Morehead Planetarium at UNC will offer $1 admission to any regularly scheduled planetarium show at Morehead from 6:30 p.m. Friday until 3 p.m. on Sunday. The discounted rate honors the 60th anniversary of the planetarium on Sunday. Weekend shows include “Carolina Skies,†“Destination: Space,†“Extinction,†“Solar System Adventure†and more. Seating is limited to 240…
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Not in this house
By Lydia Lavelle In Carrboro, we try to play fair with our house rules. We have this silly notion that housing opportunities should be available to everyone. Not so in the big House, where our local bill could not make it intact out of the Local Government II Committee. Our town charter addresses housing discrimination,…
Education Matters: From gap to chasm
By Steve Peha I’ve lived in Carrboro for six years now and each year there’s been discussion of the achievement gap issue in our local schools. But this year, the gap has reached an unprecedented and, frankly, shocking level. Currently, we have almost a 60-point difference in the achievement levels of white and black students….
Missing Mother’s Day
By S.A.M. Brooks Like most women, I have an abundance of Mother’s Day memories. The clay pots I shaped and colored, necklaces made of paper-mâché, paste and various organic items that could be found around an upper New York State schoolyard. Yearly, one of these priceless gifts would find itself at the breakfast table the…
Reasons not to resume executions
By Chris Fitzsimon The ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court Friday that the state medical board can’t discipline doctors who play a role in executions has reignited the debate about capital punishment and is prompting calls from death penalty supporters for executions to resume at Central Prison. Executions have been on hold for more…
Obituary: Clarence Pace
Clarence Pace, 94, former local civic and business leader and head of the General Electric small appliance manufacturing operations in Asheboro, died at home in Chapel Hill on Thursday. He had led a vigorous life and died peacefully, in his sleep, of natural causes. Mr. Pace was a native of Glasgow, Kentucky, where he spent…
Obituary: Theodore Curtis Chambers
Mr. Theodore Curtis Chambers, 75, of Leland, formally of Chapel Hill, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Theodore was born July 3, 1933. He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Frances Chambers, and his parents, Rooney and Lizzie Chambers. He…
Obituary: Lucille Elizabeth Collins Turner
Mrs. Lucille Elizabeth Collins Turner, 77, 430 Highway 70-A East, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009. She was a native of Orange County, a member of Gospel Baptist Tabernacle, and a graduate of Hillsboro High School. She enjoyed church, Christian Life and her family. Surviving are her daughter, Ann T. Boyd (Clifton), Hillsborough; her grandson, David…
Obituary: Robert Stanley Carter
Robert Stanley (Bob) Carter, 57, returned to his Maker on April 27, 2009. He was at home at the time of his death. Born in Watts Hospital, Durham, on March 8, 1952 to Eva Doris Blackwood and Jesse C. (J. C.) Carter, Bob attended the Chapel Hill public schools, graduating in 1970. He received his…
LHS/CHS Hall of Fame
The 2009 inductees to the Chapel Hill High School and Lincoln High School Hall of Fame gathered Saturday at Chapel Hill High for a meal and a hearty round of applause. From left, the inductees are: • Woody Burns (1982) — Burns was named All-Conference in wrestling his junior and senior years and had a…
Teachers of the Year
Schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district have selected their 2009-10 Teachers of the Year. Elementary school Teachers of the Year are: Myriam Casimir, Carrboro Elementary; Gretchen Capps, Ephesus Elementary; Gina Pace, Estes Hills Elementary; Leigh Ann Cardman, Frank Porter Graham Elementary; LaWanda Rainey-Hall, Glenwood Elementary; Janet Davis-Castra, McDougle Elementary; Karen Reid, Morris Grove…
School board meeting
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meets tonight (Thursday) at 7 at the Chapel Hill Town Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Items on the agenda include: • a recommendation to delay dual-language implementation at McDougle Elementary School; • action steps in preparation of the 2009-10 school year; • position exchange requests…
Business conference
Smith Middle School students recently competed in the 55th annual North Carolina Future Business Leaders of America Leadership Conference. Robert Byerly won second place in business math for students in middle grades and was a top 10 finisher in financial mathematics. Ranjitha Ananthan finished in the top 10 for middle grades public speaking. In addition,…
Skills USA contest
East Chapel Hill High School students recently competed at the NC Skills USA Competition in Greensboro. Connie Wang won first place in Related Technical Math, while the team of Karen He and Mary Hu won first place in Web Design. In addition, the team of Chia-Hsuan Wu and Sayoko Sueyoshi placed fifth in Web Design.
McDougle Middle band earns honors
The McDougle Middle School Concert Band earned a superior rating at the North Carolina Concert Band Festival on March 19 in Graham. The band also earned high marks for their sight-reading ability.