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GOP vision for NC pushing state backwards

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

The General Assembly recently completed one of the most difficult and disappointing sessions I have been a part of during my time in the North Carolina House of Representatives. I and others will note it as one of the most...

In Case You Missed It

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 12, 2012 | The Commentators

Richard Taylor recorded and edited this video of the Town of Chapel Hill’s Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, saying, “It’s so nobody will have missed out on seeing them.” Please enjoy what was an...

Scandal at UNC

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 29, 2012 | The Commentators

Once again, scandal has reared its ugly head at UNC. It seems that coincidentally 18 UNC football players were all enrolled in the same Black American Studies Class. That in itself might not raise eyebrows, but when lectures...

Fracking will affect air & water quality in the Triangle

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 18, 2012 | The Commentators

Triangle residents may not realize that fracking areas run through Wake, Durham, Chatham, Orange, and Lee counties, affecting the water supply of 2.4 million people. This map shows watersheds and fracking areas (slide 2 at this...

Remembering Favorite Son Doc Watson, Part 2

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 15, 2012 | The Commentators

Click here for the first half of Richard Taylor’s in-depth tribute to Doc Watson. Speakers told how Doc saw with his ears. Doc’s long time bass player and driver T. Michael Coleman emotionally remembered how Doc would...

Taking Entrepreneurs Under Its Wing

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

Where are all the jobs? That’s a question everyone is asking these days, especially if you’re one of the jobless here in Orange County. Don’t give up hope! There may be light at the end of the tunnel. The town of Chapel Hill...

Duke Energy Cost Cutting Gets In The Way Of Safety

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 12, 2012 | The Commentators

For the last four years, the Town of Chapel Hill has had a unique agreement with Duke Energy that they not spray herbicides under most of our power lines within town limits, due to our concerns that such herbicides are toxic...

Remembering Favorite Son Doc Watson, Part 1

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 12, 2012 | The Commentators

When I learned of Doc Watson’s death May 29, I was saddened, but not surprised. News bulletins had earlier reported that Doc, 89, fell at his Deep Gap home a week earlier and was rushed to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in...

Recalling Incalculable Joy

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 8, 2012 | The Commentators

For most dedicated Tar Heel fans, thoughts of the 1957 season are never very far from our minds. Easy to recall this week with the passing of handsome Pete Brennan, the small forward on the team and one of the “Four Catholics”...

Necessary Judgment, Necessary Adjustment

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 8, 2012 | The Commentators

Will the third time be the charm? Can the Carrboro Board of Adjustment complete a twice-continued public hearing and make a decision Wednesday night on developer Will Stronach’s application to build a Family Dollar discount...

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