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Frozen Shoulder

Posted by Jeff Danner | Oct 4, 2015 | Common Science, Featured

In the summer of 2010, when I was 44 years old, I was clearing some brush and experienced a sharp and unfamiliar pain in my right shoulder. I have always been quite active, so I am accustomed to a wide variety of aches and pains...

Seeing a sheriff’s real challenges through fiction

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 28, 2015 | D.G. Martin

Just what does a North Carolina sheriff do these days? Retired District Court Judge Stanley Peele, writing about Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood, says that the concept of law enforcement officers has changed from...

Cold Fusion Part III: Conclusion and Implications

Posted by Jeff Danner | Sep 27, 2015 | Common Science, Featured

This is the conclusion of a three-part series on cold fusion. Part I covered the science and Part II discussed the history of efforts to entice atomic nuclei to fuse a low temperature, a potential pathway to nearly limitless and...

What Gets Your Attention When It Comes to Our Schools?

Posted by The Commentators | Sep 25, 2015 | The Commentators

This is Sharon Kebschull Barrett of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro PTA Council. What gets your attention when it comes to our schools? This year, voters face important choices, with eight people running for four seats on the school...

Why Chapel Hill should NOT get back on track

Posted by The Commentators | Sep 23, 2015 | The Commentators

By Matt Bailey As local election season heats up in Chapel Hill, you’re bound to hear some candidates talk about how things used to be wonderful back in the old days, but that we’ve gotten off track in recent years. So, what...

His most hopeful book, says Ron Rash

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

Ron Rash, Western Carolina professor and author of five previous novels including “Serena,” captures his beloved North Carolina mountains at their best. And their worst. In his new book, “Above the Waterfall,” his main...

Cold Fusion Part II: History 1869 to 2015

Posted by Jeff Danner | Sep 20, 2015 | Common Science, Featured

Last week in Part I of this three column series, I discussed the science of cold fusion. I had been considering writing about cold fusion for some time. Then last month the U.S. patent office issued a patent for a fluid heater...

It’s Just Brain Trauma

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

By Lew Margolis A student accompanied me to a recent football game at Kenan stadium to encourage conversations about concussions and football. Holding signs asking, “how much brain damage from football is o.k.?” we invited...

Not over until it’s over

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

Are the legislators really going home soon? Finally! Over the weekend at the UNC-Chapel Hill vs. N.C. A&T football game, House Speaker Tim Moore was all smiles as he confirmed news reports that legislative leaders had struck...

Cold Fusion Part I: The Science

Posted by Jeff Danner | Sep 13, 2015 | Common Science, Featured

Last month Italian inventor Andrea Rossi was granted a U.S. patent for a fluid heater. At first glance, that’s not a particularly gripping opening sentence for a lively or interesting science column. But there is more to the...

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