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The Science Behind WCHL, Your News, Talk, and FM Station

Posted by Jeff Danner | Aug 26, 2012 | Common Science

Tuesday, August 28, 2012, is a big day for WCHL with the launch of FM broadcasting on 97.9. To honor this new phase in the station’s history, here is your Common Science® review of AM and FM radio waves. Let’s start with some...

Building Grassroots Support Against The Death Penalty

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

This is Steve Dear. And this is a call to action. North Carolina has just begun its seventh year without an execution. During these years, the overall murder rate has declined significantly. With your involvement it is possible...

A Wilmington widow’s secret mission in World War II Washington

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 23, 2012 | D.G. Martin

It is 1942. German spies are operating at the New York ports. Sicilian dockworkers, maybe connected to the Mafia, want to help the USA. Louise Pearlie, a young widow from Wilmington, becomes the contact person and more. Louise...

There's A New Triangle in Town

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 21, 2012 | The Commentators

It’s been 60 days since we launched our new campaign, The Edge of the Triangle – not that long, but long enough for us to assess certain aspects of it, especially the response locally. The reaction to the campaign has been...

"Slicker than that" in Madison County

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 20, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Amazing,” I told my friend the other day. “Three of this year’s best North Carolina novels are set up in Madison County, just north of Asheville along the Tennessee line.” “Interesting,” my friend said, but his eyes were...

Summer 2012 Styling Continues…

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Aug 20, 2012 | The Fashion Plate

Summer isn’t over yet! Here in the heated south we have plenty of steamy days left and the usual Indian summer warm weather that pushes into the fall. You may still have a long list of events and engagements that need...

Marriage Advice from Common Science

Posted by Jeff Danner | Aug 20, 2012 | Common Science

This week I am taking a detour from my usual topics and providing a bit of life advice. Want to get married? Find yourself a chemical engineer. (Full disclosure for first time readers, your humble author is a chemical...

Standing up a mountain, standing up themselves

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 17, 2012 | D.G. Martin

What is it about Jay Leutze’s new book, “Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail,” that has created so much buzz? You can make your own judgment this weekend...

This is the Age of Too

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

Dear Editor, This is the age of “Too.” Too many demands – from kids, work, relationships, finances, health; even global events pushed on us via instant media. So we learn to compartmentalize. To pick and...

Save The Carrboro Citizen

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 16, 2012 | The Commentators

After almost five years and over 280 consecutive weekly issues, publisher Robert Dickson has decided to sell The Carrboro Citizen. I find this sad news in a market already saturated with local news reporting, including the...

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