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Author: Staff

Midsummer play

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

A cast of 40 young actors, ages 10 to 18, will perform William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a play in which four young lovers explore an enchanted forest. For the third year, UNC’s PlayMakers Repertory Company joins The ArtsCenter in Carrboro to present a stage production as the culmination of their Summer Youth Conservatory…

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Community Calendar

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Friday, July 24 Author Reading — Valarie Schwartz will discuss Remembering Chapel Hill: The Twentieth Century as We Lived It, at William Travis Jewelry, 133 W. Franklin St. at 5pm. Saturday, July 25 Tomato Day — The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will celebrate its annual Tomato Day with tastings, recipes, sample dishes and more. 280-3326 or…

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Obituary: Peter W. Heiman

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Peter W. Heiman, a fixture at Weaver Street Market, died in his home on July 7, 2009. Peter was 79 years old, having been born on March 7, 1930 in Wurzburg, Germany. Peter and his family immigrated to the United States in 1938 due to the refugee crisis and settled in Washington Heights in New…

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Obituary: Colette Ward Johnson

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Colette Ward Johnson, 53, of White Cross Road, Chapel Hill, N.C., died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at UNC Hospitals after an extended illness. She was the beloved daughter of the late Jasper P. Ward and Octavia Ward Barefoot. Colette was employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

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Obituary: James Woodrow “Pete” Thrift

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Mr. James Woodrow “Pete” Thrift, 89, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at UNC Hospitals. He was the only child of Pete and Callie Tripp Thrift and was born and educated in Chatham County.

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Obituary: Carol Walker Dawson Medlin

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Mrs. Carol Walker Dawson Medlin, 59, passed away on Friday evening, July 17 at Hospice of Meadowlands after a lengthy battle with cancer. Carol was the daughter of the late Ned B. and Evelyn Miller Walker of Hillsborough. She retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.C. and worked at Litho Industries, Cary Printing and,…

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Re: Endorsement letters

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Attention candidates and supporters, last week we ran our first endorsement letter. As we do each election cycle, we plan on running a good many of them and have planned space accordingly. The rest is up to you. The rules are as follows: We ask that you keep letters in support of individual candidates to…

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Now comes the hard part

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Too often in the news business, we’re on to the next thing before the ink is dry. In the spirit of our friends in the land-and-table community who are adherents of Slow Food, this paper tries to practice its journalistic cousin, Slow News. To us, that means lots of local ingredients and fighting the urge…

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Ah, Carrboro

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Being a small-town newspaper editor has its advantages, not the least of which is that people call up and tell you when odd things happen. It’s pretty much what you might imagine: loose chickens, coyote sightings, cryptic messages, naked people and so on. The great thing about being located in Carrboro is the local twists…

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Loopholes, Big PACs and the budget crisis

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

By Bob Hall Legislators in Raleigh are struggling to piece together a budget for a state with a lot less income. Cuts for vital programs are definite. But what about cuts to the expensive tax breaks that benefit wealthy special interests who happen to be major political donors?  Programs that provide uninsured children with health…

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What’s for dinner, I’m starving

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Rosemary Summers Life has changed since “ancient times” (or so my kids call it) when I grew up. We rarely ate anywhere but in the family kitchen, where one of my fondest memories is arguing with my brother about not crossing into my side of the table, no matter what food was on “my side”…

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Center is needed

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Thank you for reporting the county’s plans to cut hours at solid waste convenience centers — a burden shared by all the rural residents. Surprisingly, after your reports quoted our commissioners expressing their concern for the rural community, they decided to close the Bradshaw Quarry Solid Waste Convenience Center. This is a blow to many rural residents who do not have trash…

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Letter: Cuts risk too much

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Like most states these days, North Carolina is in deep financial trouble and it’s time to make some tough choices. That said, cutting programs that are proven to benefit children and the state’s economy, like Smart Start and N.C. Health Choice, just doesn’t make economic sense. Gov. Perdue and other state leaders have begun calling…

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Admiring bigleaf

Posted on July 16, 2009July 16, 2009 by Staff

By Ken Moore Gardening friends Sally Heiney and Bill Bracey live on opposite sides of Carrboro and both have bigleaf magnolias planted where they can enjoy them from above – Sally from her deck and Bill from his hillside patio. I have been unable to shake the dramatic image of bigleaf’s summer foliage since sitting…

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Protesters visit BCBSNC to urge a public option

Posted on July 16, 2009July 16, 2009 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Fifty-plus passionate protesters gathered Wednesday morning in front of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina headquarters on U.S. 15-501 to protest the insurer’s opposition to a publicly funded health care option. The public option is intended to provide a lower-cost alternative for quality health care and is a key…

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