Month: May 2016

Tom Ross: A jackass or a carpenter?

by D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – “Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.” Using a saying from UNC President Margaret Spellings’s native Texas, one attributed to Sam Rayburn, the long-time speaker…

REI awards Clean Jordan Lake with a $8,000 grant

Pittsboro, NC – An REI Local Store grant of $8,000 to Clean Jordan Lake will improve the effectiveness of trash removal and prevention programs. Nick Cross, the REI Outdoor Programs Manager for Central North Carolina said “we’re proud to support…

Chatham County government overreach

Too much government is bad government

by Tarus Balog Pittsboro, NC – I run a business in Pittsboro, and we have received several letters from Kep Kepley, the Chatham County Tax Administrator, asking for a complete list of our employees, their home addresses and their social…