Day: July 26, 2015

Excessive charges at Chatham Hospital may be hard to change

Chatham Hospital

by Tom Glendinning Pittsboro, NC – Welcome to the world of the 600 pound gorilla. The Chatham Hospital is run by state institution, UNC Memorial Hospital While not schooled in the scale of medical charges from UNC, I can believe…

Chatham Council on Aging needs Meals-on-Wheels volunteers

Meals-on-Wheels

Pittsboro, NC – The Home-Delivered Meals service (otherwise known as ‘Meals-on-Wheels’) provides a hot noontime meal to elderly who are home-bound Monday through Friday. This service depends on volunteers.  Right now the Chatham County Council on Aging is in need…

The Harvest Abundance dinner is this Sunday

Harvest Abundance Dinner and Fundraiser

Pittsboro, NC – Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market is celebrating the bountiful season and vibrant local food community with the Fourth Annual Harvest Abundance Dinner and Fundraiser Sunday, July 26 from 5 – 8 pm at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro.  Come…

Adequate healthcare is a basic human right

Is Healthcare a Human Right

by Michael Cotter Pittsboro, NC – Of course, one of the things the UNC hospital system has to build into its cost structure is the need to care for the indigent and those without health insurance who don’t have the…