The Commentators, Author at Chapelboro.com

Handicapped Parking

Posted by The Commentators | Jan 2, 2013 | The Commentators

Let there be no question, this guy was in a hurry. He whipped into the parking place nearest the entrance of Harris Teeter, jumped out of his luxury SUV, flung the driver’s door shut and strode majestically into the store. He...

OFA Stay Engaged

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 27, 2012 | The Commentators

I want to talk to everyone who put their hard work into President Obama’s re-election campaign and is now feeling a little worn out and a little disappointed that we lost in North Carolina. You need to stay involved. The Obama...

Gray-Little

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 20, 2012 | The Commentators

This is Raleigh Mann. If the university’s chancellor search committee is looking for a proven administrator, teacher, researcher, innovator, and motivator, I have an excellent candidate in mind, someone who excels at all of...

Fiscal Cliff

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 12, 2012 | The Commentators

I was very fortunate to receive an invitation to visit the White House last Thursday. I was among a delegation of 40 community leaders from across the state of North Carolina who were asked to join in a conversation with the...

Carrboro, 'Establishment' and Itch

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 11, 2012 | The Commentators

This is Geoff Gilson. A vacancy will soon be opening on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. My mind turns to matters of political ‘establishment,’ the righteousness of challenge in a community, and what makes me itchy. Now....

School Colors

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 6, 2012 | The Commentators

This is Raleigh Mann. If you watched the UNC men’s basketball game against the Indiana team recently, you had to notice the color red. Red and white are the team colors for the Hoosiers, and always have been. The same can be...

A Call for Peace

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 20, 2012 | The Commentators

I am Miriam Thompson, a member the Triangle Branch of Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, Jews for a Just Peace NC and part of a growing number of local Abrahamic faith leaders seeking a just and secure...

Binge Drinking Not Shrinking: UNC's Need for a New Environmental Approach

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 19, 2012 | The Commentators

In August 2008, University of North Carolina star tennis player Chris Kearney, 20, was charged with drunken driving in a wreck that hospitalized two fellow students; his blood alcohol level was 0.18 – more than twice the legal...

Put Women In Charge

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 9, 2012 | The Commentators

The results of our 2012 elections were decidedly mixed for Democrats and progressives in North Carolina. It was hard to watch as our state really did swing back to red. The whole country seemed to be headed in the other...

My Call 2012

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 6, 2012 | The Commentators

Stepping out of news-director mode for a moment. Who wants prognostications? Here are five predictions for this year’s election. (Not necessarily reflective of how I want it to go.) 1. It’s going to be 2004 all over...

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