By Mark Pavao Pittsboro, NC – The North Woods neighborhood in Pittsboro has launched a public awareness campaign (savenorthwoodsneighborhood.com) to highlight concern over the proposed alignment for North Chatham Park Way. North Woods is concerned that the road, which primarily…
By Rev. Mark Creech Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina State Board of Education voted 7-5 on Thursday to move forward with new social studies standards that over 30,000 people in the state signed a petition to express their objections.…
Pittsboro, NC – Below is the letter Chatham County resident Mia Munn submitted to the Chatham County school board members prior to their special committee meeting on Tuesday evening. I’m not going to make public comments tonight, but I wanted…
By Douglas Sedlak Pittsboro, NC – Comrades, Achtung to this Manifesto. Highly respected Atlantic Magazine recently published an opinion piece byinfluencer, thought leader Derek Thompson. His opinion has backing from a scientist. Follow the science, and as the title says:…
By Terry Schmidt Pittsboro, NC – There are less than 70 days until election. Have you thought about how you are going to cast your ballot this year? In North Carolina, you have several methods to cast your vote. On…
By “coach“ As a coach at the collegiate level, I’ve kept quiet on a lot of things regarding Covid-19. We all have our own standpoints regarding Covid-19 and you are allowed to have your own viewpoint. Here’s mine. Canceling the…
by Mike Pool Pittsboro, NC – A group of concerned voters reviewed the petition circulated by Franklin Flores to have his name placed on the ballot as unaffiliated candidate. Our concern is not with the candidate but the process. This…
by Mark Stinson Chapel Hill, NC – I’m posting our experience so others are aware of what COVID-19 has done to health care. Our doctors and nurses are working within restrictions that make doing their job problematic. This happened to…
by Joshua Arnone Pittsboro, NC – Joshua Arnone submitted the public comment below that was read aloud during the Chatham County school board meeting on April 20: Hey there, Board of Education, As a student taking classes by the tools…
by Patrick Woodie If you are like me, your email has been flooded with stories about COVID-19 lately. Most articles use faceless data like unemployment figures, infection rates, and economic losses to paint a sobering picture of an unpredictable global…