It’s been five years since WCOM went live at 103.5 LP FM. We began with a leaky roof and didn’t know how long we’d last.
Category: Opinion
Letter: A real improvement
How nice that the city has built the new sidewalks on Bim Street so quickly. This noisy process took only a few weeks and included changes to the drains in the area around the Town Commons.
FROM THE EDITOR
At our core; Kudos; Clarification
We may have touched bottom, but it’s still a long swim back up. There are many things that can wait until next year. Compassion is not one of them.
A matter of life and death
For years, North Carolina’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) had the most restrictive eligibility level in the nation. This critical program is designed to make sure that low-income people living with HIV get the medicine they need to stay healthy and significantly reduce the risk of transmission.
Forward thinking on transportation
I was dismayed to learn that the recent North Carolina State Senate budget failed to include the proposed policy from Gov. Bev Perdue to fund a N.C. Mobility Fund.
Letter: Reflections on the year from a thankful teacher
Recently, schools around the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School district are winding down the school year, preparing for final exams and reflecting on lessons learned from the past year. This past year, I learned a great deal.
Letter: Fund the libraries
I write, once again, to discuss library funding in Orange County.
FROM THE EDITOR
Wake’s problems – and ours; Claiming the streets; Kudos
An exclusionary principle
Charged to figure out how to transform our vulnerable suburban community into a genuinely resilient urban one, the Chapel Hill Community Sustainability Visioning Task Force suspended its important work in mid-April (“Sustainability panel is at a crossroads,†4/15/10), primarily due to concerns about “carrying capacity.â€
The budget of low expectations
The Senate is still on track to pass a budget this week that overall seems to meet the low expectations for it, with more cuts to human services and education, as lawmakers rush to complete their work and get home to campaign in the most volatile political climate in years.
Letter: Smith Level plan can work
Smith Level Road is a primary artery for Carrboro, but the lack of sidewalks or even wide shoulders makes it a menace for pedestrians and cyclists. The N.C. Department of Transportation has a new plan that would change the road considerably.
Letter: Wonderful event
“This place is amazing!†That’s the universal reaction from the 300 guests who enjoyed the Uncommon Garden Tour on Saturday, May 1.
One forgotten area of reform
It will be impossible for state lawmakers to ignore the calls for tougher ethics reforms when the General Assembly summer session convenes at noon Wednesday. Gov. Beverly Perdue has proposed a package of reforms that are worth considering, though they don’t go far enough.
The need to better regulate homeowner associations
If you purchase a new home, there is a high likelihood that you are joining a community governed by some sort of community association, such as a homeowner association or condo association.
Demanding better immigration solutions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General released a report at the end of March detailing the failings of the so-called 287(g) program – the program that allows local law-enforcement agencies to partner with the federal government to enforce immigration laws. The report raises several important questions about the effectiveness and efficiency of the program.