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Drug-Resistant Bacteria: Part I

Posted by Jeff Danner | Feb 22, 2015 | Common Science

For this week’s column, I am going to presume some knowledge on the reader’s part regarding the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. If you are not familiar with this issue, let me recommend that you open a new...

Bearing Arms

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 19, 2015 | The Commentators

This is Raleigh Mann. Try to imagine how you would feel if an angry neighbor appeared at your front door with a gun tucked in his belt, or carrying a rifle. Pretty scary. What exactly is the point of that? I think it is this....

A Black History Month Valentine

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 17, 2015 | D.G. Martin

Each February we celebrate Valentine’s Day and Black History Month. There is an important, but seldom (if ever) mentioned, connective link. Here it is briefly: Valentine’s Day’s symbol is a heart, and an...

Woolly Mammoths and the Voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette: Part II

Posted by Jeff Danner | Feb 15, 2015 | Common Science

Last week, in Part I of this series, I told you the incredible story of the Arctic journey of the U.S.S. Jeannette in 1879. After their ship was trapped in the ice for 21 months and then sank, the crew dragged their food and...

UNC’s Mystery Man

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 13, 2015 | The Commentators

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE a mystery. A compelling story that slowly resolves, clue by clue, can keep you on the edge of your seat until the thrilling conclusion.

But there’s a mystery in North Carolina that isn’t compelling. It’s actually frustrating and concerning, but it IS keeping us on the edge of our seats.

Who Could Succeed Tom Ross?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 10, 2015 | D.G. Martin

Five years ago, when the University of North Carolina board of governors was searching for a candidate to replace Erskine Bowles, I wrote in this column, “The Board will be looking for the new president who has two critical...

Goodbye, Coach Smith

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

He held the hand of a little girl, I assumed his daughter, as they walked down the long corridor of the Frank Porter Graham Student Union. An unsophisticated freshman from North Wilkesboro opened the door of the Student Union in the fall of 1988 on his way to the Daily Tar

Woolly Mammoths and the Voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette: Part I

Posted by Jeff Danner | Feb 8, 2015 | Common Science

If you read my columns, you will have noticed that I enjoy embracing my inner nerd. In that spirit, let me share with you that my favorite author is Hampton Sides, who writes history books. Mr. Sides recently published a new...

Four Books For Black History Month

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 3, 2015 | D.G. Martin

What are you doing to commemorate Black History Month?

You might read a book, one that you might not otherwise consider.

The Missouri River Aqueduct is a Bad Idea

Posted by Jeff Danner | Feb 1, 2015 | Common Science

In the spring of 2012, I wrote a five-part series on water (Part I, II, III, IV, V). Part IV, When the Well Runs Dry, discussed human society’s dependence on the unsustainable extraction of water from underground aquifers, with...

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