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Ditch Buses on Berm

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 1, 2012 | The Commentators

Driving on I-40 through Chapel Hill and Durham has just gotten a little bit more dicey. Along with fender benders, rear-enders, rubber-neckers and dawdling drivers add buses on the berm to the list of conditions that make...

Ron Stutts Retrospective

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 31, 2012 | The Commentators

Last week WCHL celebrated the 35th Anniversary of Ron Stutts’ start at the station. Surely you noticed, with all the on-the-air promos and all the guests and surprises in the studio last Friday morning. Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt...

Questions for Superintendent Forcella

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 30, 2012 | The Commentators

July 25, 2012 Dear Mr. Forcella, I have been following the debate regarding the involuntary transfers of Mr. Wartski and Mrs. Thompson. As a parent who had two children at Chapel Hill High, one in Mr. Wartski’s class and one in...

This dad can finally brag about his son

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 30, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Maybe you did not notice. Last week the governor signed House Bill 799 (HR 799), a bill that makes it easier for military spouses to get the certification they need to work in North Carolina if they have been licensed for their...

To Frack or Not to Frack

Posted by Jeff Danner | Jul 29, 2012 | Common Science

I am on vacation this week, so we are running a “Best of Common Science.” The NC Legislature’s overide of Governor Perdue’s fracking ban means that the process of designing the regulatory framework for...

What makes Miss Julia tick??

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 27, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Is popular North Carolina author Ann B. Ross the model for Miss Julia, “the main character in Ross’s popular series? Tune in to UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch to find out. It airs at 5:00 this Sunday afternoon. I will give...

Where is church? Looking for an answer.

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 24, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Where is Church?” is the provocative title of a provocative new book by a former Presbyterian minister, former board chair and interim CEO of Habitat for Humanity, and former top level leader of the John Crosland...

July 2012 Second Primary

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

Did you know we had a second primary July 17th, a run-off election? Apparently, most North Carolinians did not know or care. Despite numerous stories in the media, and of course on WCHL and chapelboro.com, the turnout statewide...

Welcome to the Greenhouse

Posted by Jeff Danner | Jul 22, 2012 | Common Science

I am on vacation this week, so we are running a “Best of Common Science.” Something interesting is occurring in the scientific community in the response to the heat waves and droughts which are sweeping the country...

The Cézanne-like genius of Ben Fountain

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

Before you watch acclaimed author, North Carolina native Ben Fountain, on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch this weekend (Friday at 9:30 p.m. or Sunday at 5 p.m.), you should read Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 New Yorker article...

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