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Letter to the editor: Act misnamed

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Staff

I am writing concerning my grave concerns about the woefully misnamed Employee Free Choice Act, also known as card check.

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Community brief: Horton handmade Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Staff

Horton Middle School presented five handmade quilts, the result of the collective efforts of 320 students, to Chatham County Habitat for Humanity on Friday.

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Community brief: Galloway Ridge awards grants

Posted on December 23, 2008December 23, 2008 by Staff

The Galloway Ridge Charitable Fund has announced this year’s grant recipients. The fund awarded grants to: Chatham County Together! — an organization providing mentorship to children with a parent in jail;

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Community Calendar 12/24/08

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Staff

Special Events Phil Blank Exhibit — Dec. 12-Jan. 6, 7pm. Wootini. WCOM Christmas Day — Dec. 25, 7-8pm. 103.5 FM. Christmas Day edition of Carrboro Live with Dr. Dave Bellin. Calls From Home brings the voices of family members of prisoners to the airwaves

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Green jobs may be one answer to rebuilding the economy

Posted on December 22, 2008December 22, 2008 by Staff

By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer While it may seem like all the news about employment is bad – and a lot of it is – there’s one sector that’s poised for growth: green-collar jobs. From global behemoths like Wal-Mart to small enterprises like Pittsboro’s Piedmont Biofuels, businesses are going green and they need employees…

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Preparing Tomorrow’s Green-Collar Workers

Posted on December 22, 2008December 22, 2008 by Staff

As part of Orange County’s quest to grow and nurture its local economy, area economic-development officials are investigating ways to create green-collar jobs and the talent to fill them. “There is a conversation going on right now with the two school systems about how to prepare students for this type of work,” explains James Harris,…

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Bringing holly indoors for more than beauty

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Staff

By Ken Moore Staff Writer When I was a youngster, bringing holly branches indoors for its seasonal beauty just seemed like the thing to do. Now, because of protective land owners and deer hunters, it is difficult, if not downright dangerous, to attempt, like in the old days, to collect a few holly branches from…

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Group to challenge decision on transfer station sites

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Orange County — Following a decision by the Orange County Board of Commissioners to narrow the search for a solid-waste transfer station site to two sites on N.C. 54 West near Orange Grove Road, a group of businesses and residents of the Bingham Township has started raising money for a…

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Underwear uncovered in Carrboro

Posted on December 19, 2008December 19, 2008 by Staff

By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer You read it on message boards or overhear it being discussed at Weaver Street or the Open Eye. It’s a virulent meme that spread faster than the Andromeda Strain. In fact, Carrboro Board of Aldermen candidate Katrina Ryan mentioned it in this very paper: “The same residents in Carrboro…

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Thorp offers assurances on airport

Posted on December 19, 2008December 19, 2008 by Staff

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp sent a letter last week to Orange County Board of Commissioners chair Valerie Foushee in response to concerns raised by the county over a possible new airport to replace Horace Williams. Barry Jacobs, Foushee’s predecessor as chair, sent a letter on behalf of the board to Thorp last month. In…

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Grinch me not

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Staff

Pardon us for not delving into the controversy on campus over the Christmas decorations. We have it on good authority that the university leadership and the library administration do not hate Christmas and are not a part of the grand conspiracy against it.

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Get in the spirit

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Staff

We get a lot of press releases with lots of holiday season tips and events to consider this time of year. The relentlessness of all the things to do and keep up with wears on us as well. Occasionally, something crosses the desk that just flat out floors you. This week it was one sentence…

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Carrboro High School coming into its own

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Staff

By Mary Lide Parker Staff Writer Only a year and a half after opening its doors, Carrboro High School is well on its way to forming its own identity. In conversation, teachers at Carrboro High often reference the “growing pains” associated with a new school. Alphonso Donaldson, co-chair of the English department, said that while…

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Two nagging questions

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Staff

By Chris Fitzsimon N.C. Policy Watch Is there a business veto over key appointments? The Raleigh rumor mill is working overtime on who Governor-elect Beverly Perdue will appoint to her cabinet and other key posts in her administration. Perdue has named her chief of staff and legislative team but not much else, prompting some anxiety…

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Chancellor’s letter on the airport

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Staff

Editor’s note: Following is a response from UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp regarding questions from the county on a proposed airport authority. Dear Chair Foushee: Congratulations on your election as chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners. We look forward to working with you in your new role. I am writing to respond to…

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