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We got trouble right here in River City

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 20, 2011 | D.G. Martin

North Carolinians outside the Research Triangle region (“Triangle”) envy its economic success and cultural assets. But don’t get too jealous. The very success of the Triangle brings challenges that, if unmet, will topple the...

God Save us from the Biblical Marriage Ideal

Posted by The Commentators | Sep 19, 2011 | The Commentators

Gay marriage a deviation from the biblical ideal? Really? Read the Bible. The biblical ideal of marriage is one man, lots of wives, concubines, bride prices and arranged marriages. Is this what we are defending? If our...

Flu Season Primer Part I: The Virus

Posted by Jeff Danner | Sep 19, 2011 | Common Science

Flu season is upon us and the movie Contagion about a global epidemic is out in the theaters. So clearly it is time for a three-part Common Science series on viruses, the immune system, and influenza. Viruses are frightening,...

Hard to find dirt on this politician

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 13, 2011 | D.G. Martin

Every politician is the object of critical, unfriendly, and just plain bad comments. That is the rule. But retired journalist and biographer Ned Cline may have found an exception. He had to look long and hard to find any dirt on...

It's Not Obdurate Stupidity (Response to "Common Science")

Posted by The Commentators | Sep 12, 2011 | The Commentators

This T.W.O. Cents Column is in response to”It’s a Theory That’s Out There” – from Common Science, by Jeff Danner. You ask what people, and especially politicians, mean when they say “no”...

Everything Comes from Oil, Everything

Posted by Jeff Danner | Sep 11, 2011 | Common Science

It’s been awhile since I posted my most recent entry in my series on petroleum. If you want to start at the beginning, follow the links below. 1. Nothing Matters More than Oil, Nothing 2. Photosynthesis Part I: Oxygen...

True Community in a Transient Town

Posted by The Commentators | Sep 6, 2011 | The Commentators

Though I’ve been in the Chapel Hill area for over 25 years, I only began getting involved in the community a few years ago when I attended “Leadership Chapel Hill” through the Chamber of Commerce. I thoroughly enjoyed that...

September 11: Remembering what we thought and wrote back then

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 6, 2011 | D.G. Martin

Ten years ago, what were we thinking? Here is what I wrote in September 2001: War. War. War. What is it about this word that excites us, that unifies us, that puts aside at least for a moment our selfish preoccupation with...

It's a Theory That's Out There

Posted by Jeff Danner | Sep 5, 2011 | Common Science

I mentioned in an earlier post (A Science Question for Michele Bachmann) that science is often the first casualty of presidential politics. Here is an example. When Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was...

Stay-cation II

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Sep 2, 2011 | The Fashion Plate

Blow the horns! It’s 5:00 p.m. on Friday! The last great escape of the summer has officially started. I’ve got friends headed to the NC coast and mountains as I type. Even know folks flying in from all over for a...

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