UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp announced Friday that the school will not ask the UNC Board of Governors to form an airport authority. [Text via the chancellor’s blog] The authority was to begin work as early as this spring to find a an alternative to Horace Williams airport in Orange County.
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Thorp offers assurances on airport
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp sent a letter last week to Orange County Board of Commissioners chair Valerie Foushee in response to concerns raised by the county over a possible new airport to replace Horace Williams. Barry Jacobs, Foushee’s predecessor as chair, sent a letter on behalf of the board to Thorp last month. In…
Chancellor’s letter on the airport
Editor’s note: Following is a response from UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp regarding questions from the county on a proposed airport authority. Dear Chair Foushee: Congratulations on your election as chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners. We look forward to working with you in your new role. I am writing to respond to…
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By Frank Heath Sports Columnist Bravo, Heels! Following Tywon Lawson’s severe ankle injury early in February, there were a lot more questions about this UNC basketball team than answers. Sure, the Tar Heels still possessed the talent — as they very often do — to compete against top opposition on any given night. But when…
Tar Heel team grows under pressure
By Frank Heath Sports Columnist Where does one start, with so much happening in this quickly dwindling UNC and ACC basketball season? Any other year, the spectacle of Carolina’s relentless forward Tyler Hansbrough waving as he passes so many legendary names in the basketball record books would be the story of the season. A week…
Daniel Alexander Okun
Daniel Alexander Okun died Monday, December 10, in Chapel Hill, NC, of complications associated with leukemia. He was Kenan Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and had served the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for over 50 years. Professor Okun was widely recognized for the engineering insight and passion he brought to protection…