The Will to Find a Better

This Weekend Smith and Phillips Friday Party Cloudy Middle Schools 47/27 Saturday honor rolls Party Cloudy 47/29 Sunday Clear 49/23 Page 5 carrborocitizen.com DECEMBER 4, 2008 u ol cally owned and operated u Volume II No. xXxVIII Free The will to find a better way by taylor sisk Nicholas Stratas refers to mental His sentiments are echoed by are overcrowded and are losing federal Staff Writer illness as a “fragmenting” problem. mental health advocates throughout funding. The new $138 million facil- Stratas, a Raleigh-based psychia- the state. We’ve suffered, they say, ity in Butner, Central Regional Hospi- trist and former state deputy com- from a lack of leadership and the ab- tal, has just been determined by state Breakdown missioner of mental health, explains sence of a cohesive vision of how to inspectors to be unsafe. And mental that as we become adults, individua- deal with those who are stigmatized health care services are all but nonexis- A series tion takes place – boundaries develop, because of their disease. tent in many areas of the state. In sum, thoughts, feelings and actions are They argue for an approach that the measures promised by House Bill on Mental forged – and we go through a process brings to the table the objectives and 381, the reform legislation passed in of internal integration. We begin to concerns of those with mental illness, 2001 that called for moving the men- form relationships. their families and mental health care tally ill out of state institutions and Health Care But with mental illness, instead professionals – voices that have been into community-based services and for of integration there is fragmentation, inadequately heard for at least three de- those services to be offered by private in NC and that restricts our ability to con- cades. They also argue for a firm com- providers, have failed. nect with other people. Family rela- mitment of resources and money. “Assuming he’s a good man,” says This story is the sixth in a series tionships suffer, and problems often Stratas of Easley, “I’ll say he’s managed about mental health care in North spill over into the wider community. ‘Enormous damage’ by remote control. He’s out of touch. Carolina. To read the previous Consequently, what’s needed is a Last spring, Gov. Mike Easley “This culture of neglect [in the state stories in this series, go to www.carr- unified, community-based approach vowed to fix our mental health care institutions] we’ve read so much about borocitizen.com/main/2008/10/04/ to mental illness. What we have now system by the time he left office. lately begins at the top.” breakdown-series/ in North Carolina is a fragmented ef- But as he transitions out, the system fort, says Stratas. is largely in shambles. State institutions SEE BETTER WAY PAGE 7

Photo by Ken Moore Aldermen Deciduous holly is spectacular against a clear blue sky. support same-sex flora By Ken Moore marriage Spectacular By Susan Dickson deciduous hollies Staff Writer atching the ber- Carrboro —The Carrboro ries of native Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 on deciduous hollies Tuesday to support civil marriage for same-sex couples. become more Board member Jackie Gist pro- spectacular as they posed a resolution of the board’s dropW their leaves has moved support of civil marriage for same- me to declare that I do have sex couples earlier this month in a favorite tree. That is, I have response to California’s Proposition a favorite small tree. It is the 8 and other measures approved by red-berried deciduous holly, Ilex voters in several states prohibiting same-sex marriage. decidua! Though holly fruit are “The Election Day victories by correctly termed drupes, most anti-gay activists in California, Flor- of us call them berries, and this ida, Arizona and Arkansas were a year the deciduous holly berries painful reminder that the gay rights really sparkle. Deciduous holly, a movement still faces many chal- single- or multi-trunk small tree lenges,” the resolution states. “Civil is commonly called possum haw. marriage for same-sex couples must Now who is going to get really include all the benefits commonly bestowed upon opposite-sex cou- Triangle Youth Ballet Photo by Catherine Carter excited about a tree with that ples, including, among other rights, name? I would like to know the health care coverage and related de- story behind that one. cision-making, privileges under im- Common in woods through- Busy holiday weekend ahead migration and naturalization law, out the Piedmont and coastal This weekend is as packed with holiday fun as a School. Saturday’s performance is at 7 p.m., Sunday’s at survivor benefits, inheritance rights plain, this little tree is thought- stocking on Christmas morning. On Friday, Carr- 2 p.m. For tickets, call 932-2676 or get them at Balloons and child custody,” lessly destroyed when forests boro Town Hall will light its Christmas tree. Music and Tunes in Carrboro, Cameron’s at University Mall, Board members said they felt it are thinned or cleared for new and family fun accompanies the tree lighting, which Dance Design at Ram’s Plaza or the Regulator Book- was important to come out in support of gay marriage, despite wide- residential development. Un- takes place at 6 p.m. shop in Durham. On Saturday, The Emerson Waldorf School will fea- And Santa will be at University Mall all weekend spread opposition. like the more easily recognized ture crafts, games, food, music, and even puppet shows, from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and “I’ve had other people ask me evergreen, spiny-leaved Ameri- storytelling and a Holiday pageant, from 10 a.m. to 4 from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For each photo taken with what good does it do for the town can Holly, Ilex opaca, deciduous p.m. The school is at 6211 New Jericho Road. Santa, $1 will be donated to the North Carolina Chil- of Carrboro to come up with a res- hollies are seldom noticed in our On Sunday, Fearrington Village hosts a Holiday dren’s Hospital. olution like this, when really all we local woods. The severe drought Market from noon to 4 p.m. with live music and lo- Also this weekend is the first in the Chatham Stu- can do is squawk?” board member last year caused most of the cal arts and crafts for sale. Shoppers can sip wine and dio Tour series, wherein visitors can meet with artists Lydia Lavelle said. “But that’s what holly berries to shrivel and drop munch chestnuts while they browse. Shoppers are also in their