When 401(k) programs began replacing traditional pension plans in the early 1990s, the masses thought it was a great idea. After all, employees got to manage their own money. The 1990s rocked when it came to returns. Workers thought that 10 percent annual returns would continue for life. This sure beat the pants off the old pension plans, which locked them into a fixed income for life.
Read MoreThe Greater Chapel Hill Association of Realtors held their first ever Fix-AHome food truck rodeo! Proceeds from the event go to help the volunteers at GCHAR in their mission to help local homeowners with maintenance and repairs on their homes!
Read MoreA debate between two parental factions about the future of the Mandarin dual language program in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools brought nearly 100 people out to the Board meeting Thursday night at Chapel Hill High.
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School and County officials are in limbo awaiting the final state budget, but they say it’s likely to hit local schools hard.
Read MoreThe North Carolina baseball team’s 2014 season is in the books. With the subpar campaign, by lofty Carolina standards, the Tar Heels are already looking forward to wipe the sour taste out of their mouths in 2015.
Read MoreResearchers from the UNC School of Medicine have found evidence to suggest that patients with cystic fibrosis possess a much greater number of the proteins that forms mucus, known as mucins.
Read MoreThe 26th Annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center exceeded its goal by collecting over 850 units of blood this year.
Read MoreFourteen cases of rabies have been confirmed this year, and since it is only the beginning of June, that number is set to double last year’s total of twelve cases by the end of 2014.
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