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Archive for March, 2007

New UNC research shows English-only policies not helping Spanish-speaking pre-schoolers prepare

UNC News Services CHAPEL HILL – Contrary to conventional wisdom, English-only pre-kindergarten classrooms may not help native Spanish-speaking children become better prepared for school. According to … Full Story »
Mar 29, 2007 • Posted in: Schools0 Comments

Spring Break scheduled for April 2-6

Spring Break for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is from April 2-6, with a Teacher Workday scheduled on Monday, April 9.  Classes will resume for … Full Story »
Mar 29, 2007 • Posted in: Schools0 Comments

Take a Walk in the Woods and Pay Attention to the Beech Leaves

Take a Walk in the Woods and Pay Attention to the Beech Leaves By Ken Moore As Dave Cook engagingly describes in The Piedmont Almanac, “There … Full Story »
Mar 29, 2007 • Posted in: Features, Flora0 Comments

Chandra’s latest is hard to put down

By Erica Eisdorfer Recently, NPR’s Terry Gross commented to The New York Review of Books that it’s hard to interview writers who say they’re motivated by … Full Story »
Mar 29, 2007 • Posted in: Features0 Comments

Letters to the Editor – March 28

True to Community The best compliment I can give to The Carrboro Citizen, for its first issue, is that it is truly “community.” In an … Full Story »
Mar 29, 2007 • Posted in: In-House0 Comments

Obituary – Doris Lohr Mabe Wood

The family of Doris Lohr Mabe Wood, 80, would like to celebrate her peaceful passing on March 24, 2007 in Virginia Beach, VA. Doris was a … Full Story »
Mar 29, 2007 • Posted in: Community0 Comments

Corrections – March 28, 2007

A story about a ride-along with Carrboro police contained sections that did not happen or happened on a different night. The author of the story did … Full Story »
Mar 29, 2007 • Posted in: In-House0 Comments

Orange County Assembly of Governments March 29 Agenda

The Orange County Assembly of Governments meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill. The town boards of Carrboro, Chapel … Full Story »
Mar 27, 2007 • Posted in: Agendas0 Comments

Music week

This week in music March 28 through April 4 This week kicks off with a sold out Leo Kottke show at the ArtsCenter. Bet it was … Full Story »
Mar 27, 2007 • Posted in: Arts & Music0 Comments

County Commissioners March 27 Agenda

The Orange County Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill. The top item on the agenda … Full Story »
Mar 26, 2007 • Posted in: Agendas0 Comments

Agenda for March 27 meeting

Here’s the agenda for the Board of Aldemen meeting for March 27: Public Hearing on the Temporary Street Closing Permit Application for the Carrboro Classic Duathlon Additional … Full Story »
Mar 24, 2007 • Posted in: Agendas0 Comments

Hitchcock & the Venus 3, Black Lips, Leo Kottke, Solas

Warning: Former Egyptians frontman Robyn Hitchcock is coming to town Friday, and he can steal your girlfriend if he wants. The guy does it all … Full Story »
Mar 22, 2007 • Posted in: Arts & Music0 Comments

Blackwing Yalobusha to fly

The Moaners’ new release, Blackwing Yalobusha, is already gathering the group a splendid set of review as the duo, just back from a trip south … Full Story »
Mar 22, 2007 • Posted in: Arts & Music0 Comments

Ty and Tyler Steal the Show

By Frank Heath Sports Columnist If it’s mid-March and people around Carrboro aren’t thinking about basketball, something is wrong. But folks around this sleepy mill town are … Full Story »
Mar 22, 2007 • Posted in: Opinion, Sports0 Comments

Emergency Medicaid expenses studied

Most state Emergency Medicaid spending funds childbirth and pregnancy-related complications for uninsured women, emergency care for sudden-onset problems and end-stage complications of chronic conditions, says … Full Story »
Mar 22, 2007 • Posted in: News0 Comments