Reflections on Trayvon Martin
GRAIG MEYER — I would like to believe that Trayvon Martin would not have been killed had he lived in Chapel Hill.
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A Teacher’s Thoughts on the Assembly’s Budget
Posted by Staff | Jul 22, 2013 | Guest Column
I was packing my lunch for work when my wife, seated in the living room, read aloud what the General Assembly’s almost-final budget bill does not include.
Read MoreThe Power of Backpacking
Posted by Jeff Danner | Jul 21, 2013 | Common Science
As I was lugging my pack through the mountains, it felt like I had to generate significant power to keep moving and, therefore, would be expending quite a few calories.
Read MoreIf Not Moral Mondays, What?
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 16, 2013 | D.G. Martin
A friend was asking me what he could do to stop what the New York Times called last week a “demolition derby” in the state legislature.
Read MoreNostalgia
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 12, 2013 | D.G. Martin
I picked up The New York Times the other day and found these words in the first paragraph of a front page story in one of the paper’s sections.
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Speaker Tillis
Posted by Staff | Jul 10, 2013 | The Commentators
From Heather A. Benjamin, on Abortion Restrictions in SB 353.
Read MoreStrengthen Animal Abuse Laws
Posted by Staff | Jul 10, 2013 | The Commentators
I am a friend of Charlene Hayes, the foster parent who raised Worthy, the golden retriever who was being trained as a service dog by EENP in Carrboro.
Read MoreCan Tillis Duplicate Holshouser’s Singular Victory?
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 9, 2013 | D.G. Martin
When former Gov. James Holshouser died last month, many North Carolinians of all political persuasions remembered with gratitude his example of leadership…
Read MoreNo Where Else for the Rain to Go
Posted by Jeff Danner | Jul 8, 2013 | Common Science
While the primary driver of the Chapel Hill Flood of 2013 was record rainfall of over five inches in 24 hours, there was another important factor at work.
Read MoreThoughts On HB #695
Posted by Staff | Jul 5, 2013 | The Commentators
I was at the legislature on July 3rd in part because of my grandmother’s story, but also because I wanted to be with the 600 other people…
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