(via Lew Borman)

November 3 — For the Chapel Hill Tigers’ field hockey team, it was an unforgettable season that ended with a 2-0 victory over the Asheville Cougars to take the state public high school field hockey championship. The game was played at Wake Forest University’s Kentner Stadium.

The game was fast paced and both teams were well prepared, having faced each other early in this year’s season.

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By Frank Heath 

The upcoming contest between UNC and NC State at Finley Stadium is going to be, quite simply, the “epitome of what football is about.” After the Tar Heels found a way to prevail last Saturday against Maryland, the table is immediately set for a brawl between two schools that (a) are close neighbors and hate each other, (b) both cling to post-season aspirations that hinge on winning this game and (c) want badly to establish that their new coach is building the better program.

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Caitlin Meaney
Carrboro Commons Writer
Mary Andrews never intended to develop a writing program for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School (CHCCS) system. But after attending a writing workshop six years ago, she was inspired to create Coach Write, a program that uses trained volunteers to help supplement writing instruction in the classroom.

“Children need an audience for their work,” said Andrews, a reading resource teacher at Mary Scroggs Elementary School. “Children really want to read their writing, and with Coach Write they’re given immediate feedback from a good, interested audience.”

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Cultural nights
Smith Middle School will hold a Cultural Performance Night on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and a Cultural Exhibit Night next Thursday, also from 7 to 9, as part of the school’s annual Global Connections celebration week.

On Tuesday, Smith students will present skits, poetry recitations, dances and musical performances. For Thursday’s event, student projects that highlight this year’s theme — One People + One World = One Future — will be on display throughout the school.

The community is invited to both events and guests are asked to wear cultural attire.

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It would be a lie to say that civility is the answer to all the ills of modern politics — local, state, national and global. But damn folks, now that this election is over, let’s give it a whirl.

I’ve covered a lot of governmental boards, commissions, councils and what-have-ya’s and have witnessed decent behavior most of the time. And while there have been disagreements and arguments, they seldom break down into full-fledged feuds.

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 By Jim Warren

“Business-as-usual, if it continues for even another decade, will be disastrous …”
James Hansen, the nation’s foremost climate expert, is issuing this call for public action — before climate disruption becomes irreversible. On November 17 in Chapel Hill, Dr. Hansen will focus on the need for dramatic reductions in greenhouse gases. His top priorities include a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants such as the 800-megawatt unit Duke Energy wants to build near Charlotte; a turn toward energy efficiency; and the removal of corporate influence from what should be public decisions.

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By Kirk Ross 

Now that traditional low voter turnout has determined the make up of most of the boards and bodies that comprise the government closest to the people, let’s take a look at what’s up with that distant entity on a hill to which we dispatch 15 stout-hearted North Carolinians as our representatives in the national cacophony.

Not everyone of those serving will face a May challenger (Sen. Burr, of course, isn’t up until 2010), but many will and, if rumblings are to be believed, the primary season could be a little more active than usual.

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Chaos theory
In chaos theory, the movement of the butterfly’s wings has consequences for the path of the coming storm. I thought I would pass on the consequences of the local media not publishing my guest editorial regarding the supporters of Mr. Coleman for political office.

I received a call at the end of last week from a professional colleague I’ve known for over two decades. The call was about placing a biotech business in southern Orange County, a small business planned for about two dozen employees averaging over $50,000 per annum.

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Economic lecture
The Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro will host “Developing a Creative Place-Based Economy,” a seminar and discussion led by Becky Anderson, a founder of Handmade in America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to economic strategies in small towns, particularly in North Carolina. The lecture will be Saturday, November 10 from 2 to 5 p.m., followed by dinner and discussion at 7 p.m. at Celebrity Dairy in Silk Hope.
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Special Events

• The Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra – 18-piece ensemble performing big band jazz. Presented by Central Carolina Community College. Sun, Nov 11, 2-4pm at The Barn at Fearrington Village. For more info, contact Carl at 542-6495, ext 224.
• RSVVP – Help feed local families. Tuesday, Nov 13: Go out to eat at participating restaurants, and 10% of your meal will be donated to fighting hunger in the Triangle. For more info, visit www.rsvvp.org.   More »

Carrboro

Emma’s Kids Art Exhibit & Fundraiser - Works by kids dying of AIDS in Glendonald, Meyerton, South Africa are sold to help the kids. Nov 9-Dec 1. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St, Carrboro, 918-7385.

Orange County Artists Guild Open Studio Tour – Nov 10 & 11 (Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm). More than 65 Orange County artists participate in this juried exhibition and sale. For more info, visit www.orangecountyartistsguild.com or contact Gordon at 932-3438.

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Thursday Nov 8

• Blue Horn Lounge: Bo Lankenau & Lucy Sumner. 9pm
• Cat’s Cradle: Hackensaw Boys, Songs from the Road. 8:30pm. $12
• The Cave: Early: Brett Rosenberg w/ Tommy Godwin. Late: Mighty Zorgon w/ Transistor Sun
• General Store Café: Jazz with Club Boheme. 8pm
• Local 506: Captured By Robots. 9pm. $8
• Nightlight: We Are The Arm, Sam West, Instrumental One. 10pm

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