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Remembering King

Posted on January 14, 2010January 14, 2010 by Staff

If you’ve recently made your way across the square in front of Chapel Hill’s downtown post office, you may have noticed an inscription near the flagpole that says “Peace & Justice Plaza.” Below those words are the names of eight individuals — men and women, black and white — who were at the forefront of…

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UNC’s Tar Heel Temps service closing

Posted on January 7, 2010January 7, 2010 by Staff

Tar Heel Temps to shutter operations this month By Kirk Ross, Staff Writer UNC Campus — Tar Heel Temps, the university’s temporary staffing service that has operated for 17 years, will close at the end of the month, officials announced this week. In an email to department heads and senior staff, Brenda Malone, vice chancellor…

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A Southern tree for all seasons

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Staff

By Ken Moore, columnist “A beautiful and popular shade tree throughout the [Cape Fear] Valley and the south. It has become a sort of cognomen for the culture, the beauty and the old-timeyness of the region.” This observation from Paul Green’s Plant Book makes me reflect on Christmastime visits to my aunt’s farm near Norlina…

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Bell wins Town Council appointment

Posted on December 14, 2009December 14, 2009 by Staff

Northside resident and Planning Board member Donna Bell has won a seat on the Chapel Hill Town Council by a 6-2 vote. She takes her seat at the next council meeting, filling a vacancy left when Bill Strom resigned in August. New Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt joined council members Laurin Easthom, Sally Green, Ed Harrison, Penny…

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Board wants help for Club Nova

Posted on December 10, 2009December 10, 2009 by Staff

By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen say they’re worried about the future of Club Nova and other local programs, in light of the crisis in the state’s mental health system. Club Nova, a clubhouse designed to promote rehabilitation and reintegration into the community for individuals living with mental illness,…

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Waste transfer station vote looms

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Staff

Residents, civil rights center challenge site near landfill on Millhouse Road By Taylor Sisk, Staff Writer As the Orange County Board of Commissioners prepares to vote on the county’s future solid-waste disposal options, one site under consideration is a county-owned plot of land on Millhouse Road. But Millhouse Road homeowners, with support from the UNC…

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Town and schools argue billing

Posted on November 26, 2009November 28, 2009 by Staff

By KIRK ROSS, Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL — The Town Council plans to examine the cost to the town for services provided to local schools, such as aquatic center use, grounds maintenance and other arrangements. The decision came during a meeting Monday night at Town Hall after several council members bristled over a past-due $60,000…

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Board approves new downtown parking lot on South Greensboro

Posted on November 19, 2009November 19, 2009 by Staff

Temporary spaces to be in place for holidays By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Those who frequent downtown Carrboro have seen the makeshift parking lot on Greensboro Street across from GlassHalFull and next to Open Eye Café. The space was designated for the 91,575 square-foot Roberson Square project, but the downturn in the economy has stalled…

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Ol’ Roy tells his story

Posted on November 12, 2009November 12, 2009 by Staff

By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Roy Williams, head coach of the UNC men’s basketball team, is a national figure, but one that North Carolinians call their own. That’s why it’s just perfect that Algonquin Books is the publisher of Williams’ first (and he says only) book, Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court,…

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Kleinschmidt, Chilton win races for mayor

Posted on November 3, 2009November 3, 2009 by Staff

Mark Kleinschmidt barely beat out his fellow Town Council member Matt Czajkowski in the Chapel Hill mayor’s race, while Mayor Mark Chilton handily won another term in Carrboro. Full results after the jump

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Election results

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Staff

Polls have closed in the municipal and school board races in Orange and Chatham Counties. Turnout was typically light, but may prove slightly higher than in the last municipal cycle. Driving turnout are the large number of open seats and a hotly contested mayor’s race in Chapel Hill.

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Towns’, schools’ leadership in the balance

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Staff

By Kirk Ross, Staff Writer Voters in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district and residents of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough will have their say Tuesday, with the outcome of only the uncontested Hillsborough mayor’s race certain going into Election Day. Early voting ends this weekend with the close of balloting on Saturday. Results so far…

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Mental Health Task Force issues somber report

Posted on October 15, 2009October 18, 2009 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk, Staff Writer A mental health task force convened by Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy has released its findings, and the bad news comes as no surprise: Those living with mental illness in Orange County – most particularly, young adults and those not covered by Medicaid or private insurance – are dangerously underserved…

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State NAACP calls for action in Brown case

Posted on October 8, 2009October 8, 2009 by Staff

By Rich Fowler Staff Writer Surrounded by local supporters, Rev. William Barber, president of the NAACP of North Carolina, spoke out Tuesday against the Chapel Hill Police Department’s findings in the Charles Brown case during a news conference at the Peace and Justice Plaza in Chapel Hill. “To even hear in this time in which…

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UNC Climate Action Plan: Netting out at zero by 2050

Posted on October 2, 2009October 2, 2009 by Staff

UNC releases its first Climate Action Plan detailing the path to a carbon-neutral future.

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