Most state Emergency Medicaid spending funds childbirth and pregnancy-related complications for uninsured women, emergency care for sudden-onset problems and end-stage complications of chronic conditions, says a new study from researchers at the university and the Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence. According to the study, Emergency Medicaid spending, which represents about one percent of the state’s…
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Peak Oil movies and talks scheduled
Well, nothing lasts forever. That’s essentially the message of a couple of upcoming local screenings — the “nothing forever†in question being the good life, as we’ve heretofore known it, here in the U.S. of A. On Sunday, March 25, from 1:00 to 5:00, the Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist will be hosting…
News briefs: 3/21/07
Tests show powder sent to campaign not harmful According to preliminary test results from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services lab, white powder contained in a letter that arrived at John Edwards’ presidential campaign headquarters in Southern Village on March 14 was not harmful. Edwards’ staff evacuated the building after a staff…
County looks at waste options
The Orange County Board of Commissioners on March 13 postponed a vote on the site of the county’s future waste transfer station, requesting more information from solid waste director Gayle Wilson and County Manager Laura Blackmon. The board is considering three transfer station sites, including two sites off U.S. 70 in the Eno Economic Development…
Town looks at changes in rules for downtown projects
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen set the date on a public hearing on proposed changes to the town’s land use ordinances that could ease the way forward for residential and mixed-use projects downtown. The board is studying a revision that would swap requirements for open and recreational space for residential developments downtown for “urban amenities 
Aldermen ready moratorium plans
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will open a public hearing Tuesday on plans for a six-month development moratorium on nearly 4,000 acres north of town. The hearing is scheduled during the board’s regular meeting at Town Hall, which begins at 7:30 p.m. (Check www.carrborocitizen.com for exact times and details). Mayor Mark Chilton said the moratorium…
Board of Aldermen March 20 agenda
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen meet Tuesday ,March 20 at Town Hall, 301 West Main Stree. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Audio, video and action summaries for past meetings are available on the town’s Web site within 12 to 18 hours at http://www.townofcarrboro.org/BoA/Agendas/boaAgendas.htm. Tuesday’s agenda includes: REQUESTS FROM VISITORS AND SPEAKERS FROM THE…