By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – One of North Carolina’s important public intellectuals has stepped down. What is a public intellectual and who stepped down? One definition of the word from Collins Dictionary is “an intellectual, often a noted specialist in a…
By N.A. Booko Pittsboro, NC – We have all heard the great plans about the coronavirus shots. How seemingly fast and organized it is or was going to be. The different phases. Essential workers, older folks, etc. It certainly got…
By Kevin Roche It should be obvious to anyone who looks at charts of cases and levels of mask wearing or presence of mask mandates that virus collection devices do nothing to limit community spread of CV-19, absolutely nothing. But…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – In the spirit of the exception proving the rule, most lovers of liberty accept that government has a critical role to play in combating communicable disease. In a free society, voluntary exchange based on…
Pittsboro, NC – Families with children in grades K-5 are invited to participate in Chatham County Public Libraries’ online Digital Citizenship for Kids series beginning January 14, 2021. Digital Citizenship for Kids is a four-part series for children ages 5…
Clemson, SC – The NC State men’s basketball team led for a majority of the game, but couldn’t close out 19th-ranked Clemson in regulation and the Tigers landed the knock out punch in overtime to win, 74-70, inside Littlejohn Coliseum.…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper won a second term. But he had no coattails. Republicans picked up four seats in the state House and lost only one state Senate seat. With Cooper officially a lame duck,…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – With Democrats in charge of the White House, and U.S. House, and (possibly as of this writing) the U.S. Senate, you can expect a push by left-wing activists and politicians to repeal some federal…
By Andy Foshee Pittsboro, NC – A day or two ago there was a post with links to check out a new North Chatham Park Way bypass. The maps were a little confusing, but once you get the idea they…
Compiled by Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Every December, the Chatham Chatlist has members submit their Chathamcentric small business introductions to the listserv. The submitals are posted throughout the week per alphabetic groups. This year we decided to compile them…