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Writing about what keeps you up at night

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 4, 2012 | D.G. Martin

What is it about our families that brings love and hate so close together? How can siblings go for years without speaking to each other? You know folks who are estranged tragically from the very people who could and should be...

Call the blowhards' bluff

Posted by The Commentators | Oct 3, 2012 | The Commentators

I really don’t understand anyone — Carolina fan or otherwise — who acts surprised by any of the things we’ve learned over the last two years regarding academics and athletics at UNC. Now that Holden Thorp...

I still hope for change in the district

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

Dear Chapel Hill/Carrboro Community, As a longstanding teacher in this district, I wanted to say goodbye to you. The Superintendent and School Board dismissed me last week, which was sad to me on many levels. Chapel...

The myth of divided government

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

Is there anything good that has come from the last two years of deadlocked government in Washington? Will our current “My way or no way, no compromise” political culture have any beneficial result? Maybe it is this: the myth...

Nuclear Power Part III: Safety and Conclusion

Posted by Jeff Danner | Sep 30, 2012 | Common Science

This is the third and final installment of my series on nuclear power. I covered the basic science in Part I and the challenges of waste management in Part II. This week I will discuss nuclear power plant safety and share my...

Remembering the Dixie Classic

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 27, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“It was late, close to midnight, one December night in 1956.” These are the opening lines of “The Classic: How Everett Case and His Tournament Brought Big-Time Basketball to the South,” Bethany Bradsher’s book about The Dixie...

Assertiveness and Passivity

Posted by The Commentators | Sep 25, 2012 | The Commentators

On hearing news of the pending resignation of chancellor Holden Thorp, UNC faculty rallied to save their leader. On one level, the outpouring of support is understandable. Everyone can see the unfairness of Thorp’s situation. ...

All kinds of new North Carolina books

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 24, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Summer has suddenly come to an end. And I bet there is a stack of books by your bed or somewhere in your house, ones you meant to read this summer. Watch out! Here comes another batch of new North Carolina books, some of which...

Transparency

Posted by The Commentators | Sep 24, 2012 | The Commentators

Like many friends of UNC, I am saddened by the resignation of Chancellor Holden Thorp. His talents as a scholar, entrepreneur, and academic leader illuminate what is best about UNC. He has acted with dignity during the past two...

Nuclear Power Part II: Waste, No Solution So Far

Posted by Jeff Danner | Sep 24, 2012 | Common Science

When I started writing about nuclear power last week, I was planning on a two-part series. As I started Part II, it quickly became apparent that a three-part series would be needed to keep the segments at manageable lengths. So...

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