Alas, the drought: You gather dew from the few blades of grass left in the yard, salvage moisture from your dish sponge to wash the car, and wonder if by Christmas you may be so short on water that you’ll have to drink your own urine. (Hey, it’s been done.) Before resorting to those drastic […]
Lisa Sorg
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Vicki Boyer, League of Women Voters
When Vicki Boyer was 6 years old, she found her calling while watching the Kennedy-Nixon debates on television in Washington, D.C: “I saw male politicians interacting with this woman. She was the president of the League of Women Voters. They were treating her with deference and respect. I knew that was unusual. I knew that’s […]
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Media malice
It’s bad enough that North Carolina has to claim Jesse Helms and Elizabeth Dole; now add to the rogues’ gallery Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin. Born in Waxhaw, this UNC and Duke alum wants to fast-track relaxing media ownership rules so that a company could own TV and radio stationsand a newspaperin the same […]
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Smithfield sues union
Smithfield Foods filed a $6 million civil racketeering suit against the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, which has been trying to organize workers at the company’s hog slaughter plant in Tar Heel. RICO suits, as they’re known, are generally used to prosecute organized crime. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court of Eastern […]
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Cans for cash
As if you needed another reason to drink beer, Durham is competing in a national contest sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors to collect the most aluminum beverage cans. The competition runs through Oct. 31; at stake is a $5,000 prize to help fund local recycling, education and awareness programs. Residents may recycle their […]
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Indy Endorsements 2007
A vote for vision Chapel Hill Traveling the right road Carrboro Growth doesn’t have to be painful Hillsborough Staying small Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Are students being served? Pittsboro Time for a town hall overhaul Chatham County Land transfer tax Durham New boss, same as the old boss Our take-along voting guides Candidate Questionnaires (Links […]
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Nothing to Bragg about
Under a planned military expansion, thousands of additional troops could be stationed at Fort Bragg by 2013, significantly harming the environment. According to a draft “programmatic environmental impact study” (PEIS), Fort Bragg is a major source of air pollution; emissions from additional traffic and military vehicles would worsen air quality. More weapons training and armored […]
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Bad religion
Next week, the Wake County School Board will decide whether to cleanse the personnel record of former Enloe High School teacher Robert Escamilla, who, earlier this year, was suspended, reprimanded and reassigned to another school after inviting Kamil Solomon ostensibly to speak to students about his government persecution in Egypt. However, once in front of […]
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State seeks custody of animals—again
The N.C. Attorney General’s office will seek a preliminary injunction against no-kill shelter All Creatures Great and Small, while the state seeks custody of the more than 700 animals housed there. (See the Indy‘s previous stories, “No-kill shelters defend practices,” Aug. 8 and “State seeks custody of 700 animals,” Sept. 12.) The injunction would temporarily […]
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Try and catch the rain
Rain is scarce, and perchance it should rain before 2008, consider catching it while you can. Two rain-barrel building workshops are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 11, at Whole Foods, 81 S. Elliot Road, Chapel Hill, at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. You can use rain barrels to harvest water to irrigate landscaping or gardens (or if […]