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Category: Opinion

Letter: Shameful behavior

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Staff

I am chagrined that Senate Bill 460 has once again failed to pass. The bill is simple in nature, intended to have the regulations that already exist for pet shops and animal shelters be extended to puppy mills operated by commercial breeders.

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FROM THE EDITOR: Parched

Posted on July 9, 2010July 14, 2010 by Staff

Quite warm, humid and rainless weather has returned, and with it a reminder of the importance of water this time of year. As you may have recently read in our newspaper, conservation and infrastructure demands have led the Orange Water and Sewer Authority to enact another rate increase.

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FROM THE EDITOR: The 7,000 Club

Posted on July 9, 2010July 14, 2010 by Staff

We didn’t exactly get out the trumpets for the event, but you may have noticed a small article a couple of weeks ago in our business section about our circulation increase.

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FROM THE EDITOR: Corrections

Posted on July 9, 2010July 14, 2010 by Staff

We have updated last week’s stories on the Strayhorn home on Jones Ferry Road and the efforts to preserve it.

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FROM THE EDITOR: Call for letters

Posted on July 9, 2010July 14, 2010 by Staff

All you potential letter-writers may wish to take note of the above information regarding our increase in circulation. Have something to say? Please send something printable to editor at carrborocitizen.com

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A serious setback for N.C.’s recovery

Posted on July 9, 2010July 14, 2010 by Staff

As measured by gross domestic product growth alone, the recovery began nearly 10 months ago. But tell that to the more than 470,000 North Carolinians still without work. Tell the policymakers struggling to balance a budget in the face of declining revenue, and you are likely to get a chuckle.

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In the heat of summer, a call for cooler heads in political discourse

Posted on July 9, 2010July 14, 2010 by Staff

The culture of southern politics can be a bit perplexing to outsiders. Though advocates on all sides of any given issue can be quite passionate about their causes, there is a grand tradition of civility in our political discourse.

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Paved greenway has advantages

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Staff

Paving will prevent the rutting which provides the loose soil that washes into the creek – the major cause of stream degradation. Users will stay on the pavement, minimizing collateral damage to tree roots, shrubs and herbaceous plants.

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One-and-done: how to encourage them to stay

Posted on July 9, 2010July 9, 2010 by Taylor Sisk

If Division I universities don’t want athletes intent on only staying one year, they shouldn’t sign them. But if they want players who’ll stay for a while, they should compensate them.

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‘Heroic imagination’ in a ruthless world

Posted on July 4, 2010July 4, 2010 by Staff

The temptation is to shrug and ignore it all. But these are symptoms – clues, perhaps – of how upside-down we’ve become and how astoundingly-unchallenged a culture we’ve allowed to flourish.

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Thanks for Flora

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Staff

I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy Ken Moore’s Flora column. It’s always well presented and informative, and it’s one of the reasons I look forward to reading The Citizen each week. His recent columns on pollinators made me pay special attention to a spectacle I have always enjoyed, that of watching…

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Study the Bolin Creek plan

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Staff

The outcome of debate on Carrboro’s Bolin Creek Greenway Plan will last for generations. Participation by a well-informed citizenry is very important. Reading and understanding the plan is critical. The full report is available from the Town of Carrboro online and at advocatesforcarrborogreenways.org. The advocates’ website also contains a link to the Carrboro staff analysis…

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On environment and competing interests

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Staff

I’m writing to express my dislike of the idea of paving the route along the most sensitive parts of Bolin Creek, as recommended to the Carrboro Greenways Commission by Greenways Inc. of Durham. My first reaction on hearing news of this plan was, “If you want that, move to Cary.”

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Anti-deficit fever could cripple economic recovery

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Staff

The anti-deficit fever rippling through Congress threatens to jeopardize the modest recovery that we’ve begun to experience in North Carolina and in other states.

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The Language of Summer

Posted on June 30, 2010June 30, 2010 by Staff

Listen, it’s summer. We’ve all melted a bit. The dog pants more. The pace is a summer pace and the language is a summer language.

Keep an open ear and you’ll notice more stories than usual. With travel more likely to include some adventure, people are eager to share itineraries and, later, recollections.

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