workshops to get a first-hand look at the cre- we do – we squawk.” welcome to donate canned food to the Chatham Out- ative process and to shop for unique gifts. Studios are Mayor Mark Chilton said he’d off. This year’s rains have allowed reach Alliance. open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from noon heard similar questions. the hollies to really shine. On Saturday and Sunday, the Triangle Youth Bal- to 5 p.m. Sunday. Full information, including a map, is You may spot another decidu- let will perform The Nutcracker at Chapel Hill High available at www.chathamstudiotour.com SEE SAME SEX PAGE 7 ous holly, Ilex verticillata, winterberry, a multi-stem large shrub that is common in wet habitats throughout the entire state. Its red berries, though often larger Few bright spots in local unemployment picture and brighter than the berries of its by Margot C. Lester County has been somewhat insulated larger cousin, don’t seem to last Staff Writer from the job losses experienced in jobs watch Our monthly look at the latest unemployment data as long. I believe the birds relish neighboring counties. the flavor of the shrub decidu- “We don’t have a lot of non-gov- CHATHAM CO. Total Labor Force Total Unemployed unemployment Rate ous holly more than the berries Editor’s Note: This story is the ernment business here, so it may seem October 2008 33,131 1,760 5.3% second in a series about jobs and of the small tree species. Unless a negligible by comparison,” says Bra- September 2008 33,008 1,811 5.5% the local economy. If the recession dly Broadwell, director of the county’s October 2007 32,764 1,208 3.7% flock of cedar waxwings or robins has affected you or your business, “de-berry” a deciduous holly tree Economic Development Commission. ORANGE CO. Total Labor Force Total Unemployed unemployment Rate or if you’re working in a green- “But whether it’s sizable or not doesn’t October 2008 67,969 2,763 4.1% in midwinter, those red berries will collar job, please drop a line to matter – everything’s getting hit.” September 2008 67,714 2,869 4.2% hang on into spring. [email protected]. Right now, it’s small businesses October 2007 67,661 2,070 3.1% We might tell your story in an that are beginning to trim headcounts STATEWIDE Total Labor Force Total Unemployed unemployment Rate SEE FLORA PAGE 8 upcoming installment. or close altogether. But with a state October 2008 4.5 million 308,496 6.7% budget shortfall of 5 percent and uni- September 2008 4.7 million 300,308 6.6% inside When the state released October’s versity and local government hiring October 2007 4.5 million 202,597 4.5% unemployment figures just before freezes and furloughs looking immi- Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission Thanksgiving, there was little to give nent, county unemployment rolls are Human Rights Week events thanks for (see chart). The number expected to grow. page 3 of out-of-work North Carolinians “We can’t continue to rely on the But the looming failure of the ing not to lay people off, pulling hours inched closer to 7 percent and local university,” Broadwell asserts. Big 3 automakers and the massive back, but who knows,” she says. Index figures were essentially unchanged. drop in housing starts will inevita- Also unknown at this point: the Unemployment rolls in Orange and Chatham Co. view bly have an impact on employment impact on construction jobs as de- Chatham counties decreased a hair, In Chatham, things have been here. Companies like Performance velopers consider scaling back plans. Music ...... 2 worse. Fibers in Moncure, which makes According to the U.S. Commerce News ...... 3 driven primarily by the retail and service sectors hiring temporary workers “To date, the highest unemploy- polyester fiber for seat belts and tire Department, construction spend- Community ...... 4 ment figure was 5.9 percent in July, cord, and building products manu- ing dropped 1.2 percent in October, Schools ...... 5 for the hoped-for holiday crush. right after Pilgirm’s Pride closed,” says facturers like Moncure Plywood outpacing the 0.9 percent dip ana- Opinion ...... 6

Land & Table ...... 8 Orange Co. view Dianne Reid, president of the Cha- and Olympic Steel (Siler City) are lysts forecast. Classifieds ...... 9 With its largest employer being tham County Economic Develop- likely feeling the pinch. Almanac ...... 10 the State of North Carolina, Orange ment Corporation. “Companies in these sectors are try- SEE JOBS PAGE 3 2 thursday, NOVEMBER 13, 2008 The Carrboro Citizen Music Calendar spotlight

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( We Are A NON-SmOkINg club at the corner of weaver street ~ carrmillmall.com The Carrboro Citizen News Thursday, DECEMBER 4, 2008 3 News Briefs Human Rights Week to honor declaration’s 60th Atwater pleads not guilty The Chapel Hill and Carrboro commu- jazz duo performs, followed by a perfor- Meeting House, “The Richness of Religious nities will celebrate human rights through- mance by Hidden Voices from 1:30 to 3:30 Diversity: A Human Rights Perspective,” Demario James Atwater pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to out the week to honor the 60-year anniver- p.m. From 4 to 6 the topic is racial justice, features panelists offering diverse views. federal carjacking and firearms charges in the slaying of UNC sary of the Universal Declaration of Human and from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. the topic will be Also on Sunday, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Student Body President Eve Carson. Rights, which was presented to the United migrants voices. is “Environmental Justice: The Rogers Atwater, 22, is one of two suspects charged with first-degree Nations on Dec. 9, 1948 and signed by In addition, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Road Struggle” at the Chapel Hill Public murder in connection with the death of Carson. member nations the next day. Homestead Community Center, many Library. Federal authorities could choose to seek the death penalty The weekend kicks off with a day-long speakers and advocates from the area will And from 7 to 9 p.m., see “Local Food, under the charges of carjacking resulting in death and using a series of presentations and performances at discuss labor rights. Sustainability, and Human Rights” at the firearm during a carjacking resulting in death, and have until the Carrboro Century Center on Friday. On Saturday, Scene and Heard Interac- Homestead Community Center, with pan- March 31 to decide. From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. speakers from area tive Theater performs from 1 to 5 p.m. at elists who will discuss these important and Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall announced nonprofits will address the role of their or- the Hargraves Community Center. topical subjects. in August that the state would seek the death penalty against ganizations in promoting and protecting On Sunday, events and lectures continue. For a full schedule or more information, Atwater. The state can’t seek the death penalty against suspect human rights. From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. a From 3 to 5 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Friends see online at humanrightscities.org Laurence Alvin Lovette because he was 17 at the time of the murder. JOBS “Every month this year, we’ve Reid also expects that green- professor of finance at the UNC Rabid cow seen negative job creation,” Chal- collar jobs at “innovative com- Kenan-Flagler Business School. from page 1 lenger says. “Now it’s totaling 1.2 panies that have new products “We should expect unemploy- A cow from a Hillsborough cattle farm tested positive for ra- million jobs lost – and over half of or approaches” will spur employment to get much higher dur- bies Nov. 17 at the State Laboratory of Public Health. those were in the last three months. ment growth. Examples include ing this downturn, but realize The 45-day-old calf was submitted after it mysteriously died. A broader view So it appears to be accelerating.” Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro, that this lags the business cycle. The case was referred to the North Carolina Department of Ag- Also suffering: the bread a producer and seller of biodiesel When things look their worst -- riculture and Consumer Services, which will work with the farm and butter of the RTP. Lenovo A positive view and IBM have begun laying off and biofuel consultancy, or Siler at least according to unemploy- to ensure that precautions are taken with regard to other cattle But lest you think it’s all death, workers (about 150 between City’s Floorazzo, which developed ment figures -- the economy on the farm. destruction and pestilence, there them so far). a sustainable terrazzo tile at less may actually be improving.” So far this year, Orange County Animal Services has received are some bright spots on the local “Nationally, technology has re- cost than the traditional kind. (The But whether we’re at that 121 positive rabies tests. If any possible exposure to a bat, rac- employment scene. corded the highest number of cuts Citizen will explore this sector in critical point or not remains to coon or fox is suspected, call Animal Control at 245-2075 or “I don’t want to use the word since 2005,” says a report from an upcoming installment.) be seen. And most people are call 911. ‘good,’ but times like these have Chicago outplacement firm Chal- just plain nervous. proved to be the stimulus that On the horizon lenger Gray & Christmas. “How long will it last? If I Foushee elected county chair has created viable businesses,” If historical economic trends As of October, tech compa- could answer this with clarity I’d The Orange County Board of Commissioners elected Valerie Broadwell says. So he wouldn’t are right, this year’s sustained nies had cut 51,500 jobs nation- be on the transition team,” Reid Foushee as chair of the board for 2009 on Monday. be surprised to see new businesses job loss could be the dark be- ally. Pharmaceuticals fared only laughs. “There’s not a willingness Foushee has served on the board since 2004 and served as rising from the ashes and creating fore the dawn. slightly better, shedding 36,536 to concede that we have turned the vice chair for 2008. The board elected Mike Nelson as vice chair jobs. “Venture and angel capital “Unemployment is a ‘lagging positions in the same period. corner. It doesn’t seem like confi- for 2009. is still out there. It’s hard to come indicator,’ in that once unemploy- Pharmaceutical company Glax- dence is being restored with any of In addition, the board recognized retiring Commissioner by. But if you’re smart with a good ment is at its peak the economy oSmithKline, which slashed its the proposed solutions. And with Moses Carey, who served on the board for 24 years. New board idea and business model, there’s is usually well into recovery,” ex- sales and R&D head count this the economy, confidence is so in- members Pam Hemminger, Bernadette Pelissier and Steve Yu- not a bad time to start.” plains Ed van Wesep, assistant credibly important.” hasz were sworn in. year, is expected to cut more jobs when it consolidates its head- School board meeting tonight quarters operations to RTP. What else can the government do? Elsewhere in the region, the The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education global financial crisis is prompting With the federales quick to bail – which increases jobs – sooner. a while to clear the bureaucracy meets tonight (Thursday) at 7 at the Chapel Hill Town Hall. North Carolina-based and other out the banks – and maybe the Big “What the government must and, once it does, it’s too late.” Items on the agenda include: Advanced Placement courses for banks to cut positions in branches 3 – it’s only natural to wonder if do to have a positive impact is A faster solution, he says, is to Carrboro High School students, animals in schools, access to and operation centers. the fine folks in Washington will ‘shock’ demand,” explains Ed van provide cash directly to those who high school thematic academies, state reversion of funds and “That’s where the storm came bail out the jobless. Don’t hold Wesep, assistant professor of fi- will spend it, like state govern- new course proposals. ashore – finance, housing con- your breath. Short of extending nance at the UNC Kenan-Flagler ments and less-wealthy individu- struction, banking,” says jobs ex- unemployment benefits (which Business School. als. That could come in the form pert and Challenger CEO John they’ve already done), legislators One way to do that is through of tax cuts and rebates. Challenger. can’t to do much to ease the direct infrastructure projects, as pro- Though the Obama-Biden And there’s the retail sector, pain of being unemployed. posed by former Secretary of campaign promised middle-class which hired the fewest number But they can do something. Labor Robert Reich and the tax cuts and the quick repeal of of seasonal works since 1991. Al- President-elect Barack Obama president-elect, who last week an- President George W. Bush’s tax though preliminary Black Friday proposed last week to invest $150 nounced a massive $25 million cuts for the wealthy, no firm plans how to reach us and Cyber Monday sales figures billion in technology develop- road and school-repair program. for putting cash in the hands of The Carrboro Citizen 942-2100 (phone) were slightly better than expect- ment and job creation over the “This is a good time to invest, those who need it most have been P.O. Box 248 942-2195 (FAX) ed, Challenger expects non-sea- next decade. And there are more given the state of the construction announced. Stay tuned. Carrboro, NC 27510 sonal workers to begin to get pink immediate things the govern- industry,” Van Wesep says, but a — Margot C. Lester slips in early 2009 unless holiday ment can do to increase demand program like this “usually takes EDITORIAL sales are unexpectedly brisk. [email protected]

