Viewpoints

Sad to say, the BOCC last night let T Mobile/Lumos out of their obligations under the broadband contract and eliminated 600 homes from the service area.

When I was a student at Phillips Jr. High – circa mid-sixties – home football game Saturdays were special.

As a former teacher, I know how quickly illness spreads in schools. One child shows up sick on Monday, and by Friday half the class is coughing.

A recent NPR report confirmed what we at Community Home Trust already see every day: the housing market has never been more out of reach for the people who need it most.

Transco is a record-setting company, not only in the number of environmental accidents but also in terms of fatalities, cost per incident and gas spills per incident. Everyone loves a winner!

What we can’t say is on display Monday night in Chapel Hill’s Kenan Stadium was the same ol’ North Carolina Tar Heels who never have been able to play defense. That’s a lazy take. 

A short poem: “Bill B’s First Game Goes Splat.” (With gratitude and apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer, author of “Casey at the Bat” 1888)

Headlines from Texas and California make clear what most Americans already know: gerrymandering has pushed democracy into crisis. Maps are being drawn not to represent voters fairly but to entrench whichever party already holds majority control.

Downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro should be places where people feel welcomed—not watched. Let’s work together to create a more inviting environment that benefits businesses, residents, and visitors alike.

When a genocide has been going on for almost two years, with scenes of horror beamed into our devices every day, it starts to seem almost like just a very unpleasant backdrop to our lives.