This is the Age of Too
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...
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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...
Read MoreSearching for the real Black Beard and the real Jesus
Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 15, 2012 | D.G. Martin
What does North Carolina coastal historian Kevin Dufuss have in common with New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman? If you asked them, each might tell you he is a truth seeker about a man whose life is shrouded in myth. In his book,...
Read MoreOpen Letter To Teachers
Posted by The Commentators | Aug 14, 2012 | The Commentators
An open letter to all teachers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro city school system: As you may have read or heard, Bert Wartski and I are appealing our involuntary transfers from Chapel Hill High School. As colleagues, we want to...
Read MoreFighting This Transfer
Posted by The Commentators | Aug 13, 2012 | The Commentators
Dear Editor, My name is Bert Wartski. As I await the Superior Court Hearing (August 17th at 2 pm at the Old Hillsborough Court House), I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has written letters, given...
Read MoreDon't Let the Bed Bugs Bite
Posted by Jeff Danner | Aug 12, 2012 | Common Science
Good night, sleep tight, Don’t let the bedbugs bite. And if they do Then take your shoe And knock ‘em ‘til They’re black and blue! Old English Nursery Rhyme (~1860) – Author Unknown Among the list of things that give us the...
Read MoreHow the ordinary becomes the extraordinary in Susan Woodring’s 'Goliath'
Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 10, 2012 | D.G. Martin
Susan Woodring’s new book, “Goliath,” establishes her place as one of North Carolina’s finest young writers. She will talk about “Goliath” on North Carolina Bookwatch this weekend (Friday at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.)...
Read MoreMake room at the top of your book pile!
Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 6, 2012 | D.G. Martin
The summer is fast coming to an end. And I bet there is a stack of books by your bed or somewhere in your house, ones that you meant to read this summer. But there were just too many other things you had to do. Watch out! Here...
Read MoreLegacy or Vanity?
Posted by The Commentators | Aug 6, 2012 | The Commentators
As a native-born Brit, I am naturally brimming with pride over the London Olympics, not just at our medal count, but also at our success in staging an international event of such moment, at a time when money is tight in our...
Read MoreWhen the Lights Go Out
Posted by Jeff Danner | Aug 6, 2012 | Common Science
As I write this, 600 million people in India – approximately twice the population of the United States – are in the midst of the most extensive power outage in the history of the world. Take a moment and consider the chaos that...
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