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CCjoychoc2x10.indd 1 11/26/08 2:26:39 PM 4 Thursday, DECEMBER 4, 2008 Community The Carrboro Citizen Community Briefs Community Calendar CHS play debuts Special Events Holiday Shopping in Hillsbor- Triangle Stardusters Ballroom Orange County Rape Crisis Carrboro Cybrary Benefit ough— Holiday shopping and Dance — Second Saturdays, 8- Support Group— A support The Carrboro High School Drama Department will present Night — Dec. 4, 5-9pm. Sales events www.holidaysinhillsborough. 11pm. Fred Astaire Dance Studio. group for survivors of childhood She Stoops to Conquer tonight, Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. benefit the Carrboro Cybrary. Ten com 24702 Garrett Road, Durham. $7 sexual abuse will begin in Jan 2009. at Culbreth Middle School. The play is a romantic comedy by Thousand Villlages in Eastgate. members, $12 guests. Couples and Group limited to eight participants. the Irish author Oliver Goldsmith. singles welcome. 942-7232 Screenings will take place through Chatham Studio Tour — Dec. For reservations, email [email protected]. For more mid-December. Contact 968-4647 6-7, 13-14. Visit with artists in their information, call Brett Stegall at 918-2200, ext. 25088. Faith or email [email protected] for workspaces. chathamstudiotour.com Advent Lutheran — 9am information. Orchestra fundraiser Daniel Boone Merchants Asso- Bible study classes for all ages, ciation Christmas Crafts Show 10:30am worship service. Advent Kids The Chapel Hill High School Orchestra will hold a tea/raffle — Dec. 6-7. Bring a can of food to Holiday Boutique, Nov. 8, 9am- Toddler Time — Thursdays, 4pm. basket fundraiser on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Extraordinary benefitO CIM Samaritan Relief Food 1pm. 230 Erwin Road. 968-7680. Carrboro Branch Library. 969-3006 Ventures on South Elliott Road. Pantry. Big Barn Convention Center adventlutheranch.org Preschool Story Time — Sat- The event will feature music, refreshments and raffle-basket off Old Hwy 86 in Hillsborough. prizes. Raffle tickets are $2 each, available from any Chapel Hill Buddhist Teachings and urdays, 10:30am. Carrboro Branch Tree Benefit — Dec. 6. NC- Meditation — Wednesdays, Library. 969-3006 High Orchestra member. Prizes include UNC basketball tickets, grown Christmas trees and wreaths 7-8:30pm. With ordained monk Express Yourself! — Saturdays, local restaurant gift certificates, a three-day cruise and more. sold, proceeds benefit a Chatham and resident teacher Gen Kelsang Tickets for the event are $8 for adults and $5 for students. 10:45-11:15am, 11:30am-noon. County College Fund for Chatham Katherine Ladd will take part in the Tilopa. The Kosala Mahayana Art program for ages 3-8 & their For more information or to buy tickets, contact Beth Teague at students. Preorder trees at Chatham Artists’ Guild studio tour Buddhist center teaches traditional [email protected] caregivers. Kidzu Children’s Mu- bynumfrontporch.googlepages.com this weekend and next. Kadampa Buddhist practice. 711 seum, 105 E. Franklin St. 933-1455, Art tribute Holiday Faire — Dec. 6, 10am- W. Rosemary St. 619-5736, www. kidzuchildrensmuseum.org $2 4pm. Fun, games, and gifts. Emerson Dance meditationinchapelhill.org Chapel Hill resident Sharon Stevens will create the final piece Waldorf School, 6211 New Jericho NC Squares— Dec. 13, 8-11pm Discovering Buddhism: How Literary of art in a yearlong tribute to her mother and post it to her web- Road, Chapel Hill. 967-1858, www. Lesson at 7:30pm, $7/$5 students. to Meditate — Mondays, 7pm. Twilight — Dec. 11, 7pm. The site on Dec. 18. emersonwaldorf.org at Pleasant Green Community Cen- Kadampa Center for the Practice of Movie/Book Club discusses the film Stevens launched ArtforMyMom.com to honor her mother, St. Matthew’s Festival of the ter, Durham. www.ncsquares.com Tibetan Buddhism, 5412 Etta Burke and the Stephanie Meyer novel. Ct., Raleigh. www.kadampa-center. Carrboro Cybrary. 918-7387, www. who died from breast cancer in 2007. She has created an original Society Tree — Dec. 6, 10am- Contra — Dec. 12, 7:30-11pm. Tri- org co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary piece of art to post to the site every day since Dec. 19, 2007. 5pm; Dec. 7 1-5pm. Handmade angle Country Dancers present the The proceeds from each piece of art sold through the site will items for sale, carols and more. Morrison Brothers with caller Adina Meditation Practices of Tibet- Meet the Author Tea — Dec. go to The ArtsCenter, Susan G. Komen for the Cure-NC Tri- Proceeds benefit charity. www. Gordon. Carrboro Century Center. an Buddhism: Shinay, Tonglen 19, 3:30pm, Presenting Louise angle Affiliate, Chapel Hill Service League, Appalachian Trail stmatthewshillsborough.org $7-9, www.tcdancers.org and Deity Practice — Wednes- Hawes, author of Black Pearls: A Conservancy and CARE. days, 7:30-9pm. Through November. Faerie Strand. A haunted re-imagin- Corks for Kids NC — Dec. 7, Contra — Dec. 19, 7:30pm. Music 968-9426, www.piedmonktc.org ing of classic fairy tales. Chapel Hill 6:30pm. Champagne dinner at by the Donnybrook Lads. Carrboro CHHS holiday concerts me Food & Beverage. $75/person Public Library. 968-2780 Ac Century Center. 967-9948. www. Film Chapel Hill High School students will perform a number of plus tax and gratutity. Group seating csda-dance.org $8 Books Sandwiched— Meets first 4-8 people. Reservations 968-1884. Gatewood: Facing the White Wednesday of most months at 11am holiday concerts in December: Contra — Dec. 26, 7:30-11pm. Canvas — 7pm, Dec. 9. Documen- • the Jazz Combos, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m.; corksforkidsnc.com in the conference room of The Cha- Triangle Country Dancers present taries about artists Maud Gatewood pel Hill Public Library. 