Robert A. Kistner of Chapel Hill, died Wednesday April 2, 2008 at his residence. Robert was a native of Illinois. He moved to Chapel Hill in 1983. He graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, and earned medical degrees from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and the University of Loyola Medical School (Chicago). He served…
Obituary – George Odell Barham
George Odell Barham, 89, passed away at Britthaven of Chapel Hill on Saturday, April 5, 2008. He was a veteran of WWII and served in the Army in the South Pacific. His family wrote, “His patience and ingenuity and joy in life were an inspiration to us.â€
News Brief: Hunger walk Sunday
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service, in conjunction with Church World Service, will hold the CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday. Seventy-five percent of money raised during the walk benefits Church World Service, a nonprofit that funds global hunger education, refugees, disaster relief and self-help projects in more than 80 countries. The remaining 25 percent supports…
News Brief: Fair Housing Fair
The Orange County Office of Human Rights and Relations will hold its 4th Annual Fair Housing Fair on April 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone seeking to rent or own a home in Orange County is encouraged to attend. Information on fair housing regulations and housing opportunities will be available. In addition, participants…
News Brief: Discount rabies vaccine
Orange County’s Animal Services Department will hold several low-cost rabies vaccination clinics in April. Under North Carolina law, pets over the age of 4 months must have a current and valid rabies vaccination at all times.
News Brief: Apartment robberies
The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating three robberies that occurred at three apartment complexes between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
Arts Calendar: 04/10/08
Special Events Public Art 360: A Symposium from Seven Perspectives — Addressing the many perspectives involved in public art with guest speakers. April 11-12, Hanes Auditorium, UNC Campus. Information and registration at publicartcollective.org. Sunday, April 12, 11-5 on The Lawn at Chatham Mills (480 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro — 1/2 mile north of the traffic circle…
Community Calendar: 04/10/08
Special Events Ackland Art After Dark — See a variety of artwork, listen to jazz, commune with art lovers. Fri Apr 19, 9pm. Ackland Art Museum. Bingo Night — Hosted by Team Eurosport, a Relay For Life team. April 11th at the Big Barn Convention Center, Hillsborough. Doors open at 6:00 pm; Games start at…
Letter from the Editor: Attention farmers and gardeners
While we are big fans of agriculture and other outdoor activities, those of us who distribute free newspapers in this area find that there are some people who believe that emptying out a newspaper box for mulching material is an acceptable practice. Our friends at the Independent Weekly have noticed this for years, particularly around…
Letter from the Editor: The election ahead
As our story points out this week (and we’ll be reminding you for the next several weeks), this is a rather complicated election. There are new rules about registration, a new district system for county commissioners, a tax referendum, a contested race for North Carolina Senate, and a full statewide and national primary ballot that…
Letter: Animal sheltering changes
Animals have been adopted or recovered from the Animal Shelter on Martin Luther King Boulevard for as long as community memory serves. It was run by the Animal Protection Society until 2004 when Orange County assumed direct operational responsibility for the shelter. The next year the County created Animal Services, a department responsible for animal…
Letter: Two sides to debate
Colin Austin is absolutely correct when he states that “Fear is on the rise in North Carolinaâ€. I believe, however, that he has focused on only one aspect of the fear. He has ignored the fear of a mother in Burlington who must send her children to a school where gang violence is steadily increasing,…
Letter: Choices in May
For the first time in years, we’ve got some difficult ballot choices in an “off time†election. Local citizens would benefit by giving them some thought. For democrat and independent primary voters, there are real choices in candidates for president and for NC state senate. Corporate Clinton or Orator Obama? Perhaps the candidate whose income…
Letter: Transfer tax misinformation
Misinformation about the proposed transfer tax for Orange County is being disseminated to voters who will make a decision on the transfer tax on the May 6th ballot. I wish to correct that misinformation by showing what the effect is on the five counties that have had the transfer tax for many years.
Transfer tax needed
By Pam Hemminge At the March 20th meeting of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, we adopted a resolution in support of the Orange County Commissioners’ decision to place a Land Transfer Tax referendum on the May 6 ballot. It is projected that the Land Transfer Tax would generate approximately $3.5 million annually…