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A Simple Way to Help the Birds and the Bees
Posted by Jeff Danner | Mar 20, 2016 | Common Science
Sometimes the rest of my life imposes on my writing schedule. I skipped last Sunday, a rarity, and this week I am writing from the road. While I was in the car yesterday, I heard an appeal from the National Audubon Society for...
Read MoreArt’s Angle: Strap ‘Em On Tight!
Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 19, 2016 | Columns
Let the upsets that have led to the most-ever double-digit seeds (10) remaining after the first round of the NCAA Tournament be a lesson for Carolina before its late-night game against Providence. The Tar Heels should sleep all...
Read MoreJerseys in the Rafters: Advance the Mission of our University
Posted by The Commentators | Mar 18, 2016 | The Commentators
As the inter-collegiate basketball season is coming to a close, there are almost daily announcements of awards to players for their accomplishments on the court. Naismith, Wooden, Cousy, first-team All-American, second-team...
Read MoreNicole Budd from A Better Image Printing Team Shares Healthiest You Update
Posted by Staff | Mar 17, 2016 | Healthiest You
After two kids and multiple moves for my husband’s medical school and now residency programs, I was finally ready to make 2016 the year of ME! I didn’t know what I was going to do, but I was going to focus some of my energy on...
Read MoreHelp Our Young People
Posted by The Commentators | Mar 17, 2016 | The Commentators
I’m concerned about our young people. Being a young person is not easy. There’s talk of an overloaded, overheated planet. Fewer jobs in the labor market after school and college. A troubled and warring world. All...
Read MoreThink About Why Your Tax Dollars Are So High
Posted by The Commentators | Mar 16, 2016 | The Commentators
Now that the economy has improved, there are several big developments before Chapel Hill and Carrboro governments. And there are the usual protesters saying don’t build it. Or at least don’t build it so all those...
Read MoreCan you top this, Blue Cross?
Posted by The Commentators | Mar 15, 2016 | The Commentators
Tracing the cause of discontent to some demagogue
Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 15, 2016 | D.G. Martin
Have you had enough of presidential candidates flying in and out of North Carolina looking for primary votes? Wouldn’t it be nice if they came to see us after the election, like our first president, George Washington, who...
Read MoreIs It Spring Yet?
Posted by Kristin Tucker | Mar 14, 2016 | The Fashion Plate
Spring has sprung! It’s as if someone flipped the switch in the southern part of heaven. Temps are up and flora is blooming. And whether you’re matriculated or not, Spring Break seems like a deserved rite of passage even beyond...
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