Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate coordinator Graig Meyer was recognized for leadership in mentoring by two organizations last week.
School board meeting
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at Chapel Hill Town Hall.
CHHS teachers win grants
Two teachers from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have won Touchstone Energy Bright Ideas education grants.
State superintendent visits UNC Hospital School
June Atkinson, state superintendent of public instruction, visited the UNC Hospital School on Wednesday to spread some holiday cheer.
CVS update
Representatives of the proposed redevelopment of downtown land recently optioned or purchased by CVS Caremark will meet with neighbors of the project Wednesday at Town Hall from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
FROM THE EDITOR
Poverty in Orange County
The stream of statistics from the recent census continues to flow, and among the numbers coming out in the days ahead are even more solid estimates of people in poverty.
Look and think before slashing services to people with disabilities
Disability is a natural part of the human experience. It does not discriminate. It crosses all income brackets, striking every age group at any time.
Remembering John Lennon
The news came over the radio 30 years ago this week: John Lennon had been murdered outside his Manhattan apartment building.
Where the Easley mess should lead us
Gov. Mike Easley’s court appearance on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving was too late; the penalty, a $1,000 fine, was too little; and the ultimate victim was the confidence of the citizenry of North Carolina.
Town manager releases statement on disciplinary action, CAI contract
Chapel Hill Town Manager Roger Stancil issued a memorandum to the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday regarding the recent firings of Kerry Bigelow and Clyde Clark, former Public Works Department employees.
Claremont plans to change
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen agreed in principle on Tuesday to relax affordable-housing requirements for development of the next phases of the Claremont subdivision, clearing the way for a redesign of the project.
County delays vote on clinic renovation plans
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to postpone a decision on floor plans for renovations to the county’s Health and Dental Clinic in Hillsborough, citing a need for more clarity in how the $1.47-million project will be funded.
This year’s Heels – a whole new ballgame
This is not last year’s basketball team. Those words are meant for those worried that UNC is going to take another swan dive.
Elizabeth Edwards dead at 61
Elizabeth Edwards, who rose to national prominence as the wife of a presidential candidate but will be remembered here as an author, mother and advocate for health care reform, died Tuesday morning at her home in Chapel Hill surrounded by friends and family.
For local economic development, ‘collaboration’ the new buzz word
Proponents of a nascent effort to create a new means of economic development in Orange County may not agree on everything, but all will accede that their task would have been easier if the sales tax had passed.


