Chapel Hill Communications Manager Ran Northam joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, October 14. He shares details on the town’s ongoing campaign for kindness in the midst of tragedy at UNC, as well as available mental health resources in local government. Plus: the town’s advisory boards and commissions have several openings — could you be fit to serve on them?

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