Meals On Wheels Gears Up For “Community Champions Week”
Seven elected “champion” officials are set to deliver meals to homebound and hungry seniors…
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Winning Moral Monday
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 17, 2014 | State
How do you measure the success of “Moral Monday”? Is it participation, elections, policy–or something more?
Read More“Moral March” Draws Tens Of Thousands
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 10, 2014 | State
The NAACP’s “Moral March” was the largest civil rights march in the South in decades.
Read MoreCommissioners Nix Orange County Fair Plan
Posted by Staff | Jan 24, 2014 | Local Government
The Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to put plans for an Orange County fair on hold indefinitely, citing concerns about cost.
Read MoreBoCC Eyes Rural Recycling District Tax Plan
Posted by Staff | Jan 2, 2014 | Local Government
Orange County needs a new way to fund rural curbside recycling pick-up, but commissioners aren’t sure what’s the most equitable way to pay for the program.
Read MoreCarrboro Celebrates NC’s 1st Openly-Lesbian Mayor
Posted by Staff | Dec 3, 2013 | Local Government
Lydia Lavelle was sworn-in as Carrboro’s new mayor Tuesday evening, making history as North Carolina’s first openly-lesbian mayor.
Read MoreDoppelgangers, Bronies, And The Perils Of Google Image Search
Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 9, 2013 | Aaron Keck
I was going to make this a quick and easy blog. Then I started poking around on Google Images…
Read MoreRetiring Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton Gets Roasted
Posted by Staff | Oct 30, 2013 | Local Government
“I hope you enjoyed those heartfelt remarks because it is all downhill from here,” Lydia Lavelle said.
Read MoreDemocracy, The Power Elite, And The State Senate Race
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 20, 2013 | Aaron Keck
Was the recent State Senate appointment kerfuffle an exception to the rule in local democracy? Or was it closer to the rule than we’d like to think?
Read MoreOC Leaders Say Benefits Of Landing Morinaga Will Be “Significant”
Posted by Staff | Sep 15, 2013 | Development
“With a company in one area, other companies take notice…”
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