N.C. Senators Ask Bush for Funds to Clean Up Air

N.C. senators used their few minutes with President Bush during his first visit to the state last Wednesday to push for funding to improve the state's ...

Dilbert 04/17/01

Police Training Program\Addresses Generation Gap

Trading their handcuffs and handguns for pencils and paper, local law enforcement officers met Tuesday for a training session that focused on improving ...

Bill Would Allow Special Pro-Life License Plates

A bill recently introduced into the N.C. General Assembly would allow the state's drivers to purchase a specialty license plate that will help fund pro-life ...

Coalition Questions\Federal Spending

A local awareness group used Monday's annual deadline for filing federal and state tax returns as a reason to question how the federal government allocates ...

Names Reading Recalls Victims Of Holocaust

Volunteers gathered in the Pit on Monday to quietly read aloud the names of people who died during the Holocaust -- a sharp contrast to the nearby noisy ...

Commission Recommends New Sales Taxes

That late-night vending machine run might leave college students with even less money in their pockets if Gov. Mike Easley and the N.C. General Assembly ...

Engaging Play Spoofs, Goofs on Shakespeare

It's opening night of "Everton High School Presents: Shakespeare's Greatest Hits." Before the show even begins, the audience is laughing. Onstage ...

Pinchbeck Overcomes Adversity

Any given afternoon at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, Kate Pinchbeck's singles match will grab your attention.Pinchbeck, who has played No. 2 and No. 3 ...

Men's Tennis Defeats\Tigers, Earns No. 2 Seed

CLEMSON, S.C. -- North Carolina senior Chad Riley outlasted Kevin Gottfried 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3) to clinch North Carolina's 5-2 victory at Clemson on Sunday. ...

Bill Aims to Upgrade Low-Performing Schools

Smaller classes, a longer school year and increased teacher incentives would aim to upgrade the state's lowest-performing elementary schools, under a ...

Marshall Describes Post, Goals

Working for the people of North Carolina as secretary of state is a goal for Elaine Marshall every day, she told UNC Young Democrats on Monday night. ...

Commissioners Upset Over Role in UNC Plan

Some Orange County commissioners say they have been excluded from participating in UNC's Master Plan, which county officials fear will affect more than ...

State Struggles to Bring Equal Access to Rural Area

For many North Carolina residents, logging onto the Internet on a daily basis has become almost second nature.But for countless others in the state, access ...

Town Gets Fast Japanese Food

The Kurama Japanese Seafood and Steak House -- Sushi Bar opened an express location on Columbia Street last week. The Kurama Express in Chapel Hill is ...

Throwers, Jumpers Perform Well at Invitational

The Pit was empty, Top of Lenoir fed a half-dozen hungry students, and Polk Place didn't see a Frisbee or a baseball for much of the day. But not all ...

Expansion Concerns Residents

Some Orange County residents expressed worries about Chapel Hill's expansion into their neighborhoods at a joint meeting Wednesday between three local ...

Cartoon 04/16/01 - Jesse Jackson

Mom-and-Pop Business Practices Can Be Applied to New Economy

I traveled home this Easter weekend in an effort to garner some relaxing hours trout fishing and to spend some time with family and hometown friends. ...