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Ron Stutts Retrospective

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 31, 2012 | The Commentators

Last week WCHL celebrated the 35th Anniversary of Ron Stutts’ start at the station. Surely you noticed, with all the on-the-air promos and all the guests and surprises in the studio last Friday morning. Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt...

Questions for Superintendent Forcella

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 30, 2012 | The Commentators

July 25, 2012 Dear Mr. Forcella, I have been following the debate regarding the involuntary transfers of Mr. Wartski and Mrs. Thompson. As a parent who had two children at Chapel Hill High, one in Mr. Wartski’s class and one in...

July 2012 Second Primary

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 23, 2012 | The Commentators

Did you know we had a second primary July 17th, a run-off election? Apparently, most North Carolinians did not know or care. Despite numerous stories in the media, and of course on WCHL and chapelboro.com, the turnout statewide...

Be Mojo Ambassadors

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 18, 2012 | The Commentators

Just a few weeks ago, the Orange County Visitors Bureau launched a new campaign, inviting visitors to come see, taste, tune in to, and explore Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. A local print outlet took the CVB’s...

GOP vision for NC pushing state backwards

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 17, 2012 | The Commentators

The General Assembly recently completed one of the most difficult and disappointing sessions I have been a part of during my time in the North Carolina House of Representatives. I and others will note it as one of the most...

In Case You Missed It

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

Richard Taylor recorded and edited this video of the Town of Chapel Hill’s Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, saying, “It’s so nobody will have missed out on seeing them.” Please enjoy what was an...

Scandal at UNC

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 29, 2012 | The Commentators

Once again, scandal has reared its ugly head at UNC. It seems that coincidentally 18 UNC football players were all enrolled in the same Black American Studies Class. That in itself might not raise eyebrows, but when lectures...

Fracking will affect air & water quality in the Triangle

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 18, 2012 | The Commentators

Triangle residents may not realize that fracking areas run through Wake, Durham, Chatham, Orange, and Lee counties, affecting the water supply of 2.4 million people. This map shows watersheds and fracking areas (slide 2 at this...

Remembering Favorite Son Doc Watson, Part 2

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 15, 2012 | The Commentators

Click here for the first half of Richard Taylor’s in-depth tribute to Doc Watson. Speakers told how Doc saw with his ears. Doc’s long time bass player and driver T. Michael Coleman emotionally remembered how Doc would...

Taking Entrepreneurs Under Its Wing

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 13, 2012 | The Commentators

Where are all the jobs? That’s a question everyone is asking these days, especially if you’re one of the jobless here in Orange County. Don’t give up hope! There may be light at the end of the tunnel. The town of Chapel Hill...

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