The recycling movement has finally become an official religion. Have you ever felt guilty for throwing that glass bottle into the trashcan, instead of the recycling bin? I believe the emotion of guilt should be reserved for higher level trespasses such...

As a child, I attended weekly mass with my family.  I was expected to put on church-worthy attire and be ready by our designated departure time.  I was expected to participate in the mass, which in the Catholic Church consists of a good amount...

This is the second part of a new series about photography called, “Ten Things All Photo Geeks Must Know.” It is for the more serious amateur photographer who shoots with a digital camera. These ten tips are the basis for a solid foundation in...

It’s hard to imagine that there are children in our wealthy, educated community who don’t have enough to eat.  But it’s true. TABLE is a local nonprofit hunger relief organization focusing exclusively on childhood hunger in...

Some treat it like a national holiday.  Meetings get cancelled.  People head home early.  Traditions abound. One of my traditions for Duke-Carolina Day is to re-visit the story of that especially famous game back in 1974.  Not...

Well, timing is everything. Just last week, I explained the ACC’s current 16-game basketball schedule to those who don’t know, or care, how it works. Thought my breakdown of the two permanent partners, three-year rotation of three...

A tactic used by businesses in bad faith came to mind as I read about the Chapel Hill Town Council’s (CHTC) rejection last week of the Charterwood project. It’s known as “bait & switch” and it has to do with a prospective...

It is too bad that sports reporters and historians at Atlantic Coast Conference headquarters are not reading "ACC Basketball." This UNC Press book by Sam Walker was published last year and chronicles the game during the conference's first...

This is the final installment of a four-part series on changes I expect to see in the Chapelboro by 2050 as a result of reduced resource availability.  To start at the beginning check out “Life on Two Wheels”, “A Farewell to...

Let me guess.  You've been invited to a Super Bowl party on Sunday...maybe even more than one.  If you're a Giants or Patriots fan, then you're probably going for the game watching and will be glued to the flat screen (or staying...

The latest incarnation of the Chapel Hill Town Government’s fumbling quest to cover up the Yates incident is a joke, and may be the most politically revealing. Town Manager Roger Stancil, and presumably the Mayor and Police Chief, have come out...

The Chapel Hill 2020 process is flying by with discussions, workshops, presentations, report out sessions packed onto the calendar.  All focused on developing a plan for an even better Chapel Hill.   I've had the pleasure of...

I sit here at my desk, trying to focus on typing an intelligent and witty column.  Instead, I find myself distracted every few minutes by the little movements and noises of Poppy, the adorable 3-pound wonder fast asleep on my lap.  I ponder, as...

Does it beguile you, bemuse you or just plain bug you that Carolina plays six ACC opponents only once each season and the other five twice? And while the Tar Heels hosted Georgia Tech Sunday night and visit Wake Forest tonight, they won’t get a...

Use what talents you possess: The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. -Henry Van Dyke We’ve met some talented and creative women over the past few weeks: Johanna Ely, Ali Clayton, Meghan Kuder,...