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A Big Step Forward For UNC

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 24, 2014 | The Commentators

This is Raleigh Mann. I confess it: I’m a big fan of Carolina sports. Right now, I am very excited as basketball season gets under way. When I was teaching, some student athletes found their way to my courses. They had to work,...

An Engineer on a Diet: Part I

Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 23, 2014 | Common Science

Dieting is big business in the United States. If you include the $21 billion spent on diet sodas, the weight loss industry takes in over $65 billion dollars a year. A commonly cited statistic is that at any particular moment,...

Jim Leutze Wants His State Back

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 19, 2014 | D.G. Martin

“I am mad as hell and I want my state back.” Former UNC-Wilmington Chancellor Jim Leutze wanted to use this phrase as the title for his new book about modern North Carolina history and politics. Eventually, he settled on another...

Chapel Hill Won’t Attract Tomorrow’s Businesses With Yesterday’s Office Space

Posted by Staff | Nov 18, 2014 | The Commentators

Let’s say you wanted to start a business. And since you live in Chapel Hill, you’d really like to have your office here in Chapel Hill. So you begin the quest for office space. A couple of creative hotshots you want to hire tell...

Why Are The Norwegians Burning Trash?

Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 16, 2014 | Common Science

Several weeks ago, my daughter came home and said “Dad, why does Norway have to import trash to keep its power plants running? You should write a column on that.” And so I have. First, in the interest of full disclosure, I love...

The Battle For Political Dominance

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 12, 2014 | D.G. Martin

What is the connection between U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan and acclaimed U.S. tennis player John Isner? Both come from Greensboro, but it is more than that. Isner is known for his three-day 2010 Wimbledon match against French tennis...

Impressive, Challenging “Landing” At Deep Dish

Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 9, 2014 | Aaron Keck

It’s polarizing – you’ll either love it or hate it – but “The Landing” crackles with life.

Is The Toilet The Greatest Public Health Invention Ever?

Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 9, 2014 | Common Science

Last week’s column, Spinal Cord Miracle?, was an inspiring story about how scientific progress enabled a man whose spinal cord had been severed to walk again. This remarkable achievement came as a result of the expenditure of...

Mary Willingham Deserves An Apology

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 6, 2014 | The Commentators

Well, it’s finally out there – the whole dirty story for the entire world to see.

Crowther on Mencken—Don’t Miss This Treat

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 5, 2014 | D.G. Martin

Hillsborough writer Hal Crowther is widely admired for his provocative columns and ability to shock us by his creative use of words, phrases, comparisons, and images as powerful weapons that can persuade or provoke us. For this...

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