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This Season: How Do We Bring it all Together?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 23, 2015 | D.G. Martin

How do we put it all together at this time every year? Christmas. That is what I am thinking about. We are used to it of course. It almost seems natural. But it is not. We have just done it this way forever. We are on...

Remembering our own Christmas ghosts

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 22, 2015 | D.G. Martin

I am haunted by the ghosts of Christmas past. And they are good ghosts. Mostly. These ghosts are memories that come back each season. Some are wrapped around Santa Claus. Others are centered on the baby Jesus and the miracle of...

Remembering the Pro and Anti Santa Church Factions

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 18, 2015 | D.G. Martin

It is hard to make sense of Christmas if you try to explain it in one dimension. It is so many things these days. It is a religious holy day, of course–but so much more. Or so much less, depending on how you look at it. A...

The climate crisis won’t wait for world leaders

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 17, 2015 | The Commentators

The Paris climate talks led to what could be a step toward stabilizing the global climate crisis – if real action follows. Now, what’s needed is a more vocal U.S. public to offset the clout of corporations holding on to the...

Margaret Spellings: Embodiment of Corporatization of Higher Education

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 16, 2015 | The Commentators

I want to talk with you about UNC. I’ve been on the faculty of the geography department for 21 years. I love UNC. A few days ago, police removed me from the UNC Board of Governors meeting. I was in good company – faculty from...

Making friends with our presidents

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 15, 2015 | D.G. Martin

The president of the United States today sends troops to fight in distant lands for long periods, enters into binding agreements with foreign powers, and takes other extraordinary actions, all without prior approval from...

Wheat Belly?

Posted by Jeff Danner | Dec 13, 2015 | Common Science

The appeal of fad diets is easy to understand. It is increasingly clear that something has gone horribly awry with our health in the United States. Obesity is on the rise and everywhere we look people are beset with diseases...

‘Tis The Season to Sparkle & Shine & Share

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Dec 11, 2015 | The Fashion Plate

Have you made your Holiday lists yet? Time to decide what to give others and of course pen that wishlist for Santa. Many of you ask, “But where do I begin?!” Start by window shopping. It’s fun, festive and free! Plus you will...

Disheartened by David Price, Gun Control, and Syrian Refugees

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 9, 2015 | The Commentators

It is disheartening to hear our Congressman “For Life” David Price preach to us about gun control, about accepting Syrian refugees, and about the futility of prayer. To add insult to injury, our new Attorney General...

How Chapel Hill’s New Town Council Can Prove It’s Listening to the People

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 8, 2015 | The Commentators

With Chapel Hill’s newly elected mayor and town council members now in office, remember how several challenger candidates back during this fall’s election claimed that the former mayor and council members weren’t listening to...

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