Among many changes on the Carrboro development horizon is the disposition of the Lloyd cow farm across from Carrboro Plaza, beside the post office.
Category: Opinion
BIG CITY: Goodnight Irene
by Kirk Ross
Like a lot of you, I clocked a few hours watching Hurricane Irene roll up the North Carolina coast last week.
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Vickers civil rights decision
The following is a resolution approved by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen last week.
BIG CITY: Safe streets require attention
by Kirk Ross
If you’re a regular reader of this newspaper, you’ve heard this before.
In opposition of DOMA
The following is a resolution passed by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on Tuesday.
Letter: Unchain dogs in Carrboro
I am surprised that an enlightened burg like Carrboro, the Paris of the Piedmont, is still allowing dogs to be chained day in and day out in this brutal weather.
Letter: Republicans causing unemployment
North Carolina Republicans have again failed our families.
Letter: Editorialists ignore Democratic control
In regards to demonizing the new (2010) Republican Legislature in “A job session indeed†and “Letter to President Obama,†your editorialists ignore the 112-year control of the N.C. Legislature by the Democratic Party.
Letter: Davis issue should be over
Staff Writer Eddy Landreth should listen to sophomore offensive lineman James Hurst.
BIG CITY: A call for a champion for North Carolina
Kirk Ross
Congratulations on the start of a new semester. What’s it been now, 225, 226 years?
Letter to President Obama
I’m glad that, after the debt ceiling debacle, you can now turn your attention back to our country’s dismal employment situation.
Bricks and clicks: hybrid local businesses
Recently, I’ve gotten to know a lot of local business owners.
BIG CITY: Art and money in Chapel Hill
by Kirk Ross
Nice to stroll through downtown the other day and finally pay a visit to the Ackland’s splendid new gift shop at the corner of Columbia and Franklin.
Hats off to Hannah Ruth
The Hannah Ruth Foundation celebrated its first anniversary on April 9, 2011.
BIG CITY: Some odds and ends for the dog days
by Kirk Ross
This is my favorite time of year here in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro metroplex – the only real pause we have left in the yearly cycle, the last remaining nod to the time when the university schedule ruled the pace.