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Water Conservation Suits Us

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 6, 2015 | The Commentators

By John Young, Chair of Orange Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors: Have you seen the wave of headlines about the water crisis in California? Of course you have. I sympathize with the communities and agencies that must...

Major Golsteyn and General Noriega: In Headlines and Vacation Books

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 6, 2015 | D.G. Martin

Headline news stories in recent few days reported the U.S. Army’s disciplining of Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, who was once seen as a hero for his service with the Special Forces in Afghanistan. Golsteyn was accused of killing an...

Who Pays the Penalties?

Posted by Staff | Jul 2, 2015 | The Commentators

The focus on the UNC women’s basketball program by the media is a troubling feature of the Notice of Allegations from the NCAA. Only about 10 percent of the findings mention women’s basketball, but perhaps the numerous findings...

The Biggest News For Me

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 30, 2015 | D.G. Martin

The biggest news for me this year? Not ISIS, not Obamacare, not gay marriage, and not even the earth-shaking tragedy in Charleston. This year’s big news is that there are no more peaches at the Auman farm in West End near...

Diversity Across the Boards

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 29, 2015 | The Commentators

By Barbara Foushee: The Chapel Hill-Carrboro/Orange County area has a very diverse population. There are many different cultures and races. Our local governing boards make decisions that affect all of us and these boards should...

Missing Microbes Part I: A Partnership

Posted by Jeff Danner | Jun 28, 2015 | Common Science

This is the beginning of a four-part series about the most interesting and troubling book I have read in many years, perhaps ever. I am hopeful that reading these columns will inspire you to do two specific things: ask different...

Traveling in Style

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Jun 26, 2015 | The Fashion Plate

Packing Perils Summer vacation season is upon us. By car, by plane, by boat, by train….you’re bound to be headed somewhere this summer. That means you have the daunting task of packing ahead of you, which takes time, energy,...

How Do We Measure the Value of a Basketball Coach?

Posted by Staff | Jun 23, 2015 | The Commentators

Sadly, the UNC administration has chosen to reward the flawed leadership of basketball coach Roy Williams with a new contract. Let’s address the values expressed by this contract in a university whose mission is to advance...

Memories on the Fault Lines of Race

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 23, 2015 | D.G. Martin

Two people who wanted to be something else have grabbed our attention recently: Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president in Spokane, Wash., and Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion....

What Makes Science Writing Compelling?

Posted by Jeff Danner | Jun 21, 2015 | Common Science

I am traveling this week, so this is a short column about an issue I have been pondering of late. Those of us who report on science in public fora such as this, are motivated by the hope that our efforts will have an impact, at...

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