By Barbara Foushee: The Chapel Hill-Carrboro/Orange County area has a very diverse population. There are many different cultures and races. Our local governing boards make decisions that affect all of us and these boards should...
Read MoreThis is the beginning of a four-part series about the most interesting and troubling book I have read in many years, perhaps ever. I am hopeful that reading these columns will inspire you to do two specific things: ask different...
Read MorePacking Perils Summer vacation season is upon us. By car, by plane, by boat, by train….you’re bound to be headed somewhere this summer. That means you have the daunting task of packing ahead of you, which takes time, energy,...
Read MoreSadly, the UNC administration has chosen to reward the flawed leadership of basketball coach Roy Williams with a new contract. Let’s address the values expressed by this contract in a university whose mission is to advance...
Read MoreTwo people who wanted to be something else have grabbed our attention recently: Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president in Spokane, Wash., and Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion....
Read MoreI am traveling this week, so this is a short column about an issue I have been pondering of late. Those of us who report on science in public fora such as this, are motivated by the hope that our efforts will have an impact, at...
Read MoreThis is Lew Margolis. Recently, I participated in the faculty procession to honor the more than 500 graduates of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. It is gratifying to ponder the contributions that our faculty and...
Read More“I am a United States Army general, and I lost the Global War on Terrorism.” These are the opening lines of retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger’s book, “Why We Lost: A General’s Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan...
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This is Rabbi Jen Feldman. The School Board adopted calendars for 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 that...
Read MoreLet’s see how well you are keeping up with recent books by North Carolina authors. See how many new books and authors you can identify from the following clues. Two “non-poetry” books by a former North Carolina poet laureate. A...
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