Reading “Cheated”
I encourage everybody curious about the ongoing athletics and academic scandal at UNC to read Cheated, a new book by Jay Smith and Mary Willingham. The book combines the detailed document analysis of Professor Smith, a...
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Why Is This Chapel Hill Small Business Banned From Selling You Its Product?
Posted by Staff | Apr 1, 2015 | The Commentators
Imagine you hand-crafted something. It was so special, people actually would visit you to watch you make it. But when they wanted to buy it, you weren’t allowed to sell them your hand crafted product, because the state...
Read MoreWhere Have All The Heroes Gone?
Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 31, 2015 | D.G. Martin
“Were you a part of the Army that made the Indians leave their homes?” David, my five-year-old grandson, had been learning about American Indians in his preschool. He knew that I had been in the Army many years ago. So, of...
Read MoreKen Norman On Returning To The Challenge
Posted by Staff | Mar 30, 2015 | Healthiest You
Second-year challenger Ken Norman spoke to WCHL’s Aaron Keck about what he’s learned in the Healthiest You Challenge, which has helped him to lose 70 pounds in two years!
Read MoreTom Underwood On Getting Healthy In Retirement
Posted by Staff | Mar 30, 2015 | Healthiest You
Tom Underwood of Team DOCMS talks about making the Healthiest You Challenge his first big new endeavor since retiring. He also praises the outstanding facilities and staff at UNC Wellness Centers, and talks about the support of...
Read MoreSalt and South Florida
Posted by Jeff Danner | Mar 30, 2015 | Common Science
In the spring of 2012, I wrote a five-part series on water. In Part IV: When the Well Runs Dry, I explained the process by which salty ocean water can infiltrate subsurface, fresh water aquifers and the problems that creates. Over the last couple of weeks, I have encountered several stories about salt water infiltration in South Florida’s Biscayne Aquifer.
Read MoreUNC’s Board Of Politicians
Posted by The Commentators | Mar 27, 2015 | The Commentators
This is Raleigh Mann. What are the qualifications for someone whose job it is to control a university? How about a whole bunch of universities – say, 17 of them? Some experience in higher ed administration is essential,...
Read MoreKrystal Ragland Cheers On The Team
Posted by Staff | Mar 25, 2015 | Healthiest You
Krystal Ragland of The UPS Stores of Chapel Hill team returns to the Healthiest You Challenge this year, and she brings both enthusiasm and experience to her team. She talks below with Ron Stutts about why she wants to keep...
Read MoreA Call For Fairness In Recycling
Posted by The Commentators | Mar 25, 2015 | The Commentators
This is Art Menius. I have been following with great interest the efforts by Carrboro, Orange County, and Chapel Hill to agree on a new fee structure for recycling. We have witnessed some high-level discussion on what equity...
Read MoreMy Trip To Norlina
Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 24, 2015 | D.G. Martin
Come on and go to Norlina with me! Before you ask where Norlina is, and why should you want to go there, let me explain: I have agreed to write a new book for UNC Press, an expended and updated version of an earlier one I wrote...
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