If you are a property owner in Carrboro or Chapel Hill, your property taxes are too high.
Category: Opinion
Changes coming to OPC Area Program
Many of you know that the public mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse system has changed significantly over the last 10 years.
OC Emergency Services correction
A story in last week’s Citizen about an Orange County Emergency Services study contained an error about missing information from the study.
Letter: Consider CVS implications
I’m very hopeful that the Carrboro Board of Alderman will show us that they have a vision of our future that mirrors the needs and desires of all of Carrboro’s citizens …
Letter to Neil Pedersen
I read with great interest your blog entry announcing a contest to reward adolescent students with the chance to get iPods or a laptop for getting vaccinated. I applaud the underlying intent, but the contest raises serious policy concerns:
Budgets, taxes and you
Taxes and ticks…
BIG CITY – Don’t let it bug you
The Invaders are here, now, among us, and literally crawling out of the woodwork.
Conflicting budget claims
The budget debate shifts to the Senate this week, where subcommittees will begin reviewing the House proposal, though most senators ought to have a pretty good idea what’s in it.
From the editor
There were some uncomfortable moments the other night at the Chapel Hill Town Council meeting when sparks flew during discussion of what to do about 523 East Franklin.
Publisher’s note
You may have noticed last week that The Citizen’s new editor, Susan Dickson, has the same last name as mine.
A resolution of appreciation to Ms. Jackie Helvey
Editor’s Note: The following is a resolution approved by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on April 5 that declares the first week in May as Jackie Helvey Week.
Letter: Response to Ellen Perry
In 2004, the General Assembly authorized one LME [Local Management Entity] to become a 1915(b)(c) waiver as a pilot project.
Letter: Keep Israel-Palestine dialogue open
On campuses all over the world, there is one subject that generates more controversy and emotion, and sometimes even violence, than any other: Israel-Palestine.
Harm to partners must be addressed
Intimate partner violence (IPV), as defined by the Centers for Disease Control, is the “physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner.â€
Letter: Library decision ill-advised
The town’s decision to place the library on the Hillsborough Road site is ill-advised for two reasons.