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Category: Opinion
LETTER: Vote against Amendment One
In 1875 North Carolina outlawed interracial marriage in its constitution; this section remained in the state constitution until 1971.
LETTER: Vote Hemminger for District 1
A vote for Pam Hemminger for county commissioner is a vote for continued improvement in Orange County.
LETTER: Vote Dorosin, Rich for District 1
Orange County voters have a great opportunity to significantly improve the board of commissioners by voting for Mark Dorosin and Penny Rich.
LETTER: Don’t dismantle FPG for magnet school
As a parent of two elementary students at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, I recognize that there is a significant achievement gap in our community and I believe that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District is committed to narrowing it.
LETTER: Elementary 12 should be first magnet school
The public should be aware that a CHCCS planning report not only mentions plans for another new elementary school for the district, it suggests that Elementary School 12 become a second DL magnet.
LETTER: Banks shouldn’t get rich at expense of others
Foreclosures threaten all of our communities. Here in North Carolina, people are losing their homes at record rates.
Amendment One: something we can agree on
It wasn’t until I took a job at Equality NC in 2011 that I became harshly aware that I had unwittingly surrounded myself with people who agreed with me all of my life.
Lessons learned in the classroom
Now that one of America’s foremost intellectuals, Noam Chomsky, has published a book on Occupy, I predict debates and discussions will spring up fast and furious on college campuses, matching the enthusiasm, perhaps, of what is happening in communities, including ours.
BIG CITY: Student loan bubble threatens us all
Graduates in the Class of 2012 can always say they saw the president of the United States give a commencement speech at Carolina.
Keep FPG a neighborhood school
I am proud to be the parent of a student who attends Frank Porter Graham Elementary School. A neighborhood school for 50 years, FPG is a uniquely diverse and thriving member of our community.
Reelect Yuhasz as District 2 commissioner
Steve Yuhasz has worked tirelessly the past three-and-a-half years as county commissioner for District 2 to move Orange County forward toward long-term sustainable success.
Reelect Hemminger as District 1 commissioner
Please join us in supporting Pam Hemminger by reelecting her as an Orange County Commissioner on May 8.
Amendment One: A lesson in exclusion
I came to law school because I thought the law could make North Carolina a more inclusive community.
BIG CITY: Districts shake up county board
A lot of things changed in Orange County when we added two district elections for county commissioners. Some changes were subtle, some not so.