Staff members at Estes Hills Elementary were named the top team in the state in the “Be Active Schools Challenge.â€
Author: Staff
District health coordinator honored
Scarlett Steinert, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools coordinator for athletics and healthful living, was recognized by NCAAPHERD as one of three outstanding North Carolina healthful living coordinators.
Parent workshop
The Family Advocacy Network will sponsor a free workshop to help parents understand the difference between typical adolescent behavior and that which can indicate a need for treatment services.
Teen fundraising for documentary
Starting Tuesday, Chapel Hill High School Student Body Vice President Kristen Powers will launch an online fundraiser for a documentary chronicling her decision to get tested for Huntington’s Disease.
Shelton Station good for Carrboro
Regardless of where you live in Carrboro, close to downtown or far beyond, and even if you don’t often come downtown, increased economic activity in the downtown directly affects how much you pay to live in Carrboro.
BIG CITY: The pursuit of petty politics
By Kirk Ross
For a group of people who say they’re trying to help out job creators, the leadership of the N.C. General Assembly sure missed the boat last week.
LETTER: Find an alternative to C1
I live on George King Road in Durham County and I am writing to comment on the Durham-CH-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization.
LETTER: Fracking claims misleading
Ms. Glasser (“Fracking too risky,†12/28/11) makes a number of misleading claims about hydraulic fracturing in a recent letter, not the least of which is that the technology is “incredibly dangerous.â€
Phil Blank, January 5, 2012
Illustration by Phil Blank
Polar Plunge, Lake Lure
Of all the crazy ways to celebrate the New Year, throwing yourself into icy waters strikes me as one of the most bizarre.
Human Rights Center finds home
Following a decision last month by the Abbey Court Condominiums homeowners’ association to force the HRC to leave the complex, the nonprofit center has likely found a new home.
EMS workgroup seeks members
Two seats are open on the Orange County Emergency Services Workgroup, and the county is looking to residents to fill them.
BIG CITY: Let’s do right by those who paid the price
Kirk Ross
Somewhere in the middle of all that holiday frenzy, amid the travel and visits and meals and games, a war ended.
LETTER: Pet training
Each year, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the largest professional association for dog trainers in the world, proclaims January National Train Your Dog Month.
Rice, Phelps, Reese return with own team
Eddy Landreth
Carolina’s 102-65 victory against Monmouth on Sunday felt more like a family reunion than just another holiday blowout.



