While serving in the military for 10 years" Lois Harvin-Ravin gained a wealth of experience that allows her to relate to her clients. Harvin-Ravin is Orange County's only veterans service officer. ""Being a veteran myself" I have a good understanding of other veterans' needs" she said.
Local businesses have been given the green light to go ""Green Plus."" The Institute for Sustainable Development is set to launch Green Plus next week"" which will assist businesses in achieving sustainability.
Following in the footsteps of decades past" a chorus of voices on Franklin Street rang in unity early Monday morning. ""I ain't gonna let nobody turn me around" gonna keep on walking keep on talking marching up to freedom land" they sung.
Orange County likely won't follow national trends of foreclosures and decreased funding for affordable housing local housing providers said. Nationwide job loss has both contributed to an increase in home foreclosures and decreased the amount of tax revenue available for affordable housing programs. But Orange County might be insulated from some of these trends because of high job security.
Kidzu Children's Museum has crossed a line but in this case" that's a good thing. The Chapel Hill-based Foundation for a Sustainable Community annually awards the title of Nonprofit Business of the Year to a local organization. This year it is Kidzu that best represents the foundation's ""triple bottom line"" principle:
U.S. Rep. David Price D-N.C. quickly surveyed the crowd at the Morris Grove Elementary School dedication ceremony before asking" ""Can any students tell me: What did Mr. and Mrs. Hogan do?"" After a pause" one girl said" ""Um"" they learned to read and write and then decided to open a school.""
As Tuesday's practice came to a close Bouncing Bulldogs head coach Ray Fredrick took his time as he looked around at his athletes" who were waiting to leave. ""If anyone can tell me what ‘maximum effort' means" you all can go" he announced.
