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- Big Earl draws attention
- UNC abortion coverage sparks controversy
- Aldermen close to clerk decision
- Labor Day closings
- OWASA smoke tests
- Red Cross issues urgent call for blood
- Community writing competition
- River Watch training
- Arts Commission open house
- Lakes to be open for holiday
- Tub raffle
- A snapshot of UNC’s incoming class
- Board deadlocked on banking services
- Reports say Ross to lead UNC
- Fire station dedication
Big Earl draws attention
While residents here are slowly dropping their guard now that the threat appears to be passing, emergency management officials in Orange County are continuing with preparations to handle any emergency the rest of the season throws at them.Full Story »
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Here’s to ‘the strength and esprit de corps’
For some of us, the approach of Labor Day is somewhat depressing, signaling the end of the heretofore seemingly endless lazy days of summer, filled with rivers and rope swings, front-porch beers, evening ice cream and days by the Carolina coast. Full Story »
News & University
UNC abortion coverage sparks controversy
Following complaints by a national anti-abortion organization, the UNC system last month began allowing students enrolled in the student health plan to opt out of an elective abortion benefit.
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Aldermen close to clerk decision
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen met briefly Tuesday night in closed session to interview finalists for town clerk. The board did not reach a final [...] Full Story »
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Features »
Discover Occoneechee’s fern glade on Labor Day
By Ken Moore, Columnist Those of you who remain home-based during the Labor Day weekend can enjoy a half-day mountain adventure finding the fern glade [...] Full Story »
A beautiful day in Heritage Hills
Charles House dedicates new neighborhood home for six. Full Story »
Ashley Melzer writes the Gimme Five! column for The Carrboro Citizen’s MILL blog (carrborocitizen.com/mill/tag/gimme-five), in which she asks local bands five probing questions. Below is a selection of favorites from the column to date. Full Story »
Community »
Red Cross issues urgent call for blood
The Red Cross has issued an urgent request for blood donations. The organization is trying to rebuild blood supplies drawn down in the summer months. [...] Full Story »
Community writing competition
The Town of Chapel Hill’s Justice in Action Committee invites entries in the community writing competition “How I helped build a community bridge.” The competition [...] Full Story »
Opinion »
Time for another Suffrage Parade
This month marks the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States and it’s looking more and more like time for another Suffrage Parade.
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In appreciation
Thank you for publishing the story of Ko Htoo in last Thursday’s Carrboro Citizen (8/26). The Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library wanted to honor the memory of former board member Mary Frances Eldridge with a scholarship in her name. Ko’s story of his journey from Thai refugee camps to Carrboro in 2004 was one of courage, inspiration and faith, values that Ms. Eldridge would have championed. Full Story »
Listomania
This is a reminder that not all best-of lists are created equal and few of them do much more than offer a cursory look at [...] Full Story »
Obituaries »
Obituary: Homer Morrow
Homer was well-known throughout the Carrboro and Chapel Hill communities, as well as the UNC campus. Homer loved people. He always kept a smile on his face. Everywhere Homer went, everyone seemed to know him. Walking with him, one repeatedly heard, “Hey, Homer!” Homer was known as the “unofficial” mayor of Carrboro. Full Story »
Obituary: Paula Hoffman
Paula Vandervoort Hoffman, of 504 Erwin Road, Chapel Hill, N.C. died on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at N.C. Memorial Hospital, the result of a stroke [...] Full Story »
