Maryland (2-6, 1-3 ACC) vs. N.C. State (3-5, 0-4 ACC) 1 p.m., Saturday, Carter-Finley Stadium ESPN 360, WRAL 101.5 FM Key stats … This isn’t the preview story either of these two teams thought would be written when the season started, or just a month ago, really. But two teams that started far more brightly […]
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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Relieved and jubilant, Kleinschmidt basks in win
Supporters erupted. His mother burst into tears. His sister shouted. Mark Kleinschmidt just smiled contently, arms crossed but giving the kind of ear-to-ear grin you could feel across the room, satisfaction and disbelief merging together on his face. The campaign had just received word that rival Matt Czajkowski had made his concession speech at the […]
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A relieved and jubilant Kleinschmidt basks in Chapel Hill mayoral win
*Reporter’s note: Scroll to the bottom if you want the quickie results from Election Day (no suprises in Carrboro or Hillsborough. CHCCS followed the Indy endorsement. Chapel Hill Town Council went to Penny Rich, Ed Harrison, Laurin Easthom and Gene Pease). If you’d like to read a scene-setting piece from Chapel Hill Mayor-elect Mark Kleinschmidt’s […]
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Small turnout, few lines in Orange County elections
Orange County Board of Elections Chairwoman Tracy Reams says it’s “very slow out there” on Election Day. She’s seeing some polling stations with as few as 23 or 45 voters, and her team is reporting few lines across the county. Residents have until 7:30 p.m. to cast a ballot. Reams says she expects the first […]
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Cam Hill takes credit for controversial mailer
Former Chapel Hill Councilman Cam Hill, who lost his seat by 63 votes to Matt Czajkowski in 2007, is taking credit today for controversial anti-Czajkowski mailers sent out days before the election. On Monday, the Orange County Democratic and Republican parties issued a joint press release denouncing the material, which was sent by “CHC PAC.” […]
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Poll finds Chapel Hill municipal races neck and neck
The race for Chapel Hill mayor is too close to call between Matt Czajkowski and Mark Kleinschmidt, according to a poll released today by Public Policy Polling. The councilmen have 45 and 44 percent, respectively, with a 4 percent margin of error. Competitors Augustus Cho and Kevin Wolff each have 3 percent. The survey found […]
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For Wolfpack, another shootout, another loss
TV/RAYCOMFlorida State had just scored, the latest team to cross the plane in a game where neither team could stop the other. They’d just recaptured the lead 45-42 with 96 ticks remaining. A faint “d-fense, d-fense” chant began among Seminole fans in Doak Campbell Stadium, sounding more pleading than confident. For four quarters, this contest […]
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Foy backs Kleinschmidt for mayor
Mayoral hopeful Mark Kleinschmidt has touted himself as the best candidate to continue the work of Mayor Kevin Foy. Today, Foy made public his agreement with that statement, issuing an endorsement for Kleinschmidt’s candidacy. Kleinschmidt said he is “humbled” and “very appreciative.” “I’m very excited that Kevin shared his endorsement with the people of Chapel […]
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Wolfpack, Florida State showdown at high noon Saturday
Wolfpack head to Tallahassee N.C. State (3-4, 0-3 ACC) vs. Florida State (3-4, 1-2 ACC) [Noon, Saturday, Doak Campbell Staidum] Broadcast info: ABC, 101.5 FM When you go to the official N.C. State athletics football Web page and a story about Wolfpack players in the NFL greets you, you know there haven’t been a lot […]
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Strom successor to be appointed by new council
Chapel Hill leaders will wait until after the next Town Council is sworn in to appoint a person to fill Bill Strom’s vacant seat. After being prodded by a petition, six members of the current council, four of whom are up for election, stated their support for waiting until after Dec. 7, when the new […]