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Candlelight vigil for Eve Carson

Posted on March 6, 2008March 7, 2008 by Staff

Tonight there’ll be a candlelight vigil for student body president and UNC trustee Eve Carson, who was shot and killed early Tuesday morning. Here’s the official site set up by the university. This from the Chapel Hill Police: Yesterday morning at approximately 5:00 am, Chapel Hill Police responded to reported gunshots in the area of…

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Living to tell the tale

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Franklin McCain accomplished a great feat on Friday at Rashkis Elementary School – he held the attention of 250 fourth- and fifth-graders for more than an hour. McCain, one of the “Greensboro Four” who participated in the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in, recounted his experiences for Rashkis students, including his…

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Housing economy slowing, but by how much?

Posted on March 6, 2008March 7, 2008 by Staff

Local realtors and homebuilders agree that they’re getting at least a taste of what their counterparts in much more troubled locales are experiencing, but thoughts about the degree of the slowdown and how long it will last are much more varied.

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Mental health collapse leaves network in shambles

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer “I’ve come to the conclusion,” says Karen Dunn, director of Club Nova, a Carrboro clubhouse that helps people with mental illnesses lead productive lives in the community, “that there must be a new diagnosis that hasn’t yet ended up in the DSM” – by which she refers to the Diagnostic…

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Recently: Toe tappin’ and water drippin’

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

By Valarie Schwartz Timing being everything, the folks down in Bynum have hit the bull’s eye with a recent fundraising plan. Everybody, it seems, needs rain barrels these days. Luke Barrow, who, with his wife, Bonnie, has lived in three houses in Bynum over the past eight years, found a place in Idaho selling food…

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Music Calendar: 03/06/08

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

Thursday March 6 Blue Horn Lounge: Mark Wells & Jill Christensen. 10pm Cat’s Cradle: Matt Costa with Jonathan Rice. 9:30pm. $12 Cave: Early: Brandon Herndon & John Pardue. Late: Moontaxi. Local 506: Say Hi, The Big Sleep, The Nothing Noise. 9pm. $8 Mansion 462: The cliff Wallace Group. 8pm

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News Brief: Major corridors task force

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The Chatham County Major Corridors Task Force will hold community meetings to present a commercial-development proposal affecting seven major roadways. The roadways are US 1, US 15-501, US 64, US 421, NC 87, NC 751 and Pittsboro-Moncure Road. The plan affects the portions of the roads outside of Siler City and Pittsboro’s jurisdictions. The community…

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News Brief: Central Carolina scholarships

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The Central Carolina Community College Foundation has more than 100 scholarships available for students in classes at the college’s campuses in Lee, Harnett or Chatham counties. The deadline is March 31 for the 2008-09 academic year. For information call 718-7279 or write lmusselwhite@cccc.edu.

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News Brief: Burn ban lifted

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The statewide open-burning ban was lifted on March 1. It is still illegal to burn trash, lumber, tires, newspapers, plastics or other non-vegetative materials. For more information, contact the County Fire Marshal at 968-2050.

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News Brief: War walkout

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The UNC March 19 Coalition Against the War, a group of about a dozen student organizations, is organizing a walkout, march and rally at 12:30 p.m. on March 19 to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq and demonstrate support for an end to the occupation. The march is part of a larger…

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News Brief: School budget

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the superintendent’s recommended budget for 2008-09 tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. in the Chapel Hill Town Hall. The public hearing will precede the board’s regularly scheduled meeting.

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News Brief: Police seek victim ID

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying the victim of a shooting early Wednesday morning near Hillcrest Drive. Chapel Hill Police responded to a report of gunshots in the area of Davie Circle around 5 a.m. Wednesday. Officers located an unidentified deceased female lying in the intersection of Hillcrest Drive and Hillcrest…

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Yes, it rained a lot. No, the drought’s not over.

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Heavy rain pelted the windows of Town Hall Tuesday night as Ed Kerwin, executive director of Orange Water and Sewer Authority, delivered his monthly briefing on the drought for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Clearly delighted, he told them he’d drop by anytime if they could guarantee rain like that.

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Obituary – Margaret McCaull Carmichael Lester

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

Margaret McCaull Carmichael Lester, 83, died unexpectedly but with dignity at her home in Chapel Hill on March 3, 2008. She was a graceful and vibrant woman to the end, and was a positive force in the lives of many people. Movies, books and Latin jazz were among Margaret’s primary passions and she was a…

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Arts Calendar: 03/06/08

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

Carrboro El Sur Come South — Pedro Lash with Los Artistas & local sonideros; Center Gallery. Kardelen (Snow Drop) — Works by Pelin Yazar Canez, Orhan Alpaslan, Asuman Dogan, Atanur Dogan and Nihal Kececi to celebrate International Women’s Month; East End Gallery. The ArtsCenter. 300-G E Main St. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org Mixed media by Chief —…

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