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An alternative path to chemical security

By Rob Thompson

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are 700 chemical facilities in the United States that put more than 100,000 people at risk of death or serious injury.

Stephen Flynn with the Council on Foreign Relations recently described the chemical plant threat as “[t]he equivalent of weapons of mass destruction prepositioned in some of the most congested parts of our country.”

So, five and a half years after the September 11th attacks, what are we doing to improve chemical safety in North Carolina and across the country?

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Letter from the editor: I love a mystery

By Kirk Ross

Thanks to the efforts of the redoubtable Herb Bresky, I have in my hand an edition of Nyle Frank’s Carrboro Centipede (“Of the Pedes, By the Pedes and for the Pedes) dated Jan 20, 1971.

Under the headline “Carrboro Chosen as Capitol of the Invisible Kingdom,” King Nyle I outlines an ambitious agenda for the town, saying it will one day house numerous parks, luxurious shops, ecological improvements, mammoth sports arenas, libraries, excellent railroad service, Eiful [sic] Tower, Seine River, day-care centers and theatre groups.

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Music Calendar: 5/31/07 – 6/07/07

Thursday May 31

The Cave: Early: Rose Verhoeven. Late: Fey, Erie Choir, Grammar Debate. $5
Local 506: Chest Pains, Blag’ard, Fighting Poseiden. 10pm
Weaver Street Market: The Tim Smith Band. 6pm

Friday June 1

Cat’s Cradle: Sage Francis, Buck 65, Alias. 9:30pm. $18
The Cave: Early: Nikki Meets The Hibachi. Late: Rift. $5
Local 506: Wannabeezer, Manic Tantrics. 10pm. $6
Open Eye Café: Heather Purdin. 8pm

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Arts Calendar: 5/31/07

Art & Museums
CAROLINA FACES: The Photography of Don Sturkey. Through May 31. UNC Campus: Wilson Library.

HOW HIGH THE MOON – by Maggi Grace. Through May 31. Weaver Street Realty, 929-5658.

PAINTINGS by Amy White -Through May 31. Nested, 338-8023, www.nestedhome.com.

LANDSCAPES NEAR & FAR – works by Julie Eastman. Through May 31. East End Gallery, The ArtsCenter. 929-2787

PAINTINGS by David Sovero – Through May 31. NC Crafts Gallery, 942-4048, www.nccraftsgallery.com.

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Community Calendar – 5/31/07

Seniors/Wellness Program
ORANGE COUNTY SENIORSTRIDERS, a University Mall-walking program designed for all levels of walkers. 8:00am exercise warm-up, breakfast at Bear Rock, and health talk by local health experts on a variety of topics. Orange County residents age 55 and older. Free. 3rd Wed of every month. 968-2073.

Groups
MEDITATION Practices of Tibetan Buddhism: Shinay, Tonglen & Deity Practice. Everyone is welcome. Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center. www.piedmontktc.org. 933-2138.

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For the Record

Denial of service
You would think that here in the tenth largest state in the wealthiest country ever that cutting back on children’s’ health care to save money would be off the table.

Think again. Then count to ten, because it isn’t.

In fact, it’s one of the ways to “balance” the budget that our legislators are considering.

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It just doesn’t get much slower


Magnolia Grill’s Ben Barker and Glenn Lozuke talk strategy. Photo by Kirk Ross

The day started around 4:30 a.m. That’s when Miguel Torres and Rudy Rodriguez of Lantern restaurant showed up at the Chapel Hill Creamery to dig a pit and start the coals for the goat and lamb that would be cooked Monterrey style.

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The good life in a pasture

Audio: Carlo Petrini remarks at the Chapel Hill Creamery, May 23, 2007

While Slow Food USA’s executive director Erika Lesser translates, the international movement’s founder, Carlo Petrini, encourages the crowd to eat well, eat less and respect the earth. Photo by Kirk Ross

By Matthew Fiorentino
Correspondent

In the pasture of the Chapel Hill Creamery, filled with the smells of the finest local foods and the audible sighs of gastronomic pleasure, and surrounded by cows, Carlo Petrini, founder of the global Slow Food movement took in the moment.

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Remembering the fallen: Local vets honor comrade in D.C.

Perry Harrison looks at Arlington through the bus window. Photo by Meghan Cooke

By Meghan Cooke
Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons

The memories are still here. Memories of battlefields scarred by the loss of friends, family and comrades years ago. Memories to honor their sacrifice. Memories of one soldier, out of many, remembered by comrades and family for his service and life.

Almost 40 members, family and friends of the American Legion Post 6 of Chapel Hill and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9100 boarded a bus Wednesday, April 25, for a day-long journey to Washington D.C., where they honored Carl L. Fritz and visited the World War II memorial.

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Aldermen mull budget, rules for downtown

By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer

After hearing from part-time employees who would like to see a health care stipend added to their benefits and a group of supporters of dropping the $100 fee for the Town Commons for some kinds of events, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen will take a couple of weeks to study their options for the fiscal 2007-2008 budget.

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OWASA, UNC continue to test for lead in water

By Taylor Sisk
Staff Writer

OWASA and UNC are testing drinking water after elevated lead levels were found in three new UNC buildings and one that was recently renovated. Testing began after reports that the water tasted unusual in Caudill Labs, Chapman Hall and ITS Manning and in the newly renovated Campus Y.