The Duke Park Neighborhood Association is urging Durham City Council to pass a resolution supporting same-sex marriage. Read the text of the letter to Mayor Bill Bell and Council below: Dear Mayor Bell and Members of the Durham City Council: In its April meeting, the board members of the Duke Park Neighborhood Association who were […]
Lisa Sorg
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Students for a Democratic Society: This is what happened at the UNC protest
The UNC chapter of Students for a Democratic Society issued a press release today with their account of what happened at the Tom Tancredo protest, including allegations that actions by campus police escalated the protest. 090415_pressrelease
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Southpoint Mall owner, General Growth Properties, declares bankruptcy
The Chicago-based company that owns Southpoint Mall has declared bankruptcy, The New York Times reported early this morning. According to the Times, under the bankruptcy filing, most of General Growth’s malls will continue to operate, although the company will likely try to sell off some of its properties. General Growth Properties had accumulated $25 billion […]
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2009 Green Living Guide
My paternal grandparents grew up in rural northeastern Arkansas, where their families raised chickens and cows and grew their own foodwithout antibiotics, herbicides or pesticides. They used very little electricity and heated their homes with a wood stove. They didn’t drive much. Their carbon footprint was as tiny as that of the mice they shooed […]
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Cooking with rays
It’s 95 degrees. The power’s out because a squirrel fell into a transformer. Or you’ve eschewed greedy, corporate utility companies and decided to live off the grid. Because of the heat, a campfire is intolerable. How do you cook? Answer: a solar oven. You can buy a solar oven via the Internet or make one […]
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Previewing the all-new Carolina Mudcats
Carolina Mudcats center fielder Chris Heisey apparently was unfazed Sunday afternoon in Pearl, Miss., when, on the third pitch of the game, he homered off the Mississippi Braves’ Tom Glavine. Yes, that Tom Glavine: the future Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young winner who has notched 305 major league wins and earned a World […]
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Cut the rug
It’s time to replace your carpet. Maybe it’s threadbare. Or the cats peed on it. Or you’ve realized the ’70s orange shag actually looks like spaghetti. Wait, that is spaghetti, there, behind the beanbag chair. Rather than send it to the landfillwhere 5 billion pounds of carpet went in 2003recycle it. The nonprofit Carpet America […]
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It’s time to plant your roof
Think of it as a toupee for your home: the green roof. Instead of shingles, metal or tile, a green roof is covered with soil and low-growing plants, such as flowers and drought-resistant grassesor for the very ambitious (with a very sturdy roof), vegetables and herbs. Green roofs, which are common in Europe and are […]
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Dry cleaning can make the world dirtier
Dry cleaning may remove stains from your clothes, but the process can also leave behind nasty chemicals in the environment. The majority of dry cleaners use a solvent called perchloroethylene, a serious health and environmental hazard that can wind up in the groundwater. The Environmental Protection Agency has suggested that dry cleaning workers exposed to […]
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Mudcats’ Chris Heisey featured on Reds’ blog
Carolina Mudcats’ Chris Heisey is the featured “farmhand” on redreporter.com, an excellent blog devoted to the Cincinnati Reds. Heisey, the leadoff batter and an outfielder, homered off Mississippi Braves’ pitcher Tom Glavine (rehabbing in AA until he’s activated with Atlanta this week) in yesterday’s ‘Cats 6-2 win. Redreporter notes that Heisey’s defense is “good enough […]
