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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »