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The Ephesus/Fordham Plan Is Right For Chapel Hill

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 19, 2014 | The Commentators

This is Kristen Smith. Chapel Hill, we have a real opportunity before us. After several years of work, the Town is looking to begin implementation of the Ephesus Church Rd./Fordham Blvd. small area plan. The plan was approved in...

Documenting Down East’s Disappearing Way Of Life

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 19, 2014 | D.G. Martin, Town Square

“Down East” in North Carolina does not mean what you think it means. Larry Earley, former editor of “Wildlife in North Carolina” magazine and author of Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest, moved to the...

Buy Something Unexpected

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Feb 17, 2014 | The Fashion Plate, Town Square

The Fashion Plate’s last article focused on eight staple looks. But let’s flip the switch. If adding a little more style and flair is on your wardrobe bucket list, let me help get you started. Time to step outside...

A Tale of Two Spills

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

On February 2, 2014, a storm water drain at a retired coal-fired power plant near the North Carolina-Virginia border ruptured, which allowed more than 80,000 tons of coal ash to spill into the Dan River. The Dan River is the...

Truth In Fiction: How Bad Did The Recession Hurt?

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

The good news for all of us in North Carolina is that the unemployment rate is declining and the increase in economic activity is opening up new jobs to replace some of those we lost during the recession. The bad news is that...

Keystone Pipeline Update

Posted by Jeff Danner | Feb 10, 2014 | Common Science

With the recent release of the State Department’s report on the Keystone XL pipeline, I thought would review some of the key issues for this topic. The Keystone XL pipeline is intended to transport diluted bitumen, a low-grade,...

Your Viewer’s Guide To The NC Comedy Arts Festival

Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 5, 2014 | Aaron Keck, Arts & Entertainment

This year’s NC Comedy Arts Festival features 11 days of nonstop comedy. Where to begin? Start here.

Novel Follows An Athlete’s Rest-Of-Life

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

What happens to a promising young athlete’s career when it comes to an end earlier than expected or hoped? In major college athletics – football, basketball, and possibly baseball – almost every player hopes for a...

My First PC Weighed 25 Pounds

Posted by Jeff Danner | Feb 2, 2014 | Common Science

My children like to make comparisons between the technology I had growing up and what they have today. In the course of a recent conversation on this topic, it occurred to me that, having been born in 1966, I have lived through...

A Richly Complex Response To A Simple Call

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 29, 2014 | D.G. Martin

“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” These words from Isaiah 6:8 inspired the daughter of a pre-Civil-War Southern slaveholder to travel to Africa as the wife of a Baptist missionary to...

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