968-2780 • the ninth-grade concert band, symphonic band and percus- Sunday Afternoons at the Bob Head, Mara Shea and others and Mary Paulsen. The General sion ensemble, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m.; Seymour Center — Dec. 7, 3pm. with caller David McMullen. $7-9. Store Café. Dinner available. $3-5. Political Carol Woods Jazz Combo presents • the orchestra, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m.; and www.tcdancers.org www.chathamarts.org Forum on the economy and Dixieland tunes with guest Foster • the chorus, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The Chocolate Factory — Jan. bailouts — Dec. 4, 7pm. Guest Owen on banjo. Seymour Center, Community Cinema — Second All of the concerts will be held in the Hanes Theater at Cha- 17, 2 and 6pm. Studio A Dancers speaker, Scott A Weir. Chapel Hill Chapel Hill. Thursdays at 7pm. Films document- pel Hill High. Admission is free for the Jazz Combos and band present an adaptation of Charlie and Public Library, Email southplumb@ Youth Concert — Dec. 13, ing social issues. Monthly screenings concerts, and $6 for adults and $3 for students for the orchestra the Chocolate Factory. East Chapel gmail.com for directions. 5pm. Piedmont Youth Orchestra of Independent Lens episodes at and chorus concerts. Hill High Auditorium. $5, tickets presents string ensemble concert at Open Eye Cafe, followed by panel available www.dancecentre.net/blog discussions. Volunteers Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 300 RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program Ballroom — Fourth and fifth Rosemary St in Chapel Hill. Free. Health & Wellness — Seeks volunteers to match other 942-5010. Thursdays, 7-9:30pm. Seymour Se- Noticias en breve Cancer support — Weekly volunteers with opportunities for Holiday 5k and Family Fun Run nior Center, 2551 Homestead Road, support free of charge for public service. 968-2056 — Dec. 14, 2pm, registration at Chapel Hill. 968-2070. $2 Fiestas de las casas y los sitios históricos cancer patients and family. www. Meals on Wheels — Seeks noon. Proceeds benefit the Chapel Carrboro DanceJam — First en Hillsborough el domingo el cornucopiahouse.org volunteers to deliver meals and/or Para empezar la temporada Hill Senior League. T-shirts for 400 Fridays. Free-style dance. Balanced 7 de diciembre, 1-7p.m, para bake simple desserts for recipients de fiestas hay desfiles y otras racers, face painting, refreshments Movement Studio, 304 W. Weaver The Compassionate Friends: novedad puede pasar por la ciu- in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. actividades. Desfile de Hill- and arts and crafts. Registration and St, upstairs. 968-8776 Self-help support after the dad en carruaje por $5 hasta las death of a child — Third Mon- 942-2948 sborough: el sábado, el 6 de information www.sv5k.com Havana Nights — First and third 4p.m., para más información days, 7-8:30pm. Free and open to all English as a Second Language diciembre a las 3p.m., después Nightlight Arts & Crafts Fair Thursdays, 10pm. Cuban Salsa. llame al 732-8156. Escuchen adults grieving the loss of a child or Conversation Club — Seeks se iluminan al árbol navideño. — Dec. 21, 2-6pm. All artists Mansion 462, 462 W. Franklin St. cuentos y canten música apropi- sibling. Evergreen United Methodist volunteers to talk with groups of Desfile de Durham: el sábado, invited to sell works. Submissions of 967-7913, www.mansion462.net ada para la temporada en la bib- Church. 967-3221, chapelhilltcf.org international students Fridays from el 6 de diciembre a las 4p.m., description, website links and photos lioteca Wilson de UNC, gratis, Salsa/Mambo — Third Saturdays, noon-2pm. University Methodist música de 2-4p.m. en el plaza due Dec. 7. nightlightinfo@gmail. WomanHeart — Fourth Thurs- el jueves, el 11 de diciembre a las lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. Fred Church on Franklin Street. 967-1448, CCB, 5.30p.m. se iluminan com, www.nightlightclub.com days, 12:30-2pm. The national coali- 5p.m. Y hasta enero disfrute de Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett tion for Women with Heart Disease [email protected] al árbol navideño. Desfile de Pittsboro First Sundays — 12- diferentes actividades del pro- Road, Durham. salsa_4u2@yahoo. Support Group is free and open to Chapel Hill-Carrboro: El do- 4pm. Food, arts and crafts and grama “los doce días de Navi- com, 358-4201, $7 any woman with any form of heart mingo, el 13 de diciembre, a las music on Hillsboro Street. 260-9725, dad” en el Carolina Inn, unos disease. 403 W. Weaver St. WH- 10 a.m. pittsboroshops.com actividades gratis, otros con [email protected] Otras actividades de la tem- costo, informes al 918-2711. porada incluyen el tour gratuita Comentarios y preguntas al [email protected] Do you have anything for one of our calendars? Send your submissions to [email protected]

super crossword ONCE IS ENOUGH CitizenCryptoquote By Martin Brody pets of the week For example, YAPHCYAPLM is WORDSWORTH. One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for the two O’s, Y for the two W’s, etc.. Apostrophes, Paws4Ever — Hey, I’m Sweetness! I may have been a human girl punctuation, the length and formation of the words are all hints. in another life, “What is Fun?” because I love to play and P R Z A O O L O P A F G T cuddle with my Barbie doll and X Z K G T K J P C O K E M keep myself N Z F M O R J P G W F J R P J lookin’ pretty. I am looking W Y X Z I Y E F Y R F I P for an inside- only home to I K I R L - J K V T F G G P A treat me like a spoiled princess J O R F I J N K E M J P J K R and who lets my Barbie T F O J F Y R F I I K E T K E M come too! Come see me at Pets4Ever, 6311 Nicks Road, Mebane, or call 304-2300. You can also go online at www.animalprotectionsociety.org P J W P G G M A O O E N F A W. ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES — Meet Queen Lucy! - C K G G H P Y M Z P E If you are looking for a

Find the answer in the puzzle answer section. laid-back girl who is easy to please, look no further! She is a 2-year-old tortie who is as loving as she is beautiful. This relaxed girl will make an excellent member of almost any family! Stop by Orange County’s Animal Shelter, 1081 MLK Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill or call 919-967-7383. You can also see her online at www.co.orange. nc.us/animalservices/ adoption.asp. The Carrboro Citizen Schools Thursday, DECEMBER 4, 2008 5 Smith and Phillips Middle Schools honor rolls

