Your vote counted. There’s proof. And not just your vote, but the actions you took to get registered, to be informed and whatever it took to put yourself in front of a ballot. The actions of your neighbors counted, the ones who convinced you and the ones who challenged your conclusions. The ones who took…
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Comments on the election
“I’m just so happy about it, I don’t know what to do.†—Community organizer Rebecca Clark “Elated!†Marilyn Chaplin of Midway Barbershop when asked how she was feeling Wednesday “This shows the Rogers Road community, ‘We can.’ As the nation chanted last night, ‘We can.’ Yes, we are able to work for the common cause…
The hope of a better day
Editor’s note: The following words were delivered in Chicago’s Grant Park by Barack Obama at the opening of his victory speech Nov. 4, 2008. Hello Chicago. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is…
Tuesday’s undeniable progressive message
Chris Fitzsimon People in North Carolina want things to be different in Washington and don’t want to turn the state over to politicians more obsessed with taxes and stoking anti-religious fears than they are with improving education, expanding access to health care and helping people who are struggling to find jobs and keep their homes….
Local tennis associations offer tennis to Latinos
Sports Brief: CHHS sports awards
The Chapel Hill High School Fall Sports Award Ceremony will be held Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Hanes Auditorium at Chapel Hill High.
Sports brief: Volleyball coaches
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department is accepting volunteer coach’s applications for Girls Volleyball.
Sports brief: Race for Education
Runners in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Race for Education set two new records this year. Alex Steiner set a new record for the 5K race in the 15 to 16-year-old male category with a time of 19 minutes, 34 seconds. Karen Pullen set a new record for women 60 and over with a time…
School brief: Morris Grove grants
Morris Grove Elementary School teachers recently received four grants from Donors Choose. Mary Alice Lyons, K-2 literacy coach, received three of the awards. She received $382 for “Lovely Letters: Kindergarten ABC Experts.†This grant will fund magnetic alphabet letters and stamps to support letter identification. She received $641 for “Mi Libro, Tu Libro†(“My Book,…
School brief: Innovation Day
Three schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district will take part in a statewide Innovation Day program on Nov. 18.
School brief: Board meet
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. Top items on the agenda include: • School Improvement Plans for schools not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress in math; • the opening-of-school report; • Superintendent Neil Pedersen’s evaluation; • the…
Business brief: Financial options for local businesses
Small businesses are feeling the economic slowdown just as much as the rest of us. To help them learn more about financial options, Carrboro’s Office of Economic Development invited loan officers from Durham-based Square 1 Bank and Chapel Hill-based Harrington Bank to address the Carrboro Business Association on Thursday, Oct. 30. Representatives of the Small…
Business brief: Town council considers development projects
On Monday, Nov. 17, the Chapel Hill Town Council will discuss four development projects and will hear public comments on each. • Southern Village: A six-story, 90,000-square-foot hotel or multi-family development located in the parking area in the commercial center between Market, Kildaire and Aberdeen streets.
Business brief: Conference considers future of the internet
What does the future hold for the Internet and companies related to it? Find out at the Internet Summit, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Experts will discuss capitalizing on the Internet’s shifting dynamics and trends and opportunities created by web 2.0 technologies, social media,…
No early vote extenstion in Orange County
Orange County has opted not to extend early voting hours. From the elections board: No Changes in Orange County Early Voting The Orange County Board of Elections voted unanimously not to extend the voting hours beyond 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2008.
