Dear Senators Forrester,
Tillman and Soucek,
It was grievous to hear that you sponsored SB 106.
Why ‘austerity budgets’ are a bad idea for North Carolina
Today, across North Carolina, the U.S. and Europe, people are being told that times are tough and that everyone has to tighten their belts – especially the public sector, because there is not enough revenue to pay for everything.
Shaking early impressions
Saturday night at 8 p.m., we will see just how much this Carolina basketball team has learned since practice began in October 2010.
A junior varsity dynasty
The phrase “junior varsity dynasty†may seem like an oxymoron, but for Carrboro High School JV men’s basketball coach Tommy Jones, it’s anything but an impossible dream.
Student Success workshop
he Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Community Action Committee on the Success of All Students will host a workshop on pathways to student success.
Tiger Open registration
Registration for Chapel Hill High School’s Tiger Open is underway.
Elementary science fair winners
Twenty students from Estes Hills and Seawell elementary schools competed in the regional science fair on Feb. 23.
CHHS dance and auction
The Chapel Hill High School swing band will hold its annual swing dance and silent auction on March 12.
Obituary: Wilma Shadell
Ridin’ the J bus: meet the walking man
Back during the Jazz Age in New York City, you took the A Train to get to Harlem. But to get most everywhere in Carrboro, you take the J Bus.
Mardi Gras celebration
The fourth annual Pittsboro Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball will be held Saturday from 7 p.m. until midnight at the Historic Chatham Mill.
Local authors signing
Dave Otto and Richard Ellington will discuss and sign copies of their new pictorial history book, Carrboro.
Monthly Adopt-A-Thons
Starting this Saturday, the Paws4Ever ReSale Store will hold Adopt-A-Thons the first Saturday of each month.
Mentor fundraiser
On March 1, Volunteers for Youth launched a $20,000 fundraising campaign.
AU ambassador speaking
Amina Salum Ali, ambassador to the U.S. for the African Union, will speak at UNC on March 23 at 7 p.m.