I am writing in support of the proposed Shelton Station project submitted by Carrboro resident Kenneth Reiter.
Category: Opinion
LETTER: Reject Shelton Station
I grew up in Carrboro and am the fourth generation of a family with deep roots here.
Shelton Station good for Carrboro
Regardless of where you live in Carrboro, close to downtown or far beyond, and even if you don’t often come downtown, increased economic activity in the downtown directly affects how much you pay to live in Carrboro.
BIG CITY: The pursuit of petty politics
By Kirk Ross
For a group of people who say they’re trying to help out job creators, the leadership of the N.C. General Assembly sure missed the boat last week.
LETTER: Find an alternative to C1
I live on George King Road in Durham County and I am writing to comment on the Durham-CH-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization.
LETTER: Fracking claims misleading
Ms. Glasser (“Fracking too risky,†12/28/11) makes a number of misleading claims about hydraulic fracturing in a recent letter, not the least of which is that the technology is “incredibly dangerous.â€
BIG CITY: Let’s do right by those who paid the price
Kirk Ross
Somewhere in the middle of all that holiday frenzy, amid the travel and visits and meals and games, a war ended.
LETTER: Pet training
Each year, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the largest professional association for dog trainers in the world, proclaims January National Train Your Dog Month.
LETTER: A dream
On the winds of hope, I heard a dream. It is a dream of a place where everyone shall be treated with respect. It is a dream of a people who treat each other with consideration.
C2 is the preferred light rail alignment
Durham and Orange county citizens and elected officials have until Jan. 11 to express local preferences regarding future light rail transit (LRT) routes linking Durham and Chapel Hill.
BIG CITY: The biggest story of the year
Looking back at the end of the year is a natural thing to do.
LETTER: Charter school has conservative roots
Readers may be interested in the following information about the National Heritage Academy for-profit charter school, which I garnered from several websites.
LETTER: Fracking too risky
As a concerned citizen of Chapel Hill, I am completely against fracking.
The war is over, again
It was nine degrees on the Saab’s thermometer as we drove north on I-95 in the black predawn of Jan. 18, 2003.
BIG CITY: Check it out — a story with a (somewhat) happy ending
Really nice to see the town officially breaking ground on the Chapel Hill Public Library expansion.