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Category: Opinion

Letter: Tickled pink

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Staff

On behalf of cancer patients and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, a huge THANK YOU goes to Chapel Hill and Carrboro for the outstanding community effort to “Turn the Towns Pink.” In an amazing first-time effort, more than 60 community partners Turned the Towns Pink by decorating their places of business or websites in pink….

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Letter: CFRG thanks community

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Staff

Citizens for Responsible Government (cfrgch.org) thanks all candidates who stood for election and all citizens who took the time to vote in support of their candidates. This participation is what makes our democracy so great. Although we wish that more citizens had exercised their right to vote, we commend those who did and urge more…

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Letter: Student says slow down

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Staff

As a student at Chapel Hill High School who rides my bike to and from school, I am concerned about the number of cars that speed along Homestead Road during school hours. Even with the recently implemented bike lane along Homestead Road, I ride on the sidewalk because I am worried about my safety. Cars…

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Legislative update

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Staff

By State Senator Ellie Kinnaird The legislature is not in session now, but interim standing commissions are meeting. Other special commissions are looking at one-time issues. One Special Coastal Commission is looking into the question of whether North Carolina will allow drilling for oil or natural gas off the coast. The environmental community is arguing…

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Letter: A town divided, but how?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Staff

With the outcome as close in Chapel Hill as it was, there’s little doubt that the town was divided as to which candidate it preferred for mayor. But please take the rest of the speculation as to what the close vote means with an extra large grain of salt.

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Letter: A ‘yes’ vote

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Staff

Unlike its big sister to the east, Carrboro did not see a close race. And labels, well, we throw them around here quicker than you can say tie-dye or Birkenstock, and they’re pretty meaningless. Politics in Carrboro is still small-town, a place where the person who wins the mayor’s race is likely to be the…

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What we do know about the election

Posted on October 29, 2009October 29, 2009 by Staff

The election comes to a close on Tuesday evening. The polls, open since early voting began on Oct. 15, close at 7:30 p.m. We’ll know shortly thereafter who the next mayor of Chapel Hill is and the changes the voters approved in the composition of the town council and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. We’ll…

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Endorsement Letter: Vote for Kleinschmidt

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Staff

I am writing to support Mark Kleinschmidt for mayor of Chapel Hill.

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Endorsement Letter: For McElveen

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Staff

As a lifelong resident of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community, a proud graduate of Chapel Hill High School and a parent of two sons who received an excellent education in

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Endorsement Letter: For Slade

Posted on October 29, 2009October 29, 2009 by Staff

I am a senior citizen living in Chapel Hill. I have been here for over 25 years. In my young adult years, I was active in the 1960s when social consciousness was

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Endorsement Letter: Vote Lee

Posted on October 29, 2009October 29, 2009 by Staff

Please join me in voting for Christine Lee for school board.

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Endorsement Letter: Vote Czajkowski

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Staff

Rising taxes and the questionable financial decisions of our town government make us uncertain about our ability to afford Chapel Hill in the long term.

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Endorsement Letter: Vote for Matt

Posted on October 29, 2009October 29, 2009 by Staff

I think Matt Czajkowski’s ideas for the re-birth of our downtown are some of the most exciting I have heard.

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Endorsement Letter: Gist for alderman

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Staff

We urge everyone to get out to vote and re-elect Jacquie Gist for Carrboro alderman.

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Endorsement Letter: Vote for Randee

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Staff

I am writing to support the re-election of Randee Haven-O’Donnell to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen.

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