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Mayor floats modest proposal

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Readers of OrangePolitics.org were treated to an April Fool’s prank courtesy of Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton. “I have been thinking more and more lately about how inappropriate the name ‘Carrboro’ is for a town that is so focused on alternatives to the single occupant motor vehicle,” Chilton wrote on the popular blog. “I mean, I…

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‘Drive Carrboro’ group gets rolling

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Tired of poking through neighborhoods and creeping over speed tables in your SUV? If a new Carrboro association has any say about it, you may soon be pressing just a bit harder on the old accelerator. The Carrboro Automotive Service Association (CASA) announced Wednesday (April 1) its new initiative aimed at promoting increased automobile use…

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‘Democracy Now!’s Goodman to visit

Posted on April 2, 2009April 2, 2009 by Staff

Amy Goodman, host of the radio and TV show “Democracy Now!,” will be coming to the Triangle on Wednesday as part of the show’s 13th anniversary tour. A catered reception will be held at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4907 Garrett Road in Durham. Goodman will then…

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UNC Relay for Life

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

UNC’s annual Relay for Life will be held Friday at the Fetzer Field and Belk Track on the UNC campus. The event provides an opportunity for everyone involved to raise funds and awareness to support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission. For more information, visit uncrelay.org

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CHHS spring musical tickets on sale

Posted on April 2, 2009April 2, 2009 by Staff

Tickets for the performances of Urinetown, a production of the Chapel Hill High School, have gone on sale this week. The musical will be put on in late April. Urinetown has been entered in the North Carolina Theater Capital Awards, the high school equivalent of the Tony Awards, and is the first production in the…

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WSJ’s Murray to give newspaper talk

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

The Wall Street Journal’s Alan Murray will give a public lecture on “The Future of Newspapers: Some Light at the End of a Very Long Tunnel,” today (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m. in the Carroll Hall auditorium on the UNC campus. Murray was Washington bureau chief for The Journal for a decade, during which time the…

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Nancy Mae Walker Pruden

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Nancy Mae Walker Pruden, 87, of Burlington, Chapel Hill, Edenton and Nags Head passed away on March 28, 2009 in Hillsborough, NC. There will be a celebration of her life at Crooks Corner in Chapel Hill on April 4, 2009 at 11 a.m. and a memorial service on April 18, 2009 at St. Paul’s Episcopal…

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Helen Luetta Siems Slingerland

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Helen L. Slingerland, 80, entered into Glory of her Lord on March, 2009. She died from complications following surgery after gallantly fighting and surviving cancer for ten years. She was born March 20, 1929 in Roselle, IL to Henry Siems and Emma Lichthardt Siems. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Walter R. Slingerland, Jr….

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Obituary: Richard M. MacLeod

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Richard Morrison MacLeod, 74, passed away March 18, 2009 after a long-term illness. He was born in Springfield, Mass. November 25, 1934 to Roderick and Gertrude MacLeod. At the tender age of 17 year old, Richard entered into the United States Air Force and spent the next 22 years serving his country.

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Obituary: Thomas F. Gilchrist

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Thomas F. Gilchrist died Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC after a brief struggle with thyroid cancer. He was 72. Born June 23, 1936 in Macomb, IL, and raised in Shreveport, LA, he graduated from Mercersburg Academy and from Northwestern University with a B.A. in…

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School funding questioned

Posted on April 2, 2009April 2, 2009 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Incorrect information included in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools budget documents falsely indicated a wide discrepancy between proposed funding for Carrboro High School and the district’s other two high schools, school officials said Monday. Parents had expressed concern about the apparent disparity, drawing attention to the matter, and school officials then…

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School lunch menus

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Elementary Friday — Manager’s Choice; Steamed Vegetables; Canned Fruit; Fresh Fruit Variety Middle & High Friday — Manager’s Choice; Steamed Vegetables; Canned Fruit; Fresh Fruit Variety Monday — Thursday School closed for spring break!

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Phillips symphonic band earns honors

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

The Phillips Middle School Symphonic Band earned superior ratings at the North Carolina Central District Band Festival on March 19 at Graham High School. The band performed “Courage March” by Harold Bennett, “Moscow 1941” by Brian Balmages and “Silverbrook” by Michael Sweeney. The 48-member ensemble is directed by Jane Cutchin.

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CHHS junior earns Spanish award

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Chapel Hill High School junior Eliza Longnecker won the 2009 Junior Travel Award for her achievement on the National Spanish Exam. Longnecker placed first in North Carolina on last year’s Level IV exam. The award, valued at more than $3,000, is given each year to eight students from across the country. Longnecker and the other…

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Phillips Mathcounts team places at state contest

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

The Phillips Middle School Mathcounts team finished fourth in the state at the State Mathcounts Competition at the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham. Team members include Yu Wang, Alex Kelly, Koya Osada and Maggie Xing. In addition, Wang finished fourth in the state in the individual competition and qualified to represent…

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