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House Calls, September 27, 2012 27 Sep 2012 | 07:41 pm
This week we respond to questions about exercise-induced asthma and organic foods.
Roberson’s Sawmill, 1930s? 27 Sep 2012 | 07:38 pm
This week’s photograph captures an early Carrboro sawmill tableau of stern-faced working men and a barefoot boy posing stiffly in front of stacks of neatly sawn lumber.
BIG CITY: Obey Creek: a slippery slope 27 Sep 2012 | 07:36 pm
I watched with great interest the presentation by East West Partners on the latest concept plan for Obey Creek.
The social justice of public transit 27 Sep 2012 | 07:35 pm
The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently placed a referendum on the November ballot for a half-cent sales tax to support public transit.
‘Lucky duckies’? Not hardly 27 Sep 2012 | 07:33 pm
Romney’s remarks about the “entitled” 47 percent were made at a fundraiser where the entry fee, at $50,000 a plate, was very nearly equal to the median household income in this country.
An organized offensive effort 27 Sep 2012 | 07:31 pm
North Carolina’s new high-octane, fast-moving offense may be unsettling to some fans, but it is producing results.
FLORA: What are lichens 27 Sep 2012 | 07:28 pm
Lichens are pioneer plants, colonizers on boulders and other bare surfaces, slowly developing layers of soil particles for the establishment of larger plant communities.
Downtown walking discussion 27 Sep 2012 | 07:20 pm
Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership will continue its series of Dream Up Downtown walks on Oct. 4.
Spay and Neuter Day 27 Sep 2012 | 07:20 pm
The Orange County Animal Services Department, in collaboration with Pet Overpopulation Patrol of North Carolina, will hold a “Spay Neuter Day” on Wednesday.
County awards arts grants 27 Sep 2012 | 07:19 pm
The Orange County Board of Commissioners awarded $30,482 in arts grants to 10 nonprofit organizations and six schools last week.
