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Why You Should Never Run Your Mouth

Posted by Staff | Jul 2, 2012 | Uncategorized

When we are little, we learn quickly that running our mouths is not a good idea. Perhaps it is the pain we experience from siblings’ punches when we “out” them for eating all the Oreos, or the humiliation we...

Born on the Fourth of July

Posted by Staff | Jun 29, 2012 | Uncategorized

In honor of the upcoming July 4th holiday, today I’m going to devote this column to Captain America, patriotic superhero! Cap is one of the original superheroes, created by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, debuting in...

Farm to Fork

Posted by Staff | Jun 28, 2012 | Uncategorized

I’ve always tried to shop locally and organically with frequent visits to the Carrboro Farmer’s Market, Whole Foods or Weaver Street. These places were my version of farm-to-fork living, but after ten days on a farm,...

Exercise Is Medicine

Posted by Staff | Jun 28, 2012 | Uncategorized

Today’s article talks about the Exercise is Medicine (EIM) initiative, their website can be found at www.exerciseismedicine.org If you were to survey a few of your friends about why they exercise, you’d probably hear the...

The Pros and Cons

Posted by Art Chansky | Jun 27, 2012 | Uncategorized

What was Larry Fedora thinking when he agreed to give one of his “preferred” walk-on slots in the UNC football program to Drew Davis? • Maybe he actually needed another quarterback, since the Tar Heels had only four on their...

Mess in the Middle

Posted by Jan Bolick | Jun 27, 2012 | Uncategorized

Do people ever tell you they are too busy to go to meetings or training programs? We had a lot of both at the Village Companies* and yes – people complained. I mean really – how were people supposed to make their...

Lessons from an Unknown Dentist, the Political Spectrum, & Rodney King

Posted by Staff | Jun 27, 2012 | Uncategorized

Recently I chatted with an acquaintance I knew had been suffering from a painful tooth. She replied to my query with a rueful overview of her experience and mentioned her dissatisfaction with her dentist. She wasn’t happy with...

Gardening on the Cheap

Posted by Staff | Jun 27, 2012 | Uncategorized

I would like to reclaim the word cheap. To me it does not mean stingy, miserly or of poor quality. In this post-recession era I believe it now signifies resourceful, ingenious, grateful and green. I love to garden but don’t...

HeroesCon Be Choosers

Posted by Staff | Jun 22, 2012 | Uncategorized

Another weekend, another AMAZING COMIC BOOK CONVENTION IN NC! Wait, what? Yes, it’s true, Charlotte NC is home to one of the awesomest comic book conventions out there—HeroesCon, which has its 30th anniversary this weekend and...

Women at Work: A WWOOFing Experience

Posted by Staff | Jun 21, 2012 | Uncategorized

For the past week, Chrissy, Coty and I have been “WWOOFing” in rural northwestern Italy, near Cessole, a town of maybe 100 inhabitants. WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is a program that matches...

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