As the former chair of the Special Needs Advisory Council (SNAC) and the mother of three children in the CHCCS district, one with special needs, I am thrilled that such a quality candidate as Michelle (Shell) Brownstein is running for our school board.
Author: Staff
Letter: For Brownstein
For Brownstein I am a student at UNC, having graduated from East two years ago. I have had the pleasure to look at the ideas that Dr. Brownstein brings to the table in her bid for school board, and I believe that what I see is what Chapel Hill/Carrboro needs. We need school board members…
Letter: Voyce responds
Quite contrary indeed, if your concern for public health is founded on pocketing meager financial savings from not getting your livestock immunized against disease. I read with interest Ms. Prince’s column (“Wrong on goats,†Sept. 3) about how her goats don’t require immunization (and she shouldn’t pay a cat- or dog-type license fee). I’ll rest…
Correction
In our recent annual dining guide, we had the name of the Ethiopian restaurant in Timberlyne wrong. It is Queen of Sheba’s. We suggest you try the wat.
Make the insurance companies do the right thing on health care reform
By Julian Sereno A friend and fellow small-business owner has just hired a lawyer to sue her health insurance company. She said they invented a pre-existing condition so they could avoid paying for doctor bills that resulted from a recent auto accident. They want to refund the premiums and leave her holding the bill.
Letter: Berryhill bike lanes unnecessary
Bike lanes on busy thoroughfares are an important safety measure and should be installed wherever possible. However, when installed on quiet side streets with very light traffic, they call to mind Sarah Palin’s “bridge to nowhere.†The bike lanes installed on both sides of Berryhill Drive, a quiet residential side street with very light traffic,…
Letter: Shelton remembered
We lost an important and influential member of our community when Karen Shelton died recently. Karen, a painter, conceived of and spearheaded the creation of the 2ndFriday Artwalk, which has become a favored institution here in Carrboro and in Chapel Hill – and for that alone, we are all indebted to her. For years, Karen…
Passing patience along with the cornbread
By Valarie Schwartz Columnist Several times over the years, Mildred Council, aka “Mama Dip,†has been the subject of a story I’ve written, but last week was the first time in over a dozen years that she could actually sit down and talk to me about it. Now that she’s turned 80 (her birthday was…
Drought returns, but worries don’t
UNC conservation efforts bolster confidence in local water supply By Kirk Ross Staff Writer If you drive by the headquarters of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority you may see the sign in front, which as of Wednesday noted that reservoirs are at 77.3 percent of capacity. OWASA’s reservoirs at Cane Creek and University Lake…
Council members urge candidates to apply for vacancy
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After discussing next steps in how to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Bill Strom, some members of the Chapel Hill Town Council said they hope that candidates in this fall’s council elections also apply for the seat. Council members Sally Greene and Jim Ward said that given…
Protest charge dismissed
On Sunday, Orange County District Court Judge Buckner dismissed the charge against UNC senior and Morehead-Cain scholar Haley Koch, who was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace at an educational institution last April during a protest against Youth for Civilization speaker Tom Tancredo. Buckner ruled that Koch’s actions did not interfere with academic activity….
Kille found guilty of misdemeanor forgery
Marilyn Kille was found guilty of misdemeanor common-law forgery for altering Town of Carrboro documents in a case relating to her two-year battle with the town over the use of an apartment on her Peppermint Spring farm. Kille was sentenced to a 15-day suspended sentence, a year of unsupervised probation and a total of $475…
School board meeting Sept. 17
The next Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board of Education meeting will be held at Chapel Hill Town Hall on Sept. 17. Three primary issues will be discussed. First is the home connection support program, which provides low-income students with district-owned loaner computers. Superintendent Neil Pedersen will spend a substantial amount of time providing board members with…
Thousands turn out for Lit Fest
An estimated 12,000 people attended the North Carolina Literary Festival last Thursday through Sunday at UNC. The top-attended non-keynote event was the reading and interactive storytelling by children’s author R.L. Stine, with approximately 450 kids and parents present. Visitors donated approximately 600 children’s books, which were given to the pediatric oncology clinic at UNC Hospitals….
New sculpture on Town Commons
Tamera Mulanix has designed and created a major work of metal art that she installed this summer on the Town Commons outside Carrboro’s Town Hall. The piece—which shines in different colors depending on the viewing angle—replaced a similar, but smaller piece that vandals had ripped down from the same site in early 2009. After the…