By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Orange County Board of Commissioners will likely hear pleas for more funding for the schools at public hearings tonight (Thursday) and Monday on the county manager’s proposed 2007-08 budget. Last week, County Manager Laura Blackmon presented her recommended budget, which would increase the property tax rate by 3.7 cents,…
Fundraiser planned
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Swim for Smiles Foundation will host the area’s first-ever youth-only triathlon on Saturday to raise money for the N.C. Children’s Hospital. Swim for Smiles is a Chapel Hill-based nonprofit organization that raises money for children’s hospitals through youth swim-related sporting events. Gary Kayye, founder of the organization, said they…
School briefs: 5/31/07
Students honored for achievement on national exams Smith Middle School students have received honors for their performance on the National French and Spanish Exams. On the French I exam, Violette Zhu earned first place. Other students who performed well include Emer O’Reilly, Abby Muller, Herman Bhupal and Stefan Garval.
Exile on Jones Street
Halfway there — well sorta. The release of the House budget followed in quick succession by the crossover deadline (even though it was extended) marks a traditional midpoint in the legislative session. But this year, it’s more of a scene setter for the debates and battles ahead. For after meeting for more than a month…
In support of Voter-Owned Elections
By Robert Morgan RALEIGH – This past week I traveled to Raleigh to reunite with some old friends and colleagues, such as former congressman Tim Valentine, former legislators Wib Gulley and Ronnie Smith and several North Carolina political leaders, both Democrats and Republicans. They came to Raleigh to respond to a plea I made to…
Letters to the Editor – May 31
Worried about move The scheduled move of Weaver Street Market’s food production facilities and offices to Hillsborough will result in a loss of around 80 jobs for Carrboro and have a detrimental effect on the town and the environment. The environment impacts are the most obvious: 80 workers driving 24 miles each workday equals around…
Price makes statement on Iraq War funding bill
By David Price Rep. David Price submitted the following statement during debate of the Iraq War supplemental funding bill. Price voted against the bill, which he faulted for not including provisions to bring about an end to the war. He noted, however, that the bill includes important benchmarks for political progress in Iraq, and he…
An alternative path to chemical security
By Rob Thompson According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are 700 chemical facilities in the United States that put more than 100,000 people at risk of death or serious injury. Stephen Flynn with the Council on Foreign Relations recently described the chemical plant threat as “[t]he equivalent of weapons of mass destruction prepositioned in…
For the Record
Denial of service You would think that here in the tenth largest state in the wealthiest country ever that cutting back on children’s’ health care to save money would be off the table. Think again. Then count to ten, because it isn’t. In fact, it’s one of the ways to “balance†the budget that our…
Letter from the editor: I love a mystery
By Kirk Ross Thanks to the efforts of the redoubtable Herb Bresky, I have in my hand an edition of Nyle Frank’s Carrboro Centipede (“Of the Pedes, By the Pedes and for the Pedes) dated Jan 20, 1971. Under the headline “Carrboro Chosen as Capitol of the Invisible Kingdom,†King Nyle I outlines an ambitious…
Music Calendar: 5/31/07 – 6/07/07
Thursday May 31 The Cave: Early: Rose Verhoeven. Late: Fey, Erie Choir, Grammar Debate. $5 Local 506: Chest Pains, Blag’ard, Fighting Poseiden. 10pm Weaver Street Market: The Tim Smith Band. 6pm Friday June 1 Cat’s Cradle: Sage Francis, Buck 65, Alias. 9:30pm. $18 The Cave: Early: Nikki Meets The Hibachi. Late: Rift. $5 Local 506:…
Arts Calendar: 5/31/07
Art & Museums CAROLINA FACES: The Photography of Don Sturkey. Through May 31. UNC Campus: Wilson Library. HOW HIGH THE MOON – by Maggi Grace. Through May 31. Weaver Street Realty, 929-5658. PAINTINGS by Amy White -Through May 31. Nested, 338-8023, www.nestedhome.com. LANDSCAPES NEAR & FAR – works by Julie Eastman. Through May 31. East…
Community Calendar – 5/31/07
Seniors/Wellness Program ORANGE COUNTY SENIORSTRIDERS, a University Mall-walking program designed for all levels of walkers. 8:00am exercise warm-up, breakfast at Bear Rock, and health talk by local health experts on a variety of topics. Orange County residents age 55 and older. Free. 3rd Wed of every month. 968-2073. Groups MEDITATION Practices of Tibetan Buddhism: Shinay,…
It just doesn’t get much slower
The day started around 4:30 a.m. That’s when Miguel Torres and Rudy Rodriguez of Lantern restaurant showed up at the Chapel Hill Creamery to dig a pit and start the coals for the goat and lamb that would be cooked Monterrey style. By 7 a.m. the goat and lamb, wrapped in cactus, banana leaves and…
The good life in a pasture
Audio: Carlo Petrini remarks at the Chapel Hill Creamery, May 23, 2007 While Slow Food USA’s executive director Erika Lesser translates, the international movement’s founder, Carlo Petrini, encourages the crowd to eat well, eat less and respect the earth. Photo by Kirk Ross By Matthew Fiorentino Correspondent In the pasture of the Chapel Hill Creamery,…