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The Universal Fantasy of Football

Posted by Staff | Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized

Fantasy Football has seen a drastic increase in popularity in recent years and has left some outsiders wondering, “Where is the ‘Fantasy,’ anyway?” The answer is that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. Casual players see...

Compare & Contrast

Posted by Staff | Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized

I’d like to begin by torturing Charles Dickens: “It was the best of service and the worst of service…” Yes, I’m on my customer service soapbox again and before I tell you my latest Tale of Two Services, I want to explain...

3 Tips to be Happier or Make Someone Else Happy Now

Posted by Staff | Aug 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

For many of us, happiness is like a unicorn, something exquistly beautiful that is just beyond our reach. Whether it is more money, a more supportive family, a healthier body, or fill in the blank with your personal desire, many...

Deems May reply to Dr. Harmon

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 18, 2011 | The Commentators

Dear Dr. Harmon, Your August 12 opinion published by Chapelboro.com in response to my feelings of Coach Davis’ firing, indicated that my letter “could not have hit further from the intended mark.” I must respectfully disagree by...

In the shadow of Cold Mountain, a real Inman

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 16, 2011 | D.G. Martin

Driving south on Lake Logan Road, in the Pigeon River Valley and the shadow of Cold Mountain, headed towards Inman’s Chapel the other day, I could not help wondering whether or not the Inman in Charles Frazier’s “Cold Mountain”...

Another T.W.O Cents Response to: "A Letter to Deems May"

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 15, 2011 | The Commentators

This T.W.O. Cents column is in response to “A Letter to Deems May.” Dear Dr. Harmon: You first make the argument that “Reasonable People” care about the University and not what Deems does or who he is. By making...

In Response to "A Letter to Deems May"

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 14, 2011 | The Commentators

I, too, am a graduate of UNC. I find Dr. Harmon’s letter to Deems May interesting, at best, and honestly he makes a couple of legitimate points. My question to the good Dr. would be why he fails to mention that Butch Davis, as...

A Letter to Deems May

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 12, 2011 | The Commentators

Dear Deems, Your August 01 letter published by InsideCarolina.com could not have been further from the intended mark. The subject should have been the University of North Carolina, but it was Deems May. Your letter included...

How Do You Do It?

Posted by Staff | Aug 10, 2011 | Uncategorized

As the heat of this summer eventually gives way to a hopefully cooler autumn, you can bet that the local political climate will be anything but cool. Soon the campaign signs will sprout up, the letters to the editor will fill...

The Kitchen is Open and the Menu is Politics

Posted by Staff | Aug 10, 2011 | Uncategorized

As North Carolina readies for four momentous political events — local elections this Fall, statewide and federal primary elections next May, Charlotte’s hosting of the Democratic National Convention in September...

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