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September 11: Remembering what we thought and wrote back then

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 6, 2011 | D.G. Martin

Ten years ago, what were we thinking? Here is what I wrote in September 2001: War. War. War. What is it about this word that excites us, that unifies us, that puts aside at least for a moment our selfish preoccupation with...

It's a Theory That's Out There

Posted by Jeff Danner | Sep 5, 2011 | Common Science

I mentioned in an earlier post (A Science Question for Michele Bachmann) that science is often the first casualty of presidential politics. Here is an example. When Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was...

Stay-cation II

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Sep 2, 2011 | The Fashion Plate

Blow the horns! It’s 5:00 p.m. on Friday! The last great escape of the summer has officially started. I’ve got friends headed to the NC coast and mountains as I type. Even know folks flying in from all over for a...

Basketball and the small cracks in the wall of segregation

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 30, 2011 | D.G. Martin

The best thing about the new movie and best-selling book, “The Help,” may be something other than the compelling story and the view into the relationships between white women and their black servants. So what is this “best...

Shaken and Stirred…

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Aug 26, 2011 | The Fashion Plate

This wacky weather week has my wheels spinning with potential themed party ideas. And apparently I’m not alone. Minutes after this week’s eastern earthquake, big city bars and restaurants started offering earthquake drink...

"I Applaud Chancellor Thorp"

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 24, 2011 | The Commentators

There are a lot of us folks who applaud the Chancellor for putting institution above any sport. I am a season ticket holder and a twenty-five year Ram but I do not want to see Carolina become a football factory. Our b-ball...

Earthquake!

Posted by Jeff Danner | Aug 24, 2011 | Common Science

Yesterday an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale struck central Virginia and was felt up and down the East Coast. I was sitting at my desk in RTP when I felt my office building begin to shake. At first I thought it was...

Dealing with “The Help”

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 23, 2011 | D.G. Martin

“You-all afraid if we take over we might treat y’all like you treated us. And you might be right.” It sounds like something Minny, one of the characters in “The Help” (either the book or the new movie), might say to one of the...

The World's Greatest Cheat Sheet

Posted by Jeff Danner | Aug 22, 2011 | Common Science

In honor of Back to School Week, Common Science is publishing an homage to the world’s greatest cheat sheet, the Periodic Table of the Elements. Somewhere during the first week of high school chemistry (yes, I know some of...

Deems May reply to Dr. Harmon

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 18, 2011 | The Commentators

Dear Dr. Harmon, Your August 12 opinion published by Chapelboro.com in response to my feelings of Coach Davis’ firing, indicated that my letter “could not have hit further from the intended mark.” I must respectfully disagree by...

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