By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer

There have been countless changes over the years at Chatham Habitat for Humanity, but the purpose and message remain the same. Staff members and volunteers alike are a part of Habitat to help families who can’t always help themselves. More »

By Valarie Schwartz, columnist

As a board member of the OCRCC, Miriam Slifkin’s words resonated as I walked into her living room and she said, “Welcome to the place where the Orange County Rape Crisis Center was formed.”

Many meetings and 36 years later, Slifkin still supports the center that she founded.
“If I had a priority list of things I’m glad exist, it would be number one on my list, after my family, of course,” she said. More »

By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer

Hilarious costumes, unfortunate costumes, crowds of people, fake blood, “too soon” jokes (we’re looking at you, Michael Jacksons) and maybe even some candy.

Halloween in Orange County just wouldn’t feel right without these things.
It’s another Homegrown Halloween for Chapel Hill, where town leaders are hoping to decrease the numbers flocking to Franklin St. by even more than last year. More »

The election comes to a close on Tuesday evening. The polls, open since early voting began on Oct. 15, close at 7:30 p.m. We’ll know shortly thereafter who the next mayor of Chapel Hill is and the changes the voters approved in the composition of the town council and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. We’ll know whether the incumbents in Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Pittsboro and Carrboro kept their jobs. These are the things we don’t know.

What we do know is that, judging from the early vote totals, it’ll be another year of anemic turnout. Most of the voters, including those who very enthusiastically showed up to cast their ballots last year, are likely to stay home. More »

By Kirk Ross, Staff Writer

Voters in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district and residents of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough will have their say Tuesday, with the outcome of only the uncontested Hillsborough mayor’s race certain going into Election Day.

Early voting ends this weekend with the close of balloting on Saturday. Results so far show 1,228 casting their ballots as of Wednesday afternoon at early-voting sites in Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill. More »

I am writing to support Mark Kleinschmidt for mayor of Chapel Hill. More »

As a lifelong resident of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community, a proud graduate of Chapel Hill High School and a parent of two sons who received an excellent education in More »

I am a senior citizen living in Chapel Hill. I have been here for over 25 years. In my young adult years, I was active in the 1960s when social consciousness was More »

Please join me in voting for Christine Lee for school board. More »

Rising taxes and the questionable financial decisions of our town government make us uncertain about our ability to afford Chapel Hill in the long term. More »

I think Matt Czajkowski’s ideas for the re-birth of our downtown are some of the most exciting I have heard. More »

We urge everyone to get out to vote and re-elect Jacquie Gist for Carrboro alderman. More »

I am writing to support the re-election of Randee Haven-O’Donnell to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. More »

A person who knows the issues and the effects they have on policymaking in local government, Will Raymond has and will advocate for social and environmental justice. More »

As I vote for Sharon Cook for Carrboro alderman, her qualities of solid integrity, persistence, fair-mindedness, common sense, intolerance of More »