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Opening ever so slightly

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

It is the kind of surprise for which every ambitious politician must be prepared: the unexpected decision by an incumbent elected official to retire. It is, my friend Jay Rivers told me, the kind of window of opportunity that...

Chapelboro 2050 Part III: Get into the Zone

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

This is the third in my series of columns about how I expect life in Chapelboro to be different in 2050 as a result of reduced energy and resource availability. If you want to start at the beginning check out “Life on Two...

Support For An Independent Investigation of Yates Incident

Posted by The Commentators | Jan 26, 2012 | The Commentators

Watching the inner workings of the Chapel Hill Town Government has been an education. I’ve learned how an unwarranted, dangerous SERT unit deployed at the scene of a mere misdemeanor can turn into a two-month long effort by the...

Our Community is at a Turning Point

Posted by The Commentators | Jan 25, 2012 | The Commentators

I thought I had experienced the village in the 70’s as a student at Carolina. Then, the old-timers corrected me, saying, “That wasn’t the village! It was back in the 50’s. Or the 60’s. When we were in school!” and so it...

Can a charter school do a better job?

Posted by The Commentators | Jan 25, 2012 | The Commentators

Can a charter school do a better job of closing the achievement gap than the Chapel Hill0-Carrboro public schools? We’re about to find out. A new charter school is coming to Chapel Hill and its raising some hackles....

Comprehensive Plan Process Needs More Time

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

We have been enthusiastic participants in the revision of Chapel Hill’s comprehensive plan since it began in September. Now as the community heads into the second half of the Chapel Hill 2020 process, we ask: Is this where we...

Does time heal all wounds?

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

Will John Edwards someday be the new Newt Gingrich? Where did this crazy question come from? To get the answer, read on. First, we should wrestle with the questions political experts have been stuttering over since Gingrich’s...

Yes, We Have No Bananas

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

A business trip to Dubai this week has disrupted by Chapelboro 2050 series. I anticipated that Dubai would make great fodder for a Common Science blog illustrating the ephemeral nature of our illusion of constant growth and...

What will the Council do now?

Posted by The Commentators | Jan 20, 2012 | The Commentators

A dozen red roses to Dave Hare for the fine editorial in Sunday, January sixteen’s Chapel Hill News. Unless you are living under a rock, you have already heard about what happened on November 13… and now followed by Manager...

New Year's Style Resolutions

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

1) Purge Before You Splurge Closet cleansing time is upon us. New year, new you. Before you cash in all those gift cards to your favorite boutiques, it’s prudent to take inventory of your current wardrobe. It’s a...

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