I’ve had the unfortunate opportunity to attend meetings of the new Chatham County Planning Board AKA “The Property Rights Death Squad.” The new County Planning Board with new members appointed by the recently elected Democrat County Commissioners, plan…
Day: March 27, 2015
Register for Chatham County Senior Games by April 6
Chatham County Senior Games will be held in various locations throughout the county April 17 thru May 1, 2015. Event sites include: Bray Park, Carolina Meadows, Carolina Preserve, Duke Center for Living at Fearrington, Fearrington Bocce Courts, Paul Br…
2015 March Madness schedule for the Sweet 16
March Madness continues Thursday and Friday with the Sweet 16 playing in 8 games. The Triangle has three ACC teams playing over the next two days. UNC (seeded #4) will play Wisconson (seeded #1) in Los Angeles at 7:27 pm EDT. On Friday, No. 1 Duke will…
Student data mining system raises privacy concerns
North Carolina public schools are developing a multimillion-dollar student data mining system intended to compile and analyze reams of information to improve educational outcomes. But critics say it poses a “creepy” potential to engineer the work force and easily could fall prey to a variety of “malicious” abuses. Known as the P-20W system, the program captures student data from pre-K through graduate school and follows individuals into their work years. The Department of Public Instruction is collaborating with the UNC system, North Carolina Community Colleges System, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, the state Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Commerce to gather, manage, and analyze the information.