Help Wanted With the race for the Democratic nomination for governor tightening, it’s looking less and less like either Richard Moore or Beverly Perdue are going to blink and veer onto the federal side of the ballot to take on Sen. Elizabeth Dole. With the two most well-funded and visible Dems not inclined to take…
Small wonders and moments long remembered
By Frank Heath You wake up on a beautiful Tuesday morning, but the power remains out in half of Chapel Hill, and 33 people are still dead on the campus of Virginia Tech. Sometimes we make sports out to be as important as the things that go on in real life; but they’re not. Sports…
NRC needs to act on Harris fire safety issues
By Jim Warren Power company influence – including suppression of criticism and public relations smokescreens – continues to damage our democratic process and threaten regional safety. Last fall, NC WARN, the Union of Concerned Scientists and others began legal action to compel the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to enforce its rules after allowing Shearon Harris…
Redistricting in limbo
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer After hours of heated discussion, tears and pleas for equity across the district, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education postponed a decision on a redistricting plan and instead voted to rework one of the four proposed plans while rejecting the other three. The board is redistricting in order to move…
Mary Scroggs, 85, schools advocate
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Longtime board of education member and outspoken schools advocate Mary Scroggs died last week. She was 85. Scroggs, who served on the school board from 1961 until 1977, is known for her work toward desegregation as well as for the construction of several schools at a time when schools were…
School briefs: 4/19/07
Carrboro High names football, basketball coaches The school board on Thursday approved the hiring of the men’s head basketball coach and head football coach at Carrboro High School, which opens in August. Jason Tudryn was named head football coach and exceptional education teacher. Tudryn comes to Carrboro from Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Fl.,…
Letters to the editor – April 19
Compassionate friends Our wonderful 27-year-old son died as a result of a car accident in Australia in 2003. Our grief will never go away but healing has been taking place in our hearts and minds. One of the big reasons we have been able to heal is due to our involvement with the local chapter…
Carolina Performing Arts announces new season
Joshua Bell UNC News Services Aretha Franklin, Yo-Yo Ma, k.d. lang and Brazilian vocalist Caetano Veloso will be among artists presented in the 2007-2008 Carolina Performing Arts season at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Three major international orchestras also will perform during the organization’s third season in Memorial Hall – including the…
Obituary – Bernice M. Senour
Mrs. Bernice M. Senour, 98, of Chapel Hill died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at her home. She was born September 23, 1908 in Marion County, IN to the late Harry M. and the late Phoebe Jane Shannon Murphy. She was a retired nurse of public health and she was of the Methodist faith. Surviving are…
Obituary – Lucy Whittlesey Straley
Lucy Whittlesey Straley died peacefully at home on March 29, 2007. Born Jan. 28, 1914 in Brownhelm, OH to Hayes and Elsie (Cooper) Whittlesey, she always valued her father’s humanism and her mother’s efficiency. Helping her father on their farm, she developed a respect and a capacity for physical labor. As a teen she was…
Obituary – Doug O’Dell
Doug O’Dell, a 35-year resident of Chapel Hill, passed away on March 23, 2007, at the age of 53. He was a Morehead Scholar, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and, for over 25 years, the owner and operator of Chapel Hill Rare Books. He is survived by his wife of 32 years,…
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education April 19 Agenda
The Chapel Hill Carrboro Board of Education meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Center on Merritt Mill Road. Here’s the agenda: 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing on the Superintendent’s Recommended Budget Regularly Scheduled Meeting 7:30 p.m. Call to Order 7:31 p.m. Approval of Agenda 7:32 p.m. Announcements 7:35 p.m. Opportunity for SGC Comments 7:40…
Schools ready to pick plan
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board was scheduled to settle on a redistricting plan Thursday that would move roughly more than 1,000 elementary students The plan (above), 9D, has been recommended to the board by school officials. Click the map for a larger image. UPDATE: After more than three hours of public comment and discussion, the…
The Story . . . on ice
 Orange County Secret Clown Dick Gordon refuses to take another loss to heart–playing the game is about building community. Photo by Isaac Sandlin By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Whether Dick Gordon is a different guy when outfitted in hockey gear seems to be a matter of debate. According to at least one associate, in…
Organizers gear up for Carrboro Day
This year’s plan for annual town festival: Don’t change a thing By Kirk Ross Staff Writer If you need help remembering what day Carrboro Day is, take a glance at the calendar and check out the first Sunday in May. That’s the day, this year and every year. “That date is chiseled in stone. Then…