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More At Stake Than You Might Think

Posted by The Commentators | Mar 15, 2012 | The Commentators

I’m calling on my fellow Orange County residents to help defeat amendment one, also known as the marriage discrimination amendment, by voting against the amendment on May 8th. You may be aware that all domestic partnerships, for...

Biggest Policy Failure in County History

Posted by Staff | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized

At every nearly every fork in the solid waste policy road, Orange County has taken the wrong path. Now we are paying a heavy price for the political cage we built to trap ourselves. Starting with the doomed landfill search in...

Exploring for Business Success

Posted by Jan Bolick | Feb 21, 2012 | Uncategorized

Since September or so, I’ve been working with one of the Chapel Hill Vision 2020 theme groups; the one called Community Prosperity & Engagement. The group has identified three goals for recommendation to Town...

Recycling, The Official Religion

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 9, 2012 | The Commentators

The recycling movement has finally become an official religion. Have you ever felt guilty for throwing that glass bottle into the trashcan, instead of the recycling bin? I believe the emotion of guilt should be reserved for...

Letter to the Editor

Posted by The Commentators | Jan 18, 2012 | The Commentators

At the Chapel Hill celebration honoring Dr. King Monday, a variety of speakers were invited to participate in the the town remembrance. This included Orange County Democratic Party Chairman, Matt Hughes, who used the opportunity...

Big Issues for 2012 and Beyond

Posted by Staff | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized

It’s nice to say that we begin 2012 with excitement about Chapel Hill 2020 — and REALLY MEAN IT! The plan our stakeholders create will take us well beyond the year 2020 in our vision for a sustainable, vital community. The...

Help Toy Chest Program Serve Others

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 22, 2011 | The Commentators

For the past, five years, I have been involved in the Orange County Department of Social Service’s Toy Chest. The program, a part of the department’s annual Holiday Program, provides toys, food and clothing to thousands of...

Books To Cheer UNC's Pediatric Cancer Clinic

Posted by Staff | Nov 17, 2011 | Uncategorized

Have any gently used kids’ books lying around gathering dust? Want them to be loved and read anew? Then consider donating them to Karl’s Books. Looking for a service project for your business, Scout troop, or place of worship?...

Just Ask us Local Folks

Posted by Staff | Nov 10, 2011 | Uncategorized

I have been mulling my next topic for days… between my previous columns about college football distress locally as compared with the devastating allegations at Penn State, a Congressional Super Committee seemingly as...

My two cents on the quarter-cent

Posted by The Commentators | Nov 3, 2011 | The Commentators

About twenty-five years ago, I was a young girl attending Carrboro Elementary and listened to my dad record a PSA in support of funding for our schools on this radio station. I never would have guessed that twenty-five years...

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