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Return of the open thread

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on April 29, 2011 - 3:45pm
We haven't had one in a while. How are y'all?

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Carrboro Day

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on April 29, 2011 - 4:49pm

I'm looking forward to Carrboro Day on Sunday. This will be my first one! (Parenthood does funny things to us.)

It'll be swell

Submitted by Catherine DeVine on April 30, 2011 - 6:47pm

Carrboro Day is guaranteed to be great.  The Centennial version is packed with attractions at Town Hall and Town Commons.  Some breakage of tradition was in order for this one -- not flagrant but noticeable.  Check out the full program at carrboroday.com.  

Name calling

Submitted by penny rich on April 30, 2011 - 11:18am

Name calling. Racial slurs. Sexual slurs. Come on Chapel Hill, we are better than that. Save that kind of crap for FOX NEWS. Discussions are always welcome and we certainly should not all agree on every issue, but calling others names or cracking jokes about someones gender, never the way to have a discussion, never. It's a non-starter.

re: Name calling

Submitted by Terri Buckner on May 2, 2011 - 12:58pm

Living in this community is always interesting. For example, name calling here extends way beyond racial and sexual slurs. It often seems that one of the most damning names one can call someone around here is a Republican (and all those variations...conservative, birther, etc.). Personally, I have a strong bias against those who call others liars. Why can't we all just agree that different people have different perspectives and when someone has an opinion or belief that is different from our own, they just think differently....no label attached. Even what one person believes to be 'fact' can be open to interpretation. I hope in the upcoming election and in some of the contentious issues that are coming before our elected officials (Chapel Hill AND Carrboro), we can all take a civility pledge. If someone says something that you find objectionable, tell them so without blaming or accusing. If someone says something that you think is wrong, explain why you believe differently. 

2 weeks until graduation

Submitted by Jake Gellar-Goad on April 30, 2011 - 8:27pm

And I will officially be a Master of Public Administration =)

Congratulations

Submitted by Jason Baker on May 1, 2011 - 2:27pm

Congratulations! Always be sure to read over your resume very carefully. Spell check won't catch it if you accidentally list yourself as being a Master of Pubic Administration. I should share this advice with Orange County's economic development director. Poor guy.

D'oh!

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on May 1, 2011 - 8:34pm

Good catch, Jason. That's not the only copyediting error in his bio, but it's by far the most amusing one. ;-)

Happens all the time

Submitted by Catherine DeVine on May 2, 2011 - 5:18pm

Carrboro Town Hall acquired some pubic art a while back, according to the official press release.  

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Submitted by James Barrett on May 4, 2011 - 7:54am

Ruby, is there a reason comments appear to be turned off on your post about the stakeholders for the comprehensive plan?

My bad

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on May 4, 2011 - 10:49am

Must have been a slip of the mouse! Thanks so much, James. Comments are enabled now.

 
 

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