Dan Pollitt, who dedicated his life to fighting for civil rights in courts and academia, died this morning at age 88, according to the Carrboro Citizen, which first reported the story. Pollitt, who married State Sen. Ellie Kinnaird in 2009, is a past chairman of the faculty at UNC and helped lead the charge against […]
Joe Schwartz
Bio: Joe Schwartz is a former INDY Week staff writer who works for soccer.com in Hillsborough. He's been a Gooner since he fell for Thierry Henry in 2005, and he still believes in Arsène Wenger.Email: [email protected]
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Chapel Hill, Carrboro, UNC band together for Google Fiber
Topeka municipal leaders renamed the town Google, Kansas. Others across the country are forming Facebook groups and bringing tech gurus together hoping to be selected for Google’s high-speed Internet project. Chapel Hill, Carrboro and UNC are forming a joint task force, holding a forum and inviting residents to complete a survey. The group is geared […]
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Racial gap persists in CHCCS schools
Listen & download NAACP leaders and supporters rallied in front of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools administration building Feb. 25 demanding that resources be used to close the achievement gap rather than add honors courses to the high school curriculum. Listen to their speeches, hear how the school board responded, and view the data provided […]
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Race for sheriff, at-large BOCC seat highlight Orange electoral slate
Twenty-eight candidates are vying for 16 seats tied to Orange County this election season. This cycle, which centers on a May 4 primary and climaxes during the Nov. 2 election, features a crowded race for a spot on the Orange County Board of Education and experienced contenders competing both in the sheriff and county commissioner […]
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NAACP vows to fight against Chapel Hill-Carrboro honors course update
Members of the NAACP stood on the front lawn of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools administration building Thursday morning, calling a plan to add new honors courses a harbinger of resegregation. “We will not stand for the resegregation of our schools,” Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Chapter President Michelle Cotton Laws said, standing behind a banner reading […]
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Chapel Hill residents air views on police
“Conniving,” “disrespectful or uninformed,” “terrific” and “responsive to the community”: Those were some of the comments aired last week by residents, students and concerned citizens about their views of Chapel Hill police. It was the last of four community conversations held this month, during which the police department asked the public for suggestions. This meeting, […]
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Fans get inventive as N.C. State falls again
RALEIGH/RBC CENTER – Fifty minutes before the N.C. State-Maryland tipoff at the RBC Center on Wednesday, reporters were trading stories back in the media center, a white-and-red room where stat junkies face the wall and scribe away. What do you think Tiger Woods will say at his press conference Friday? Did you hear that Bobby […]
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El Centro Hispano rolls out its Carrboro branch plans
Durham’s El Centro Hispano plans to open its Orange County branch on April 1 in Carrboro Plaza, though they are yet to secure a lease, leaders said in both Spanish and English at the Seymour Center on Tuesday. The group hopes to bring financial stability, consistent leadership and a successful service and funding model to […]
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Fact-checking UNC’s coal claims
When Chancellor Holden Thorp and other UNC brass address the campuses’ use of coal, “according to our suppliers” is almost always a part of the explanation. According to the suppliers, coal sent to Chapel Hill isn’t a product of mountaintop removal; it’s mostly deep mined, with a “small portion” from surface mines. However, at least […]
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Avoid the lines, run for Orange County office
It’s a slow news day down at the Orange County Board of Elections with only two candidates filing for office. N.C. Speaker of the House Joe Hackney surprised no one by declaring his intent to run for a 16th term. Newcomer Renee Price signed up to run against fellow challenger Earl McKee for a county […]