Phillips 6th Grade - A Donnelly, Sarah, Dwyer, Kyle Eng, Phillips 8th Grade - AB Daniel Lee, William Lee, Jennifer Liu, Smith 8th Grade - A Neeshell Bradley-Lewis, Koren Brav, Sarah Fordham, Madeline Futch, Nadia Agourram, Luke Arlotto, Khari Elijah Long, Tristan Lucero, Lianna, Ashley Amodei, Norman Archer, Derek Brown, Bennett Byerley, Elianna, Goldstein, Ori Hashmonay, Battle, Ayelet Benhar, Jon, Beyle, Malawski, Sophie Manik, Justin Mayo, Salomon Ariza, Jane, Barnett- Catherine Byrd, Zoe Cantu-Backhaus, George Hito, Meghana Holegadde, Mary Bunch, Jazmine Carver, Jia Lauren McCrae, Amal, McKenzie, Lawrence, Gayane Baziyants, Delaney Eunice Hong, Amber Johnson, Sam Mackenzie Melton, Lily Newton, Vendi Chapel Hill-Carrboro Kelly Carey-Ewend, Charles, Caron, Chen, Matthew Cocca, Ellen Cohn, Beals, Erin Binnie, Heather Binnie, Jane Carsey, Matthew Carson, Annie Killenberg, Goeun Kim, Ayaka, Ben Cole, Kelsi Cornell, Taylor Daly, Pavic, Moo Kho, Paw, Daniel Pearce, Katherine Boyd, Philip Bozarth, School Lunch Menus Carter, Lara Chapman, Jiyu Cheong, Kitamura, Danielle Liu, Nicolas Mathey- Aneeta, Dasgupta, Amanda DeMasi, Cole Peterson, Lucas Prata, Jacob Nicole Chang, Joy Chen, Willa Chen, Donghun Cho, Jordan Cho, Samantha Andrews, Kayla Miron, Grant Molnar, Bailey DeMuth, Ryan Dulude, Averyl, Pudik, Sophia Pudik, Chiara Racioppi, Zitianyuan Chen, Julia Chianese, Dec 5 — 11 Clement, Rachel, Cohn, Eleanor Cook, Hongqian Niu, Nicholas Nobles, Koya Edwards, Brandon Freeman, Richard Martina Racioppi, McKenzie Ramsey, Griffin, Clymore-Greene,A ndrew Brian Daaleman, Ariel Dale, Aatia Osada, Taylor, Peterson, Perry Ramsey, Fu, Matthew Futch, Stephen, Hahn, Jackson Rich, Tyler Roush, Timothy Cohen, Danielle Cohen, Carly Davison, Yize Dong, Ben Edwards, Ted Resler, Corey Risinger, Sidney Mohammed Hedadji, Alyssa Hogan, Schleich, Mouhamadou Seck, William Collette, David Collman, Max DeJong, Elementary Elizabeth Ferguson, Ilana Fried, Grace, Shank, Margot Sherman-Jollis, William Dalton Hogue, Maxwell, Howes, Karen Sharpless, Antoine Sieredzki, Hannah Kenan Dudley, Samuela Fernandes, Friday — spaghetti and Gelpi, Annabella Gong, Elizabeth Snoeyink, Lauren Swers, Meagan, Hu, Harley Humphrey, Shee-Hwan Smith, Aminah, Street, Hannah Molly Frank, Ariadne Frisby, Eleanor Graham, Anna Griffin, Tanisha, Gupta, Trabert, Zach Urban, Maya Weinberg, Hwang, Sarah Jensen, Shiho Kawano, Strickland, Abhinav Swaminathan, Funkhouser, Arun Ganesh, Jessica meat sauce with garlic Sara Haji-Rahim, Aoife Harer, Duncan Yuyang Yang, Jingyi Zhang, Isabella Madison Kearney, Alexander Kelly, Brandon Ta, Logan Tisch, Nicholas Gao, Zijing Gao, Scott Graves, Wesley bread, corn dog, California Hemminger, James, Jennings, Elizabeth Zuco Katherine, Kennihan, Patrick Kiley, Hae Tocci, Austin Turner, Dominic Van Guo, Kevin, Hernandez, Ye Htut, mixed vegetables, sweet yel- Jensen, Danielle Katz, Kelly Kim, Sung Phillips 7th Grade - AB Chan Kim, Tae Yup Kim, Blair, Lamason, Houtven, Matthew Walters, Kevin Fan Huang, Riley Hutchison, Zachary Kim, Yong-hun Kim, Michael Krantz, Deborah Lawrence, Corentin Le Hir Wang, Grant Warren, Abigail Weaver, Jansen, Bria Johnson, Kahdohmoo low corn, banana pudding Mathew Abraham, James Allen, Nathaniel Wells, Andrew Whang, Monday Jacob Krzyzewski, Josh Lai, Mangza Taiesha Alston, Karianne Askevold, de Fallois, Kevin Lee, Simone Leiro, Juelah, Sarah Kalkowski, Jin Young — hamburger on Lal, Felicie Le Hir de Fallois, Kristen Sanhniang Lianmawi, Andy Liu, Austin Ashleigh Wilkinson, Jeffrey, Williams, Kang, Timofey Karginov, Lauren Katz, Naveed Bajpai, Elizabeth Baldwin, Peter Williams, Margaret Yang, Miranda a bun with lettuce and to- MacClennan, Ethan Malawsky, Aninda Dylan Bedell, Heba Bhat, SofiaB ossut, Liu, Shelby, Major, Samuel Miner, Galen Kirkpatrick, Elijah Lee, Isabelle Manocha, Reina Matsuura, Carina Troy Mitchell, Patrick Nanry, Rachel, Young, Naeim, Zarei Esfand abadi, Lee, Nathan Lee, Amanda Lohmann, mato, fish sticks, tater tots, Ian Breakfield, JazzB rowning, Nash Zongda Zheng peas and carrots, fresh apple McDermed, Eleanor Meshnick, Leah Carey-Ewend, Leif Carlisle, Melissa Peltzer, Baxter Perkins, Evan Philpot, Jennifer Lyu, Hunter, Mackman, Julie Meshnick, Andrew Monroe, Hyung Anna Quercia-Thomas, Noam Raveh, Smith 7th Grade - A Mao, Michelle Mao, Sarah McAdams, halves Carroll, Khalil Chambers, Rohil Kyun Nah, Shannon Nanry, Laura Chekuri, Hyeon Young Cho, Martin Jacob Rovner, Kendall Schenck, Sarah Natasha Anbalagan, Andrew Antony, Danielle, McDowell, Kevin Mercer, Tuesday — three cheese Naylor, Yvonne Nelson, Kaitlyn Nevin, Cho, Andrew Clary, Joseph Cooke, Schroeder, Caitlin Scurria, Tyler Shull, Ernest Appiah, Catherine, Bahner, Haruka Nakamura, Brian O’Donnell, baked rotini with garlic Calvin Newman, Sara Owre, Amos Charlotte Costenoble, Paige Craven, Logan Sit, Noble Smith, Milica, Stanisic, Lior Bar-Yosef, Colin Bergey, Ashwin Conner Parkinson, Vivien Phan, bread, chicken fajitas with Pomp, Ana Radulescu, Zoe Redfield, Bessy Cruz-Martinez, Wanjing Cui, Maliyah Tan, Abbey Underwood, Bhargava, Timothy, Bogan, Natalie Arjun Raghavan, Bradley Randall, Dustin Rizzieri, Tyler Rizzieri, Maria- Ziyue Dai, Natalie De La Varre, Katharine Vancil, Luka, Vujaskovic, Joyce Bulik-Sullivan, Robert Byerly, Joseph Samuel Roach, Frank Roscigno, Shane salsa and sour cream, “Fun Vero’nica Rojas, Alejandra Samano, Karima Dean, Samuel Dunson, Melissa Wang, Robert Whitfield,A lexandra Carlstein, Christofer Chang, Yuqing Sater, Charles Sellers, Param Sidhu, on the Run,” vegetable rice, Hannah Schanzer, Ben Senior, Megan Fee, Anne George, Joshua George, Willcox, Amber Wright, Stephen Chen, Rania Choukaili, Lucas Christy, Audra Slosek, Julia Snyder, Brooke steamed broccoli, chilled Serody, Andrew Shon, Emily Shull, Rebecca, Goldman, Ben Goldstein, Yan, Fengyang Zhao, Zhongshan Zhu, Cruz Collazo, William Collins, Sobolewski, Brian Stanton, Caleb Stern, Karen Siderovski, Leah Simon, Christian Kathryn Griffin, Geni Gualtieri, Fengru, Michelle Zong Mitchell Dougall, Andrew Foster, Quentin Taylor, Tessa Ter Horst, Tyler peaches Slack, Morgan Smith, Rourke Therrien, Tran, Xingchen Wang, Elle Weeks, Wednesday Guo, Carly Hendricks, Charles Higgins, Smith 6th Grade - A Sarah Gamcsik, Eli Grobin, Rachael — chicken Jeremy, Toda-Ambaras, Sarah Towne, Denby Holloman, Grant, Holub- Guan, Madison Gunning, Karl, Hill Caroline