When state Secretary of Health and Human Services Lanier Cansler addressed the 32nd annual Legislative Breakfast for Mental Health held last Saturday at the Friday Center, he reiterated his belief that mental health care reform, which state government embarked on in 2001, has failed and that an entirely new system must be built.
Tap into Dance
It didn’t take long for Elizabeth Burke to get hooked on tap dancing. When she was 6 years old, her mother took her to a performance of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE) at the Carolina Theater.
Chapel Hill High stages The Wizard of Oz
Chapel Hill High School’s drama department will present The Wizard of Oz Thursday-Saturday, April 29-May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Hanes Auditorium.
Five things to remember during the budget debate
This year’s state-budget debate began in earnest Tuesday with the release of Gov. Beverly Perdue’s recommendations to adjust the second year of the two-year spending plan approved by the General Assembly last session.
Economic development is the key to Orange County’s future
In the face of fiscal challenges expected to last well into the new decade, economic development is the most critical issue in the primary election.
Breast cancer: defeat by detection
Martina Navratilova has defeated many opponents and, hopefully, due to early detection provided by a mammogram, she will again prevail as a champion.
Endorsement Letter: Supporting Broun
I write to support the election of Joal Broun to become an Orange County commissioner.
Endorsement Letter: Elect Birkhead
Orange County is ready for modern, progressive leadership in law enforcement.
Endorsement Letter: Vote for Broun
Joal Hall Broun, candidate for Orange County commissioner at large, starts her statement to the public, “When I make promises I keep them. I am a public servant, not a politician.â€
Endorsement Letter: Vote for Price
Renee Price has the right blend of experience, expertise and compassion to be our county commissioner for District 2.
Bowles decries Perdue budget
UNC President Erskine Bowles had little praise for the state budget proposal released this week by Gov. Beverly Perdue.
Board reviews lighting rules
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved changes to the town’s lighting standards Tuesday night.
Students to protest Tancredo
Tom Tancredo’s visit to campus last April caused a ruckus leading to the cancellation of a speech by the former Republican congressman and presidential candidate and the arrest of several protesters.
CHHS student released on bond
Chapel Hill High student Aaron Small was released on bail from Orange County Jail on Saturday after allegedly firing a gun on a school bus last Thursday morning.
Hillsborough reports police
Hillsborough Town Manager Eric Peterson announced last week that his office is completing an investigation into the backdating of the police department’s compliance records …

