Everyone who’s ever picked up a paintbrush and touched a canvas knows the thrill and release of creation. The joy of pressing the shutter on an old Leica camera and hearing that click as you immortalize the look of a stranger or a towering building or golden-hued sunlight resting on the treetops. The nurture of…
Letter to the Editor: HFCS offers benefits
The February 6 article “HFCS: A ban worth getting excited over†may mislead consumers about high-fructose corn syrup. Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Department Chairman, told The New York Times, “There’s no substantial evidence to support the idea that high-fructose corn syrup is somehow responsible for obesity.â€
No dumping
On a nature hike two weeks ago, I was totally grossed out when I glanced over the bridge railing over a small stream on a dirt road and saw five deer carcasses. Bloated and stinking, they spanned the pool created by the turbulence of water falling from the culvert under the road. The remains of…
Don’t believe Duke’s latest pitch
By Jim Warren Climate change is causing extensive damage at an accelerating rate. Oxfam International reports that weather disasters have quadrupled in 20 years, with a quarter billion people impacted annually. Arctic sea ice could be gone by summer 2012 – further disrupting weather systems. And the world’s top scientists recently amplified their call for…
For the Record: 02/14/08
Politicians seeming not to care Politicians always like to quote the state motto that appears on the state seal in front of the Legislative Building in Raleigh when they are making speeches and promising to be responsive to the people they represent. The motto is “Esse Quam Videri†— “To be rather than to seem 
Foushee says she’ll seek another term
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Between a packed board of commissioners meeting schedule and a four-class schedule at Carolina, Orange County Commissioner Valerie Foushee said this week she plans to find time to file for re-election. Foushee, a former chair of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board of Education who won a seat on the board…
Elections Brief: Voting machine demo
The Chatham County Board of Elections will host a Voting Equipment Forum Feb. 27 at the Agricultural Auditorium in Pittsboro from 6 to 9 p.m. Any interested person is invited to attend. This forum provides an opportunity to view the voting equipment that is in use in Chatham County and to voice your opinions or…
Elections Brief: Pittsboro voting to start
Absentee ballots will be available starting Monday in the new election between Pittsboro town commissioner candidates Hugh Harrington and Michele Berger. Harrington’s six-vote victory last fall was challenged by Berger, and after it was revealed that at least 17 residents received the wrong ballots the county and state boards of election called for a new…
Elections Brief: Carey leads Kinnaird in fundraising
Fundraising numbers reported by state Senate candidates Moses Carey and Ellie Kinnaird show Carey took in $31,180 in the last seven months of 2007 and reported $28,204 cash on hand. Kinnaird, the incumbent, raised $6,065 and reported $19,293 in cash on hand at the end of the reporting cycle. Kinnaird had considered retiring this year…
Elections Brief: Clinton, Obama ask Edwards’ support
Word filtered out this week that last Thursday Sen. Hillary Clinton paid an unannounced visit to John Edwards’ Orange County home for a talk about the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Edwards, who dropped out of the running in early February, won four delegates in New Hampshire, 14 in Iowa and eight in South…
Elections Brief: Halkiotis running for school board
Steven Halkiotis, a retired assistant superintendent with Orange County Schools who served five terms on the Orange County Board of Commissioners, has filed to run for Orange County Schools Board of Education. Halkiotis, who opted not to run for re-election as commissioner in 2006, recently retired from Orange County Schools, where he was the district’s…
Obituary – Mary Talbot Korray
Mary Talbot Korray, 86, died at her residence on Saturday, January 26, 2007. Mrs. Korray was a homemaker. She is survived by her three children: Kathleen Sherman and spouse, James of Chapel Hill; Bruce Korray and wife, Deborah of Miami , FL; and son, James Korray of FL, and their families. She was predeceased by…
Obituary – Dorothy Phelps Vroome
Dorothy Phelps Vroome , 86, died Friday, January 25, 2008 at Springmoor Retirement Community. She was born on July 27, 1921 in Riverdale, NY to Albert and Mildred Phelps. Mrs. Vroome is survived by three children: sons, Roy Vroome of Charlotte and Richard P. Vroome of Snowflake, AZ; daughter, Virginia Stelle of Raleigh; seven grandchildren,…
Obituary – Wiley H. Shearin
Wiley H. Shearin, Ed.D., 70, of Chapel Hill died sadly on February 5, 2008, at UNC Hospitals. Born in Rocky Mount on May 23, 1937, he served in the U.S. Army in Germany, received a Bachelor of Science degree, Master’s degree, and Doctorate in Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth…
Obituary – Mary M. Norwood-Jones
Mary M. Norwood-Jones was born in Durham on May 9, 1933 to the late Nora M. Norwood. She attended Orange County Training School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1951. She was a member of First Baptist Church. At the age of twelve, she joined Rock Hill Baptist Church. After graduating from Lincoln High…