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Category: Opinion

BIG CITY: Escape from the frenzy for a moment

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Staff

The year 2011 is over. You know that don’t you? If you have anything planned beyond swimming with the tide, fugedaboutit.

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Time to take direct action

Posted on December 1, 2011December 5, 2011 by Staff

Derrick Jensen, author of Deep Green Resistance, asks two questions: What do we want more of in our lives, and how do we get there?

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LETTER: Southwest library shouldn’t be downtown

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Staff

The latest library being cussed and discussed in Orange County is the proposed “Carrboro” library – which is not only an error in name but an apparent misunderstanding of its use and location.

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LETTER: Shame on you!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Staff

The Human Rights Center (HRC) has been in Abbey Court since 2009.

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LETTER: Police handled Yates situation well

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Staff

I would like to commend the Chapel Hill Police Department for the professionalism with which it handled the eviction of trespassers from the Yates Motor Company Building on Nov. 13.

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BIG CITY: Here’s how the funds’ll flow

Posted on November 23, 2011November 23, 2011 by Staff

In the end, the vote wasn’t even close.

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Women have right to know

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Staff

Does staring at a fetus allow women to make more informed decisions regarding abortion? According to North Carolina legislators and officials, it does.

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Turkey, with a side of salmonella

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Staff

We will soon gather with loved ones and express thanks for our families, our friends and our health. It is also the season for reminders from the Department of Public Health to keep our holiday meals safe.

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LETTER: Child sexual abuse preventable

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Staff

The recent controversy over allegations of child sexual abuse at Penn State University brings to light a sobering and poorly understood issue.

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LETTER: Protest speculation inaccurate

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Staff

hile I really appreciated the interviews with various people involved in the Occupy movement, I was less impressed with the speculation by people who weren’t actually involved.

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LETTER: Chilton’s nonviolent pursuit courageous

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Staff

I applaud and thank Mayor Mark Chilton for his clear evocation of Satyagraha, or nonviolence, in pursuit of constructive social change.

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LETTER: Chilton’s claims questionable

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Staff

In the Nov. 17 Citizen, Mark Chilton stated, “It was Satyagraha that brought an end to England’s imperialist rule in India, to Jim Crow in the Southern U.S. and to Apartheid in South Africa.”

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LETTER: Radio show a sign of community

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Staff

What a great community we live in!

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Never look away

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Staff

“What was that last word?” he asked. “Arse,” I whispered.

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BIG CITY: What’s wrong with this picture?

Posted on November 17, 2011November 17, 2011 by Staff

There are a lot of questions left in the wake of the raid on Joe Riddle Jr.’s real estate holding on West Franklin Street.

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