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Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite

Posted by Jeff Danner | Aug 12, 2012 | Common Science

Good night, sleep tight, Don’t let the bedbugs bite. And if they do Then take your shoe And knock ‘em ‘til They’re black and blue! Old English Nursery Rhyme (~1860) – Author Unknown Among the list of things that give us the...

How the ordinary becomes the extraordinary in Susan Woodring’s 'Goliath'

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 10, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Susan Woodring’s new book, “Goliath,” establishes her place as one of North Carolina’s finest young writers. She will talk about “Goliath” on North Carolina Bookwatch this weekend (Friday at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.)...

Make room at the top of your book pile!

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 6, 2012 | D.G. Martin

The summer is fast coming to an end. And I bet there is a stack of books by your bed or somewhere in your house, ones that you meant to read this summer. But there were just too many other things you had to do. Watch out! Here...

Legacy or Vanity?

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 6, 2012 | The Commentators

As a native-born Brit, I am naturally brimming with pride over the London Olympics, not just at our medal count, but also at our success in staging an international event of such moment, at a time when money is tight in our...

When the Lights Go Out

Posted by Jeff Danner | Aug 6, 2012 | Common Science

As I write this, 600 million people in India – approximately twice the population of the United States – are in the midst of the most extensive power outage in the history of the world. Take a moment and consider the chaos that...

STEP – A Highlight of My Summer

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Aug 3, 2012 | The Fashion Plate

At the end of June, I had the honor of serving as “celebrity guest” at the program conclusion of one week’s Summer Textile Exploration Program (STEP). Talk about the highlight of my summer! Plus, I got to help judge a...

Letter to all UNC faculty about Paul Frampton

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 2, 2012 | The Commentators

As most of you know, Paul Frampton, the Louis D. Rubin Jr. Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UNC, has been in prison in Argentina since January 23, 2012 on drug charges. As more information about his case...

Wiley Cash's "A Land More Kind than Home" on North Carolina Bookwatch

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 1, 2012 | D.G. Martin

What is it about Madison County this year? At least three important North Carolina novels this year are set in that mountain county, which lies along the Tennessee line. Why all this literary attention to this isolated county,...

Ditch Buses on Berm

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 1, 2012 | The Commentators

Driving on I-40 through Chapel Hill and Durham has just gotten a little bit more dicey. Along with fender benders, rear-enders, rubber-neckers and dawdling drivers add buses on the berm to the list of conditions that make...

Ron Stutts Retrospective

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 31, 2012 | The Commentators

Last week WCHL celebrated the 35th Anniversary of Ron Stutts’ start at the station. Surely you noticed, with all the on-the-air promos and all the guests and surprises in the studio last Friday morning. Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt...

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