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No. 11 Louisville, Wisconsin Top Heels

Posted by The Commentators | Mar 15, 2013 | Sports

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 24 UNC dropped two games on Friday on day one of the Louisville Classic at Ulmer Stadium. The Tar Heels lost 4-2 to Wisconsin and to No. 11 Louisville to drop to 18-9 (3-0) on the season. Constance...

North Carolina Must Rise To Its Unique Climate Challenge

Posted by The Commentators | Mar 8, 2013 | The Commentators

NASA’s James Hansen recently declared that climate change has become a planetary emergency. If humanity doesn’t begin cutting global emissions by 2015, the climate crisis will pass a point of no return – and a hellish condition...

United Way Cutbacks

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 28, 2013 | The Commentators

The United Way of the Greater Triangle supports a plethora of worthwhile non-profit charitable organizations in Orange and Durham Counties. But its decision to pull the rug out from funding of the Seymour Senior Center wellness...

On The War On Deer

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 27, 2013 | The Commentators

I recently read a column by Karin Yates, which appeared in the February 10, 2013, issue of The Chapel Hill News and was entitled ILLOGICAL WAR ON DEER. It is the best article that I have ever read about the insanity and cruelty...

Giving in Orange County

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 22, 2013 | The Commentators

When I reached the age of senior discounts, I wondered whether I should accept them. Because others likely have greater need for this generosity, it has become my practice to take the discount, collect these bits of change or...

Counting Credits

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 21, 2013 | The Commentators

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is the organization that accredits institutions of higher learning in our region. The accreditation manual is full of standards on governance, finance, libraries, undergraduate,...

On Smoking Legislation

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 11, 2013 | The Commentators

I was always told never to attack the man but you can always attack his words with the facts. Recently, Alan Culton stated in his commentary of February 6 that he was upset about those pesky Liberals of Orange County who were...

Reject NC-House Bill 34

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 5, 2013 | The Commentators

Our newly elected governor and state legislature is hard at work. But are they solving our budget crisis, debating taxes, education, or alternative energy sources to power our state… Not entirely. House Bill 34, filed last...

People's Elections in Carrboro

Posted by The Commentators | Jan 31, 2013 | The Commentators

We have an amazing opportunity in Carrboro over the next 18 months. When as many as six positions on the Board of Aldermen could be up for grabs. Beginning with the Special Election on March 19. If anyone, including your...

Bundle Up Folks!

Posted by The Commentators | Jan 22, 2013 | The Commentators

Two weeks ago, I spent the entire Sunday in shorts and a t-shirt playing basketball with my oldest three sons. This past Sunday, the clothing ensemble looked more appropriate to a typical January day but the weather was still...

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