Werk, Katherine, Whang, Carla Troconis-Garrido, Irene Wallen, Connor Albrecht, Emily Alexander, Emma Williams, Maria Yao, Alexa patty sandwich, baked po- Moorman, Justine Hornquist, Jeremy Hannah Barlow, Alexander Chang, IV, Pranay Imandi, Carey Kauffman, Tianyi Wang, Blaise Whitesell, Michael Hubbard, Cara Leah, Hutto, Kenya Raveena Kshatriya, Alisha Lee, Anna Young, Alexander Youngman tato with meat, cheese and Wohl, John Worster, Pei-Hsuan Wu, Juliann Cho, Jason Choe, Won Keun wheat roll, traditional mixed Inoue, Alison Janssen, Seung Jin Kim, Choi, Evelyn Conrad, Cameron, Linker, Helen Lo, Brian Mack, Ginna Smith 8th Grade - AB Darryl Yan, Taisuke Yasuda, Bijan Adam Krakow, Hannah Kraut, Jonah Manzanares, Mak’Da McCornick, vegetables, chilled pineapple, Zakerin, Yusheng Zhang Daddis, Mark DeVito, Ondrej Drobny, Gabrielle Abrams, Ranjitha Ananthan, Krolik, Harrison Krome, Alexander Juliana Dunn, Peter, Evans-Digre, Jessica Georgia McCoy, Katherine Mimmack, Kyaw Aung, SoeSanda Aung, Santiago chocolate pudding Phillips 6th Grade - AB LaBranche, Vincent Lai, Catherine Feng, Heather Fowler, Sidney Fox, Elisa, Nina Muller, Jessica Nolting, Cruz Betancur, Megan Blunden, Arianna Thursday — baked bbq Addison Agatucci, Alexandria Ariosto, Linsley, Collin MacClennan, Jason Mao, Frazier, Buotian Gao, Grace Gollmar, Nunez, Izumi Osawa, Juno Park, Jessica Brown, Haley, Bumgardner, Alexander chicken with wheat roll, Christopher Baldino, Iyin, Battle, Tyler Liam McCullough, Quincy McDuffie, Aditi Goyal, Sunjeev, Gururangan, Pei, Stephanie Peres-da-Silva, Kayley Burton, Zoe Caira, Raymond Caraher, Bauguess, John Bauman, Jones Bell, Isabella Mezzatesta, Kristin, Mitchell, Maysa Guthrie, Alex Haggis, Noah Peters, Samuel Pruden, Gabrielle Pura, Aye, Chan, Matthew Christy, David ham and cheese melt, “Fun Grace Booher, Aniya Bourne, Lindsay Kiyoko Mizuno, James Morecraft, Hartzell-Jordan, Ariella Hirsch, Bradley Alyson Schwartz, Jackson Scroggs, Daaka, Alanna Dai, Katarina deLima, on the Run,” baked beans, Brecheisen, Emily Breeden, Nicholas, Rachel Musson, Oliver, Newland, Tatra Hoffmann, Jonathan Jang, Jonathon Christina, Shaban, Madeleine Shaw, Matthew Dominguez, Alex Duncan, collard greens, fresh grapes Brownstein, Gabrielle Cappelleti, Pathirathna, Madeleine Pearce, Jeffrey Jansen, Jacob Kagan, Na’im Kalantar, Amanda Sjoelin, Stefan Steiner, Yujia, Shirley Duquene, Janine Eduljee, Ji Sun Choi, Devin Collins, Kathryn Perkins, Abigail Phillips, Diana Philpot, Min Seok Kim, Taeyoung Kim, Parker, Sun, Raghav Swaminathan, Anna Tsui, Margaret Evans, Samuel Freedberg, Cubrilovic, Walter Daniels, Joshua Andrew Pommersheim, Michael, Larson, Maeve Lavelle, Hyung Jun Tyne Tyson, Claire Weintraub, Keita Michael David Frost, Tanner, Gardner, Middle & High Fielder, Grace Frost, Carl-Emmanuel Ruch, Christian Saca, Kirsten Schulz, Lee, Addy Liu, Caroline Liu, Claire Yokoyama, Katherine Zeng, Anna Andrew Grant, Thomas Greer, Friday — pork rib-b-q on Fulghieri, Andrew Gaddy, Dong Jin Jasmine Sessions, Hyung Sub Sim, Mackman, Morgan Mann, Elise Matera, Zhang, Christopher Zhen, Paul Zuo Evan Grosskurth, Adam, Hamilton, Ha, Sierra, Harrison, Zoe Hazerjian, Joseph Smigla, Anshul Subramanya, Sarah McMahon, Ayaka, Okamura, Smith 7th Grade - AB Mercedes Hoffmeyer, Adrianna a bun, macaroni and cheese Meena, Surapaneni, Adam Tobias, Kylie Cameron Hodson, Ian Hopkins, Vatsal Parikh, Aaron Persons, Maiya Maria Ariza-Rodriguez, Samuel Howard, Amelia Howerton, Zhen Hu, with wheat roll, traditional Timothy, Humphrey, Matthew Juel, Truckner, Farzona Usmanova, Daniel Peterson, Rohan, Reddy, Callan Riek, Katarina Hudnall, Samantha Johnson, Veneziano, Ambika Viswanathan, Arneson, Zunzun Aung, Jack Bell, mixed vegetables, chilled Madison Kendall, Sang-Hyun Kim, Leah Scroggs, Shoshana Segal-Miller, LuthfiB ustillos, Shelby Casabura, Erik Johnston, Zoe, Kagan, Alexandra Allison, Kreidt, Vinay Kshirsagar, Hunter Walker, Mary, Whortan, Amon Kristin Shannon, Blaire Sobolewski, Kelly, Won Jin Ko, Zoe Kofodimos, pineapple tidbits, fresh apple Williams, Emily Wu, Jeffrey Zhou Markell Corwin, Virginia, Crisp, Kendall Monday — beef and cheese Amanda Lay, Katherine Ledson, Changhyeon Son, Allison, Spindler, Cunningham, Elora Dash, Rai-Jhan Suryanaren, Kummarapurugu, Kevin Kaiya, Lewis-Marlow, Jong Bin Lim, Phillips 8th Grade - 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AB Kirsch, Brian Lee, Elliot Lee, Diego, Hayley Nestor, Brittany Newby, bun, chicken tetrazzini with Nodelman, Nicholas Padilla, Michael Jiang, Sarah Jones, Anne, Kelley, Austen Lewis, Anna Li, Jing Chun Li, Jeremy Nicholas Pischak, Soren Rademacher, Paladin-Fernandez, Richard Paladin- Shanice Alston, Graham Austin, Viridiana, Ramos-Renteria, Brendan wheat roll, coleslaw, green Kelly, William Krakow, Amy Lee, Yuyi Shelby Boast, Burhan Bustillos, Lin, Kiara Luna, Treasa, McDonald, Fernandez, Justin, Patzer, Adam Perry, Li, Sandhya, Mahadevan, Albert Mak, Anna Mee, Oriana Messer, Owen Reilly, Maggie Respass, Mikko, Rich- beans, chilled pears Elle Richardson, Angela Royo-Romero, Bennet Caraher, Matthew Carpenter, Voorhees, Nina Rodriguez, William Margaret Meshnick, Radu Mitran, Jeffrey Chen, Lydia Chitwood, Sakiko O’Hare, Marc Ordronneau, Daniel Wednesday — meatball Dane, Simon, Aydan Smith, Chang Justin, Morrell, Fiona Nelson, Calum Parks, Erin Peck, Linda Pereira, Jack Rosenberg, Jeimy, Salazar Martinez, Hyun Sohn, Margaret Spencer, Deon, Chubachi, Steven Clemens, Leon Thea Lah Say, Luke Sears, Eh Moo Dah sub, sweet and sour chicken O’Mara, Laura Ornelas, Nina Pande, Copeland, Kevin Coronado, Paige Pruden, Andrea, Ramirez-Rubio, Stanley, Arnav Subramanya, Ryan Dylan Peterson, Arthur Pommersheim, Andres Salazar, Rachel Samuelson, Sein, Luke Shaw, Kendall Simms, Juan over rice, brown rice pilaf, Sullivan, Erin Summers, Hao Tang, Katie Covington, James Crisp IV, Everett Solorzano-Ariza, Davis Tanui, Alexa Vishwas Rao, Vismita Rao, Peter Dang, Rashid Davis, Anabelle Durham, Irving Sandoval, Benjamin Sawin, asian mixed vegetables, fresh Toles, Spalding Vance, Emily Wilkins, Rathmell, Jacob Reed, Maria-Adriana Nikhil Shankar, Noah Shofer, Arvind, Vasquez, Erandi Villa, Laura Voyce, Tomas Woodall-Posada, Chase Yuan, Robert Edoukou, Henry Farmer, Lucas Voyvodic-Casabo, Alexander banana Rojas, Helen Rosen, Kathryn Smigla, Benjamin Fisher, Sandeep Gill, Kevin Sivashanmugam, Aaron Smith, Connor Thursday — fried chicken Amanda Zeldin, Tian Chang Zhang, Casey Smith, Elsa Steiner, Hayley Smith, Eleanor Smith, Jamella Smith, Werden, Nicholas Williams, Charles Wen Tao Zhang, Eric Zhou Graves, Caitlin Hanks, Haley Hansen, Woldorff, Ronald, Woloszczuk, Jackson with wheat roll, mozzarella Stratton, Sophie To, Yu Wang, Jillian Emery, Harwell, Margaret Hassel, Benjamin Smoots, Caroline Stanton, Phillips 7th Grade - 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100 West Main st., Carrboro Debit 919-942-2196 ( Mon-sat 9am-6pm & EBT Credit Programs for Part-time Students | Conference Center | Professional Development and Enrichment Programs Support your local advertiser. 