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Feline Friends
Posted by Staff | Mar 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
My seven cats, though free to roam the great outdoors at will, are never far from the front porch. Pretty much anywhere you look, you see at least several completely useless cats lounging around. Favorite spots include the...
Read MoreIt’s "Political" Science!
Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Elections are big deals in political science and there’s nothing that political scientist love more than using elections to test their theories. Thinking about this primary season that we are now in however, reminds me more of...
Read MoreDrafting the Chapel Hill 2020 Plan
Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Chapel Hill 2020 effort has been a wide-open, very participatory process to create a new comprehensive plan for our community’s future, for 2020 and beyond. We now have a clearer take on what the Chapel Hill 2020 process...
Read MoreThe Red Hen Turns 5!
Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
On March 3rd, 2012, The Red Hen at University Mall held a birthday party. They are five years old! I spoke with the owner, DeeDee Lavinder, about this big milestone and her hopes for the future. The Red Hen owner, DeeDee...
Read MoreGood Business by the Town of Chapel Hill
Posted by Jan Bolick | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
There’s a story on my wall which is on my wall as an important reminder. It goes like this. A boy was working on a project in the garage. He was trying to lift a big box but couldn’t budge it. His father passed by and...
Read MoreThe Fine Voting Line
Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Harrison Barnes and Kendall Marshall are perfect examples of why players DO and DON’T make the All-ACC first team in basketball. Barnes was supposed to, Marshall wasn’t. Carolina’s entire dominating front court made the first...
Read MoreSmith Middle School Math Team Wins!
Posted by Staff | Mar 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Athens Drive HS in Raleigh, the Smith Middle School MathCounts Team won their MathCounts Chapter Competition coming in 1st out of 28 teams. MathCounts is the most prestigious national middle...
Read MoreMy Discontent with Dillard's
Posted by Staff | Mar 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Chapelboro community is a demographic dream: lots of highly educated people, many of them with disposal income. Let’s not forget those shopping students either. Why then, I wondered, is our only department store so dowdy?...
Read MoreMarch 3, 2012
Posted by Staff | Mar 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
