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Category: Opinion

LETTER: Remember the victims of Paterno’s disregard

Posted on February 2, 2012February 1, 2012 by Staff

Jock Lauterer’s toss-away comment as he memorialized Joe Paterno, ” … and now tainted legacy of the late JoePa” gives little respect or honor to the victims of Paterno’s blatant disregard for the law.

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LETTER: Wealth and greed related, not synonymous.

Posted on February 2, 2012February 1, 2012 by Staff

Relevant definitions of wealth.

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LETTER: Thanks from Meals on Wheels

Posted on February 2, 2012February 1, 2012 by Staff

Chapel Hill/Carrboro Meals on Wheels would like to thank the MLK University/Community Planning Corporation.

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No delay in landfill closure

Posted on January 26, 2012January 25, 2012 by Staff

Just when we thought the Pandora’s box that is the Orange County Landfill was finally nailed shut for good, Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton has pried it open one more time.

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BIG CITY: Scenes from a poverty tour – Part I

Posted on January 26, 2012January 25, 2012 by Staff

On this trip, truth was much easier to find than hope.

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Tall buildings

Posted on January 26, 2012January 25, 2012 by Staff

Many of us opposed what came to be called “the tall-building ordinance” when it was proposed.

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A RESOLUTION

Posted on January 26, 2012January 25, 2012 by Staff

IN OPPOSITION TO AMENDMENT #1 THAT WILL APPEAR ON THE MAY 8, 2012 NORTH CAROLINA STATE PRIMARY BALLOT

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LETTER: Zumba for the Y

Posted on January 26, 2012January 25, 2012 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA will hold a Zumba Dance Benefit on Friday, Jan. 27, from 6-8 p.m.

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LETTER: Help end homelessness

Posted on January 26, 2012January 25, 2012 by Staff

“I don’t want to die outside,” my friend said as he lay on a gurney in the emergency room.

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LETTER: Council action unacceptable

Posted on January 26, 2012January 25, 2012 by Staff

In December 2011, the Town Council assigned the Community Policing Advisory Council the task of making recommendations regarding the Yates building incident.

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LETTER: Lack of funding limits hurts elections

Posted on January 26, 2012January 25, 2012 by Staff

Watching the TV these days gives one the feeling that something is falling apart via the tugs of an ignorant political war.

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Shelton Station makes sense

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Staff

Over the past few years, the cold economic winds blowing in our nation have postponed or scuttled multiple development projects in Carrboro.

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Established boundaries

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Staff

I think of Carrboro as my hometown. I was not born here, nor did I grow up here, but I have lived in Carrboro long enough for my heart to have attached to this place.

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To Peace and Justice Plaza and beyond

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Staff

In the past two weeks, I’ve twice visited Chapel Hill’s Peace and Justice Plaza: once for an Occupy Chapel Hill-Carrboro event and once for the NAACP’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. rally.

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BIG CITY: What does it take to make it to the top?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Staff

Regular readers may recall that I have a thing about the proliferation of top lists, specifically those put out by those “with it” news organizations that use them for a quick, cheap traffic boost, branding or both.

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