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Author: Staff
LETTER: Vote Hemminger for District 1
Please join me in supporting Pam Hemminger for reelection to the board of county commissioners.
LETTER: Supporting Dorosin for District 1
I strongly urge The Carrboro Citizen to endorse Mark Dorosin for Orange County commissioner.
LETTER: Vote Dorosin for District 1
I voted early for Mark Dorosin for Orange County commissioner. It was an easy decision.
LETTER: Supporting Hemminger for District 1
I support Pam Hemminger for Orange County Board of Commissioners.
LETTER: Vote Hemminger for District 1
County government matters, and many of us pay close attention to the decisions that impact schools, economic development and critical county services for public health and safety.
LETTER: Vote against Amendment One
In 1875 North Carolina outlawed interracial marriage in its constitution; this section remained in the state constitution until 1971.
LETTER: Vote Hemminger for District 1
A vote for Pam Hemminger for county commissioner is a vote for continued improvement in Orange County.
LETTER: Vote Dorosin, Rich for District 1
Orange County voters have a great opportunity to significantly improve the board of commissioners by voting for Mark Dorosin and Penny Rich.
LETTER: Don’t dismantle FPG for magnet school
As a parent of two elementary students at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, I recognize that there is a significant achievement gap in our community and I believe that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District is committed to narrowing it.
LETTER: Elementary 12 should be first magnet school
The public should be aware that a CHCCS planning report not only mentions plans for another new elementary school for the district, it suggests that Elementary School 12 become a second DL magnet.
LETTER: Banks shouldn’t get rich at expense of others
Foreclosures threaten all of our communities. Here in North Carolina, people are losing their homes at record rates.
Swim for Smiles
Swim for Smiles will host its sixth-annual Youth Triathlon this Sunday at the Chapel Hill Country Club.
Volunteer at Hog Day
The Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce seeks volunteers to help with the annual Hog Day, a family event on May 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. and May 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the River Park off of East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough.
Annual Chatham cycle
Registration is now open for Chatham Habitat for Humanity’s Third Annual 3RingCycle on May 12 at 8:30 a.m. at the Central Carolina Community College campus in Pittsboro.
