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Category: Opinion

For the record

Posted on September 20, 2012September 21, 2012 by Staff

The following is a statement from UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp regarding his announcement that he will step down in June 2013.

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BIG CITY: A tale of two towns

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Staff

Comparing and contrasting this area and the town of Bloomington seems unavoidable after considering that a good number of our elected officials just spent time there.

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Correction

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Staff

An article in last week’s Citizen about Fannie Mae’s guidelines regarding lending for condominiums incorrectly described parameters for exceptions to Fannie Mae’s rule.

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Mrs. Romney and I

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Staff

After I read about Ann Romney’s speech at the Republican convention, it struck me that she and I have a lot in common.

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BIG CITY: Winds of change in a battleground state

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Staff

North Carolina is repeating its role as a presidential battleground this election cycle, and again it’s clear that for many this is still unfamiliar territory.

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Treatment programs must survive

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Staff

Once upon a time, four years and three months ago, a homeless and utterly hopeless alcoholic stepped through the doors of the Freedom House detox in Chapel Hill.

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LETTER: Rong and rong

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Staff

The GOP has fallen into a hodge-podge shortening of the English language in its use of that snappy conjunctive – R&R – made politically distinctive via Romney and Ryan.

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LETTER: A Carrboro experience

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Staff

My name is Raymond Michael Edward, and I am from India.

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BIG CITY: Test your downtown knowledge (answers)

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Staff

Sorry about the tough quiz, folks. Not many passing grades among the few folks to send in their answers.

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Favoring the jocks (just don’t get caught)

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Staff

Those of us who have been in academe for a while are quite familiar with the favoritism afforded to university athletes, especially football players.

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LETTER: Thankful for PORCH

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Staff

We are writing in support of the PORCH Food for Families Program.

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BIG CITY: Test your downtown knowledge

Posted on August 23, 2012August 25, 2012 by Staff

This is that time of year when the streets are teeming with new residents. It’s when the old Chapel Hill lightbulb joke is most apt.

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LETTER: McCrory taxes would hurt low, middle-income families

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Staff

Once again, Pat McCrory has proposed a policy for North Carolina with no explanation of how to pay for it.

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LETTER: Supporting the Jaycee Burn Center

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Staff

On Aug. 18 at Cat’s Cradle, our family hosted “Healin’ With A Feelin: A Night Of Burnin’ Love,” a benefit for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals.

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BIG CITY: Get on the bus

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Staff

I’ve been downtown a lot this past week, doing some temp work on campus and spending my lunch hour exploring a bit and enjoying the bus system.

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