughter Emma has been a student in this program, and she very much enjoys learning Japanese. More importantly, from a strategic perspective, there are more than 100 million Japanese speakers in the world, most of whom do not speak any English. Japan is also the third largest economy in the world and the fourth largest U.S. trading partner.
Published: May. 28, 2013 3:04 PM | Full story
The Republicans’ budgets are outrageously shortsighted, unfair and abetted by an AWOL Governor.
Published: May. 28, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Do you know what level of math your seventh grader is taking this year? If you don’t know, you would do well to find out. A ceiling may have already been placed on your child’s high school math achievement. This is the result of the transition to the Common Core Math sequence.
Published: May. 21, 2013 12:05 PM | Full story
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the American Recovery Reinvestment Act at a cost of nearly $85,000, 16 electric car charging stations have been installed in various locations scattered throughout Chapel Hill and Hillsborough.
Published: May. 18, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Editor’s note: Last Sunday’s guest column by local writer, past political candidate and actor (“G.I. Joe: Retaliation”) Augustus Cho drew a strong response from beach-music fans. Cho wrote about his attempts to contact a Triangle shag club, the lack of diversity he saw on the club’s website and wrote “’Beach music’ and ‘Shagging’ (have) become synonymous (read: code words) for ‘Whites Only.’” (He also mentioned a Durham club that he said welcomed anybody but appeared to be an exception.)
Published: May. 18, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
I liked Linda Haac’s commentary, “What do we love about living here” in Chapel Hill and Carrboro (CHN, May 5, bit.ly/17m0cPj) and want to add my personal favorites: Playmakers Repertory Company, the Botanical Garden, Neal’s Deli, the Carrboro Cybrary and Open Eye Café.
Published: May. 14, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
My Mom taught me to perserve and never quit.
Published: May. 11, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
I found the commentary by JoAnna Barnes to be very enlightening (CHN, April 20, bit.ly/175zvhR). As the parent of a high school sophomore, I’ve found the process of course selection to be very confusing, the course catalog to be misguided.
Published: May. 11, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the Sixteenth Annual Community Dinner celebrating Orange County’s cultural diversity held on Sunday, April 14.
Published: May. 11, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
It’s National Tourism Week, which for us of course means it’s Local Tourism Week, another opportunity to remind the rest of the country everything Orange County has to offer.
Published: May. 7, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
On Saturday, April 13, Carrboro held its first Open Streets event. The weather was perfect, and as one of the aldermen put it, “it seemed half of Carrboro was there.”
Published: May. 4, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The most wonderful thing happened to me April 14 when I was volunteering at the Community Dinner in Carrboro.
Published: Apr. 30, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The newly expanded Chapel Hill library sounds wonderful. However, it is not accessible to the non-driving public.
Published: Apr. 27, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
This summer, many children will pack knapsacks, grab sleeping bags, and say goodbye to their parents with an equal mix of trepidation and joy to attend summer camp.
Published: Apr. 23, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Prom, a rite of passage for many, is an oft-anticipated highlight of high school students’ academic year. For seniors, it is nearing the end of their high school careers and a last hurrah with friends.
Published: Apr. 20, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Each year across the nation, dangerous and even deadly situations occur when private vehicles fail to observe stopped school buses picking up or dropping off students.
Published: Apr. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
I found an old painting at the Carrboro PTA Thrift Shop on Oct. 31, and I’d like to know who donated it. It’s in the original frame and depicts Rainbow Row, a historic section of Charleston S.C. The watercolor is signed by Alice R.H. Smith (1876-1958) of Charleston.
Published: Apr. 13, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
I attended the Orange County Commissioners meeting on March 7 because I had been told that the county manager was going to present a sudden proposal to franchise out part of our county’s outstanding recycling program. I was perturbed by the presentation by the manager’s office that night because no mention was made about back-up data or studies or other options.
Published: Apr. 9, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
I’m concerned about the future of Orange County’s recycling program. I’ve always been glad to live in a place with advanced recycling, and I’ve looked forward to new improvements (like commercial composting available to households and all plastics able to be recycled).
Published: Apr. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Like many others, for years I have enjoyed the wall murals painted by Michael Brown. However, the general likeability of an artist’s work should not be a reason to ascribe them any permanence. Brown’s a good artist, but he’s no Banksy.
Published: Mar. 30, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Chapel Hill is unique. We who live here know that, and those who come to visit realize it almost immediately. There are a dozen reasons why we’re special, but one reason certainly is our beautiful murals. Another is the thriving culture of food we have here: we’re the home to some of the best restaurants in the entire country, and Lantern is surely one of them.
Published: Mar. 26, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Thank you, Mayor Kleinschmidt and Town Council, for approving the proposal for Trinitas Bicycle Apartments.
Published: Mar. 23, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
I was delighted to learn that the newly elected pope chose for himself the name of St. Francis of Assisi, generally known as patron saint of the animals. Indeed, Catholic and Anglican churches hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of October 4.
Published: Mar. 19, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Thank you to Matt Czajkowski for his March 13 commentary “Who’s right?” and for taking the time to fully understand the issues that face our community.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
When I served on the Chapel Hill YMCA board of directors, we frequently reminded ourselves that our mission was to build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. The Y board cannot build a strong community if it refuses to engage the community in its deliberations. Conducting Y board meetings in closed sessions is just plain wrong, and not in the long-term interests of either the Y or the community.
Published: Mar. 12, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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