December is the time of year when many nonprofit organizations look back on the previous 12 months and think about the generosity of their supportive donors.
The Campaign to Fix the Debt has made headlines across the state in recent weeks, and it’s no surprise. With Erskine Bowles steering the ship, Govs. Jim Hunt and Jim Holshouser on board and an op-ed from Hugh McColl and Robert Ingram popping up in newspapers around the state -- including this one -- what’s not to love?
The Republican Party of Durham County once again has attempted to besmirch the reputation of Fred Foster, who was elected as County Commissioner last month.
The painted cows of the North Carolina CowParade graced Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh for the past few months, and are now heading to greener pastures.
Are you as sick of the "fiscal cliff" as I am? Actually, that's a trick question. You couldn't possibly be.
Newly elected Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and the newly re-elected Republican legislature may have an ambitious agenda for dramatically cutting taxes or adding new programs.
So many of the national and international disagreements are a matter of individuals attempting to save face within their own constituencies; e.g., Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas went to the U.N. and his Palestinian government was given an "observer" membership.
One of the more famous quotes attributed to Mahatma Gandhi is: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated.
One of my great hopes for a Barack Obama administration -- and thus one of my personal disappointments -- was that he would use his bully pulpit to emphasize the importance of a two-parent family, and especially of fathers, to children's well-being.
As the political class and talking heads in Washington argue back and forth over whether or not to raise taxes to avert the “fiscal cliff,” we may be missing the larger point.
What would the ideal job look like for you? Would it be one in which you had free rein to do whatever your heart desired and were paid regardless of your productivity? Or would you prefer a position in which you created value for yourself and others but were also held to a high standard? Would you rather get money for doing nothing or earn it as a reward for a job well done?
This week, Durham County Planning Commission members voted their approval of a development called Montclair in south Durham. The project’s developers sought zoning approval for up to 53 homes on nearly 20 acres of land between Barbee Chapel and Farrington Mill roads.
The Herald-Sun recently published a column by Tom Campbell concerning the end of compassion for our state. Dorothea Dix Hospital is now closed.
The ongoing fascination with the Maya apocalypse, and related speculations about the “last days on Earth,” is a flashback for me.
Finally, all the orange cones are gone! What a wonderful Christmas present to all the people who travel Hillandale Road and Carver Street.