Author: Staff
Obituary: Lawrence Feuer
Walk and Race for Education
Organizers are celebrating the “Lucky 13th†year of the annual Walk and Race for Education on Oct. 17 to support the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. The walk concludes with a carnival on the grounds of the Lincoln Center. To donate for a student or school, visit the Foundation website at
Carrboro Elementary carnival booth
Carrboro Elementary will have a carnival booth at the Walk for Education on Oct. 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. with hair braiding, face and nail painting and treats. Proceeds will go directly to the hosting schools to raise money for school programs and supplies.
Carrboro Orchestra
The Carrboro High School Orchestra and Chorus will present a “From Renaissance Spirit to Spirituals†concert on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the school. The 26-member orchestra will play a selection of the music it will perform in Prague during spring break. The music will include the Bagatelle, op. 47, no. 5, by Dvorak. Each of…
Integrity committee seeks volunteers
The ECHHS Integrity Committee is looking for parent representatives to serve with faculty, staff, students and administrators. The goal of the Integrity Committee is to address the issues surrounding academic integrity and the challenges in establishing a school-wide culture of integrity. The committee meets once a month, generally on the third Thursday, at 4 p.m….
Board of education candidate forum
The CHCCS PTA Council and League of Women Voters are sponsoring a Board of Education Candidate Forum on Oct. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Chapel Hill Town Council Chambers, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The forum will be televised on Time Warner Cablevision Channel 18. The public may submit questions in…
Traffic concerns halt day-care progress
By Beth Mechum Staff Writer What started out Tuesday night at the Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting as a discussion about construction of the Goddard day-care center in the Winmore subdivision turned into a conversation about traffic troubles on the increasingly populated Homestead Road.
Letter: Addressing homelessness
We cannot accept the current condition of homelessness in our communities. This is especially true for a sizeable and particularly tragic segment of our homeless population. A disproportionate 16 percent of adults who are homeless are diagnosed with a severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) and 30-70 percent of those also have a substance-use…
Letter: Buses welcome
It was very gratifying for me to hear that Mayor Randy Voller and the Pittsboro town board unanimously passed a motion to support the trial bus service from Pittsboro to Chapel Hill. The Chatham County Board of Commissioners had already passed a motion to support the bus service, but in order for this effort to…
Letter: Thanks for Flora
I must comment on the most recent Flora column regarding the pokeweed plant. I really enjoy reading these columns, although most of the time I am totally clueless on the plant being discussed. Most of the plants discussed are omnipresent, but unfortunately go unnoticed by the masses except for the most discerning biology disciples.
Letter: Climate threats
In the history of mankind, no group or government has enacted policies that were capable of controlling or managing the climate. While there are examples of policies that have resulted in the improvement of local environments, these policies have typically produced extreme negative effects via the unintended consequences of these poorly thought-out actions.
Letter: Car free
Last Tuesday was Car Free Day, an annual international event when people reflect on how our lives and our communities are improved when we develop and use alternatives to the personal automobile. Our communities are healthier when people choose to travel by foot, bicycle and public transit.
County, school leaders talk budget, capital plans
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The biggest budget story of next year has already started, and without much surprise. The construction in the Northside neighborhood of Elementary School 11 by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District loomed large over next year’s finances, as county and school officials sat down Tuesday night to look over this…
A worthy suggestion
Interim County Manager Frank Clifton was a good hire on many counts. He brought in not only a high degree of competency and experience, but a fresh set of eyes on some lingering problems with the structure of county government. Like much of the rest of this place, county government grew too quickly and too…