Whether the Confederate flag symbolizes racial oppression or Southern pride may hinge on the difference between desegregation and integration. A group of parents has asked the Orange County Board of Education to ban images of the Confederate flag, calling it a racially inflammatory symbol that disrupts learning. So far, the board has remained as silent […]
All posts for the month February, 2017
Raising children or the flag?
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 27, 2017
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2017/02/27/raising-children-or-the-flag/
DOLRT’s Cost-Plus
If anything could sway me toward taking on the crushing debt of the Durham-Orange County Light Rail it would be the promise of getting some affordable housing in return. And sure enough, in its presentation about planning DOLRT stations, GoTriangle reps dangled that yarn ball before Town Council — including affordable housing in the mix […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 20, 2017
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2017/02/20/dolrts-cost-plus/
Welcome to the club
Some of us spend so much time thinking about stormwater runoff and traffic jams and other indications of overdevelopment that we forget quality of life goes beyond whether an apartment has granite countertops or who has to shovel the sidewalks. So I consider it a gift that I was invited to a tour of Club […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 13, 2017
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2017/02/13/welcome-to-the-club/
Dry county
Mayor Hemminger declared a state of emergency in Chapel Hill when OWASA warned all of its customers not to drink, cook or wash with its water this past weekend. After reading the news release that concluded: “They [the Emergency Operations team] anticipate that this situation is temporary …” a friend emailed: “Well, that’s reassuring … […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on February 6, 2017
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2017/02/06/dry-county/