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Author: Staff

A campaign-financing system that works

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

It might be surprising to see two candidates running against each other in a hotly contested insurance commissioner race writing a joint guest column three weeks before a major election. But then again, stranger things have happened.

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Distorting the meaning of democracy

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

Chris Fitzsimon One of the biggest disputes in the most important election in a generation is whether or not everybody should be encouraged and allowed to vote. You might think there would be a consensus about that in a democracy.

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Letter to the editor: Walk for Education thanks

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation would like to extend a sincere thank you to the students, teachers, parents and community members who participated in the 12th Annual Walk for Education and/or the 5th Annual 5K Race for Education on Oct. 18. A record number of racers and walkers turned out on Saturday to show…

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Letter to the editor: For Arrowood

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

I urge Orange County citizens to vote for Court of Appeals Judge John Arrowood. Arrowood is running to retain the seat to which he was appointed last year. I’ve known Judge Arrowood for over a decade. I can’t imagine a fairer or more decent judge. In fact, Judge Arrowood has been endorsed by virtually every…

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Board of aldermen asks for campaign contribution limits

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted unanimously on Tuesday to ask staff to prepare an ordinance limiting local campaign contributions to $250. The state General Assembly passed a local bill in July authorizing Carrboro to adopt an ordinance limiting the amount of money that any individual or committee may contribute to a candidate for town…

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Community meeting on airport to be held at White Cross

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

Preserve Rural Orange will hold an open community meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. at the White Cross Recreation Center on White Cross Road in Chapel Hill. Preserve Rural Orange is a group of rural county residents concerned about the possibility of a new airport at a site near White Cross in southwest Orange County….

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Fall Fest at McDougle Elementary

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

By Mary Lide Parker Staff Writer Catch a dangling donut, visit a haunted house or navigate an inflatable obstacle course – all at the McDougle Elementary School Fall Festival this weekend. The annual festival will take place on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school. Carrboro and Chapel Hill families are welcome…

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School brief: Postcard award

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

Ephesus Elementary School fifth-grader Lee Franklin recently won an award from the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina for a World Language Advocacy Postcard.

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School brief: Morris Grove dedication

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will dedicate Morris Grove Elementary School on Sunday at 3 p.m. The school, the district’s 10th elementary school, opened Aug. 25 and is attended by 530 students and has a staff of about 90. Descendants of Morris Hogan, a freed slave for whom the school was named, are expected to take…

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‘Athletes to Athletes’ helps Greensboro youth

Posted on October 23, 2008October 23, 2008 by Staff
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Carolina Notes 10/23/08

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

Basketball Late night with Roy This Friday marks the tip off of the Carolina basketball season. Both the womens and mens basketball team will take to the floor at the Smith Center as part of Late Night with Roy. The event is free and open to everyone.

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Is Carrboro becoming a beader’s heaven?

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

By Clai Watkins Courtesy of The Carrboro Commons

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Business brief: 3Cups reopens

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Staff

3CUPS will open at its new location on South Elliott Road in Chapel Hill on Oct. 30. The wine, coffee and tea merchant closed its location at The Courtyard on West Franklin Street earlier this year after the business was unable to resolve a dispute regarding parking with Courtyard owner Spencer Young.

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James Taylor concert details

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Staff

The Obama office just released details for the Concerts for Change with James Taylor. In Chapel Hill the show is at Fetzer Field at 5 p.m. Monday. Tickets are available near the early voting sites in Orange County. Here’s the full release with the additional concerts:

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Airport, waste sites top issues at county forum

Posted on October 16, 2008October 16, 2008 by Staff
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