Never Too Far: You Are Not Welcome Here. Ever.
In the spirit of unity and during times of racial strife, it is important to hear the voices of the disadvantaged and voiceless, the least of these and those who are locked out.
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Columns
Exploring Your Creative Genius: Rediscovering Your Natural Rhythm
Last week’s show explored the brain and how it achieves a creative state. One point made and developed more fully here is that our brains are most creative when both hemispheres are working together.
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The South Orange Dispatch: Mutual Aid — Making Orange County Safer Together
Mutual aid has taken on more importance in the community setting since natural disasters like Hurricane Helene and, most recently, Tropical Depression Chantal. For emergency response organizations like SORS, it was another major storm, 1996’s Hurricane Fran, that formalized mutual aid between fire, police and rescue services.
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Little Big Moments: Baklava and Democracy
It is self-evident to me that America has always had multiple and contrasting truths. Throughout our nation’s history, there have been moments when these competing truths have clashed violently. But there’s hope to be had, and I found a piece of that hope in a beloved local restaurant.
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Holding Court: Goldilocks Principle in Effect for UNC’s Road Trip to UCF
Neither UNC nor UCF has exhibited dominant line play against a quality opponent this season, so this game likely will be decided by the usual things — big plays, turnovers, high-IQ football, poise under pressure, minimization of mistakes, and old-fashioned execution.
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One on One: Clearing Out
The house is empty and cold and dead. Next week it will be full again with other lives. But we can never go black inside again to wander in the bookshelves, closets, and attic.
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This Just In: The Very First Amendment
This Just In – Our founders amended the Constitution, their masterpiece, with ten amendments that we commonly refer to as our bill of rights. They made decisions about placement and emphasis.
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Little Big Moments: Hands and 9/11
When I first moved to Chapel Hill, a neighbor down the street shook my hand and introduced himself as a firefighter at Ground Zero on 9/11. He then handed my youngest son, who happened to be standing next to me, a plastic NYFD hat.
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Holding Court: Tar Heels Face Mid-October Deadline
While Bill Belichick’s first season as North Carolina’s football coach already has had its share of circus sideshows, on and off the field, one intriguing aspect of the Tar Heels’ ongoing 2025 campaign relates to a far less provocative detail: the team’s unusual schedule.
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Exploring Your Creative Genius: The Art and Science of Listening
This week’s guest was Juliet Gordy. We learned about her brand new company named Scivora. Scivora is an emotionally intelligent AI app that helps actors and teachers and professionals improve their presentations or performances.
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