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Men's Merry Must-Haves

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Dec 14, 2012 | The Fashion Plate

To kick-off the holiday soiree season style card The Fashion Plate featured a short list of Merry-Must Haves featuring burgundy, sparkle and statement pieces. Ladies, got you covered! Guys, now it’s time to throw some...

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....

Jay Robinson's Advice For President Obama

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 10, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Why doesn’t U.S House Speaker John Boehner go ahead and recognize the hard facts? The president won the election. A majority of the country wants rich people to pay more taxes while everybody else’s rates stay the same. In the...

An Ode to President Carter

Posted by Jeff Danner | Dec 10, 2012 | Common Science

My plan to write a column about methane hydrate has now blossomed into a four part series on global warming and the future of the plant. Part I covered the science of methane hydrate. Part II explained the reasons why we are...

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...

Innovation. What do you mean?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 3, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Innovation is the key.” We are hearing these words of wisdom all the time, aren’t we? And we nod our heads in agreement, remembering our pocket computers and communication devices that we still call phones. Or...

The Greatest Invention of the 21st Century

Posted by Jeff Danner | Dec 3, 2012 | Common Science

“Berkeley is Berkeley but Cal Tech is Cal Tech” – Hamadri Das (1) Want to win a Nobel Prize and also go down in history as the greatest inventor of the 21st century? Then find the breakthrough that makes artificial...

Merry Must-Haves

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Dec 2, 2012 | The Fashion Plate

Holiday soiree season is here! No doubt your December calendar has started to fill up. Time to celebrate! And it’s possibly time to shop or re-invent something special from your existing wardrobe. In true holiday spirit,...

Common Science Flash Post: Flu Season Update

Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 30, 2012 | Common Science

I’ll be posting my regular weekly column Sunday evening as usual, but something caught my eye earlier today. Hence this mid-week “flash post”. My column on October 7, “Why This is an Important Year to Get your Flu Shot”, laid...

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