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CHH student appointed to state office

Posted on March 18, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

Manoj Paladugu has been appointed to the office of Parliamentarian for the North Carolina Technology Student Association (NCTSA). Paladugu was selected for the office by the organization’s board of directors at last weekend’s state conference. Since 2002, at least one state officer in NCTSA has been a student in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro city schools. Paladugu…

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Students host a capella concert

Posted on March 18, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

Lucky 13, the Chapel Hill High girls’ a capella group, is hosting “Music With Meaning” this Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the school’s Hanes Theatre. The event will feature the best of college and high school a capella groups from across the state. Groups scheduled to appear include UNC’s Clef Hangers, Loreleis and Achordants and…

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‘Learning Without Borders’ stretches awareness

Posted on March 18, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

In an effort to increase global awareness and citizenship, McDougle Middle School teachers have collaborated on a school-wide interdisciplinary initiative called “Learning Without Borders.” This year’s focus is Universal Human Rights. As a timely real-world connection, several fundraisers will contribute to disaster relief in Haiti. On Friday, McDougle will host a faculty follies event to…

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Major dorm project looms large on Short Street

Posted on March 11, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

CHAPEL HILL — For those trying to build a four-story residence for 140 students at the corner of Rosemary and Church streets, the third time is a charm. Those opposed to it say they don’t feel so lucky.

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A lifetime of civility

Posted on March 11, 2010July 14, 2011 by Staff

UNC Kenan Professor Emeritus Dan Pollitt died last Friday at the age of 88 after a brief period of declining health, characteristically gracious and kind through it all, reassuring his caretakers and warmly greeting the tide of friends and family who gathered at his side.

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Council seeks help on vacancies

Posted on March 11, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

When members of the Chapel Hill Town Council sit down to discuss issues with the local legislative delegation this morning, they’ll bring an additional request beyond the usual fiscal and planning matters.

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Affordable-housing changes studied

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

Kirk Ross Staff Writer Carrboro — Affordable-housing rules changes being studied in Chapel Hill could lead to similar changes for rules in Carrboro. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen, in a meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, agreed to look at Chapel Hill’s effort to enact inclusionary zoning and consider whether such a method might work…

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Higher prices for fast food, soda lead to weight reductions, lower diabetes risk

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

UNC News Services CHAPEL HILL – A new study that followed participants for 20 years shows both weight and risk for diabetes decreased for people in communities where fast-food prices increased. A UNC study, published in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, also showed the reverse – when fast-food prices fell, consumption,…

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Time out on Bolin Creek

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

The first thing to keep in mind about the now very hot issue of a proposed greenway along northern stretches of Bolin Creek is that we are several years away from seeing funding and approval for anything. The second thing is that good people on both sides have strongly held views and detailed reasons to…

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The inconsistent rhetoric of Blue Cross

Posted on March 11, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Vice President Genie Komives and lobbyist Mark Fleming both appeared recently before a legislative study committee to oppose legislation that would require insurance companies to cover more comprehensive treatments and therapies for children with autism.

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A political conspiracy to endanger women’s health

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

Paige Johnson It seems like a conspiracy plot straight out of a Margaret Atwood novel. Within the course of two weeks, mostly behind closed doors, politicians, bureaucrats and trustees strip reproductive health coverage from insurance plans covering thousands of female employees. It sounds like fantasy fiction, but the assault on reproductive health care coverage in…

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Creek debate reveals divide

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

James Carnahan A comment by Chris Bond on The Carrboro Citizen website about Dave Otto’s recent column regarding Bolin Creek Greenway (“The façade of saving Bolin Creek,” 2/25/10) sums up a larger issue that divides our community: “Instead of using ‘increasingly urban environment’ as justification for paving the forests, use it as justification to stop…

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McDougle forges bond with Jamaican school

Posted on March 11, 2010March 11, 2010 by Staff

By Kate Griesmann Staff Writer During the time that Alethia Wheatle taught at McDougle Elementary, she learned a great deal about literacy. Wheatle, who was a Visiting International Faculty (VIF) teacher, taught at McDougle for three years before returning to her home country of Jamaica.  Upon her return, Wheatle contacted McDougle and commented on how…

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High school art students exhibit for a cause

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

Latisha Catchatoorian Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons Jack Watson, an art teacher at Chapel Hill High School, had an idea. Take the events of Haiti and turn them into inspiration for a class art project. Then take that art project and turn it into a fundraiser for the earthquake-ravaged country. At least $800 has been…

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Remember your flu shot on Saturday

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

The Orange County Health Department and the Town of Carrboro are teaming up to offer free H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines at Town Hall in honor of the late Tom Robinson. Robinson, whose Carrboro-based seafood market is a downtown landmark, died last month from pneumonia caused by H1N1. The vaccine clinic will be held at…

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