The Power of Backpacking
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.
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If 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…
Read MoreRed, White & Blueberries…
Posted by Kristin Tucker | Jul 4, 2013 | The Fashion Plate
As we approach yet another highly traveled holiday weekend, it’s time to start thinking about what to take to the beach or the lake or the neighbor’s back yard.
Read MoreMedia Contracts and Academic Progress
Posted by The Commentators | Jul 3, 2013 | The Commentators
Although there is no reliable way to measure whether athletes are getting a meaningful education, wouldn’t it still be better if the indicators we do have demonstrated success instead of failure?
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