I like to fight. Not with fisticuffsalthough as a kid I often boxed with my brotherbut for a cause. These days I’m hoisting the torch and pitchfork for restoring our civil liberties. Unfortunately, the issues outnumber the available torches and pitchforks. We need more fighters, or to put it in less pugilistic terms, activists. This […]
Lisa Sorg
Bio: Lisa Sorg is the editor of INDY Week.Email: [email protected]: http://twitter.com/lisasorg
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For immigrants, N.C. is worth the risk
No matter how sensitive, the earth sensors placed in the desert to detect human footsteps cannot shake the imagination of Latin American immigrants. “In the life of their families, America stands for reinvention and prosperity,” said Héctor Tobar, a second-generation Guatemalan immigrant and Mexico City bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times. Tobar spoke as […]
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Global warming expert to discuss perils of coal
James Hansen visits Chapel Hill this week to do what the Bush administration had forbidden him to: speak. Hansen, a former scientist with NASA’s Goddard Institute who was censored by the fossil fuel-friendly Bush administration for his views on humans’ contributions to global warming, will speak Saturday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m. at the Friday […]
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Gassing animals may be outlawed
The use of carbon monoxide could be outlawed as a euthanasia method in animal shelters by 2012. That’s according to the state’s proposed standards, published in the N.C. Register Nov. 1. (Download the PDF file, 2.5 MB.) While animal rights activists say that’s an improvement over current law, they’re critical of the four-year delay. The […]
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An ugly Veterans Day
Veterans Day: The solemn parades, dutiful salutes and moments of silence are packed away for another year. But the rhetoric marches on. While President Bush memorialized past and present troops last Monday”Their determination, courage and sacrifice are laying the foundation for a more secure and peaceful world”he threatened to veto a bill laden with millions […]
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Lakewood Y fate now uncertain
“Repurpose”: That was the slippery terminology Triangle YMCA CEO Doug McMillan used at a September community meeting to discuss the fate of Durham’s Lakewood YMCA. Now it appears that “repurpose” means selling the building on Chapel Hill Road and leasing back a smaller space from the as yet-unknown new owners. A special YMCA task force […]
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Anthony Fleg on PharmFree
You won’t find a Zoloft pen in Anthony Fleg’s shirt pocket, or a Vitorin mug on his desk. A fourth-year medical student at UNC-Chapel Hill, Fleg testified last month before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee about drug companies’ influence on doctors$7 billion annually in free meals, tchotchkes, drug samples and advertisingand its negative impact on […]
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Cam Hill defeated in Chapel Hill; Lavelle wins big in Carrboro
Dark horse candidate Matt Czajkowski outpaced incumbent Cam Hill by 63 votes to win the fourth seat for Chapel Hill Town Council. Czajkowski, whose campaign platform included addressing Franklin Street’s parking and panhandling problems, received 2,908 votes. Hill, who was seeking his second term, won 2,844. “Obviously it’s a bit of a surprise,” Czajkowski said. […]
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I wanna be (bio)degraded
As the exceptional drought persists, some North Carolina schools, businesses and homes are switching from ceramic dinnerware and glass tumblers to paper plates and plastic cups to conserve water. While at this point saving water trumps all, paper and plastic waste winds up in the landfill, causing another environmental crisis. So if you decide to […]
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Muzzled at Meredith
When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spoke at Meredith College last week, it was an opportunity for anti-war activists to express their dissatisfaction about the Democrats’ refusal to initiate impeachment proceedings against President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. However, Meredith officials would have none of it, squelching protesters and choosing instead to […]