The Town of Chapel Hill has received inquiries from the public wishing to express their sympathy and support for those affected by the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn.
This is a dilemma that is not unique to Chapel Hill, but it has led to a series of debates about the nature of free speech. It is a controversy over advertisements on public transit in the town.
This may come as a surprise to those that claim taproots deep in the clay, Southern soils of Orange County: The owners of Saratoga Grill are actually from New York!
Last year was our first Christmas without children. I felt caught between two worlds — missing the magic that young children bring and trying to invent a new form of celebration. This first attempt was a bit of a nightmare. It began with a coincidence. Both my husband and I needed December operations; required rest and unexpected expenses gave us both an excuse to stay out of the shopping fray. That was the best part of the holiday.
Here’s me, settling down in front of a roaring fire, the Christmas tree alight, carols playing on the stereo, just one more week of school before vacation, and a teensy bit of eggnog in my Jack Daniels ... um ... I mean a teensy bit of Jack Daniels in my eggnog, of course ... just going over my Christmas list:
The Orange County Manager’s Office announced that Jim Groves has been named the county’s new director of emergency services to replace Frank Montes de Oca, who is retiring in January.
The Orange County Solid Waste Management team wishes our readers a very happy holiday season! The Solid Waste Convenience Centers will close early at noon on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. They will be closed on Dec. 25, and reopen Dec. 27. They will also be closed Jan. 1. The Solid Waste Administrative office at 1207 Eubanks Road will be closed Dec. 24-26 and Jan. 1.
Sometimes failure can be enlightening. In the week following the presidential election I planned to interview two Republican friends and ask them questions that I thought would prove a theory I held — that behind our outward differences lay significant agreements that could heal the hurts of an election year and move us towards some real solutions for what ails us.
Last September, I read that North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby was the keynote speaker at a Tea Party gathering near Asheville.
Thank you, Chapel Hill and Carrboro, for turning pink in support of all cancers during the month of October. The $65,000 raised will be used by the UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program to help patients and families as they navigate their cancer experience.
Something that happens every now and then in the holiday season is special. It is when two of your friends meet and they like each other!
The Orange County Board of Elections is mailing No-Contact Voter Cards to registered voters who have made no contact since the last two federal general elections. The Board of Elections has identified a total of 14,584 voter registrants who have had no such contact.
The Friends of the Chapel Hill Public Library has made a $35,000 opening day gift to help the library staff prepare for the reopening of the library in the spring.
Jerry Webster doesn’t mind if you use your sleeves to wipe your mouth. He also doesn’t mind that stain on your trousers, around your collar, or freshening up that rug by your door.