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There's A New Triangle in Town

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 21, 2012 | The Commentators

It’s been 60 days since we launched our new campaign, The Edge of the Triangle – not that long, but long enough for us to assess certain aspects of it, especially the response locally. The reaction to the campaign has been...

"Slicker than that" in Madison County

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 20, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Amazing,” I told my friend the other day. “Three of this year’s best North Carolina novels are set up in Madison County, just north of Asheville along the Tennessee line.” “Interesting,” my friend said, but his eyes were...

Summer 2012 Styling Continues…

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Aug 20, 2012 | The Fashion Plate

Summer isn’t over yet! Here in the heated south we have plenty of steamy days left and the usual Indian summer warm weather that pushes into the fall. You may still have a long list of events and engagements that need...

Marriage Advice from Common Science

Posted by Jeff Danner | Aug 20, 2012 | Common Science

This week I am taking a detour from my usual topics and providing a bit of life advice. Want to get married? Find yourself a chemical engineer. (Full disclosure for first time readers, your humble author is a chemical...

Standing up a mountain, standing up themselves

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 17, 2012 | D.G. Martin

What is it about Jay Leutze’s new book, “Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail,” that has created so much buzz? You can make your own judgment this weekend...

This is the Age of Too

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 17, 2012 | The Commentators

Dear Editor, This is the age of “Too.” Too many demands – from kids, work, relationships, finances, health; even global events pushed on us via instant media. So we learn to compartmentalize. To pick and...

Save The Carrboro Citizen

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 16, 2012 | The Commentators

After almost five years and over 280 consecutive weekly issues, publisher Robert Dickson has decided to sell The Carrboro Citizen. I find this sad news in a market already saturated with local news reporting, including the...

Searching for the real Black Beard and the real Jesus

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 15, 2012 | D.G. Martin

What does North Carolina coastal historian Kevin Dufuss have in common with New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman? If you asked them, each might tell you he is a truth seeker about a man whose life is shrouded in myth. In his book,...

Open Letter To Teachers

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 14, 2012 | The Commentators

An open letter to all teachers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro city school system: As you may have read or heard, Bert Wartski and I are appealing our involuntary transfers from Chapel Hill High School. As colleagues, we want to...

Fighting This Transfer

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 13, 2012 | The Commentators

Dear Editor, My name is Bert Wartski. As I await the Superior Court Hearing (August 17th at 2 pm at the Old Hillsborough Court House), I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has written letters, given...

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