6 Thursday, DECEMBER 4, 2008 Opinion The Carrboro Citizen for the record letters Self-evident Book Local Jimmy Carter has often remarked that “America We’ve heard the term Buy Lo- did not invent human rights, human rights invented cal, but what about Book Local? America.” In the best of times, the Cha- That shouldn’t be all that difficult to remember, but pel Hill/Orange County Visitors sometimes amid all the bunting and flag-waving we Center dedicates itself to bringing forget just what drove this country’s imperfect collec- outsiders in, encouraging the kind tion of founders to attempt to form that more perfect of tourism that benefits all of us union. in myriad ways, from keeping our At their core, human rights are truths. Truths that businesses alive to feathering our are succinct, beautiful and, in too many places and tax base. But these aren’t the best for too many people, illusive. of times, and so we find ourselves This week, North Carolinians are celebrating two going at our job from the other milestones in the development of human rights — the side of the curtain: encouraging anniversary of North Carolina’s ratification of the the insiders not to go out. Bill of Rights and the adoption 60 years ago of the When we locals take our edu- Universal Declaration of Human Rights. cational events, our government We trust you’ve had an opportunity to familiarize meetings, our weddings or bar yourself with the Bill of Rights. Not so familiar to mitzvahs outside of Orange Coun- most people is the Universal Declaration, which was ty we’re essentially robbing our- adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on selves. It hurts the local economy Dec. 10, 1948. in the same way it does when we Drafted by Canadian John Peters Humphrey and don’t buy local: our taxes end up a host of representatives of other lands, as well as in another municipality and our Eleanor Roosevelt, the 30 articles contained in the standard of living is directly af- document have that loud ring powerful truths tend to fected. Many of our grocery stores project: sell produce grown by local farm- Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a Turning the tide for black students ers, and we all understand how person before the law. (Article 6) we benefit by purchasing it: it’s No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, deten- neil pedersen Earlier in November, the state finally released our fresher, usually organic, hauled tion or exile. (Article 9) district’s reading scores for grades 3-8 for the 2007- in from five miles away instead Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly In the course of three months, Chapel Hill High 08 school year. The reading tests had been made of five hundred, which means less and association. (Article 20) School has lost two African-American male students, much more rigorous and the standard for proficien- gas consumed, less pollution - and Everyone has the right to take part in the government Atlas Fraley and Rodney Torain Jr. These were two cy raised. African-American reading scores declined we’re supporting our own. of his country, directly or through freely chosen represen- young men who had defied the odds for African- from an 81 percent proficiency rate in 2006-07 to Bring this same perspective tatives. (Article 21) American males, who were successful students at Cha- a rate of 39 percent last year. The rate for African- to the other businesses that are Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cul- pel Hill High School and who were preparing them- American males was 35.6 percent. owned and operated in Orange tural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share selves to be student-athletes at major universities. They With the raising of standards, we’ve been given County. Have your Stay-cation in scientific advancement and its benefits. (Article 27) had supportive immediate and extended families who a new challenge, and we must meet it head on. Our here. Orange County has some- Reading through the declaration, it is hard not to helped them to stay focused and to develop values and strategies are in place: a balanced literacy program thing for everybody, after all, and reflect on how un-universally these rights are distrib- character that would have served them well in their supported by literacy coaches in every elementary in these harsh economic times ev- uted throughout the planet and how much backslid- adult years. school; prevention and intervention strategies and erybody needs everybody. From ing there’s been even here in the shining city on a hill. African-American males are an endangered popu- support systems for struggling students; the use of the doorman at the Siena Hotel This week, there are dozens of commemorations, lation in the United States. Fewer than half graduate research-based, high-yield and culturally relevant to the service staff at Carolina speeches and performances to remind us of the decla- from our nation’s high schools. Young African-Ameri- instructional practices; professional learning com- Inn to every clerk and cook on ration’s milestone and our obligations toward one an- can males are as likely to be imprisoned as to be found munities in which teachers collaborate to support Weaver and Main Streets, we’re as other to preserve and protect these rights (see schedule on a college campus. According to [education consul- and inform each other; the effective use of technolo- interdependent as the threads on on page 3). Among the events is a special performance tant] Michael Wynn, only three out of every 100 Afri- gy; positive behavior support systems; collaboration a spider’s web. We’re a team, no by Scene and Heard Interactive Theater at the Har- can-American males graduate from a four-year college. with the community; and professional development different, in essence, than the way graves Center on Saturday. This youth performance This is a national tragedy that threatens millions of on equity and race. This is a lot to expect for our the Tar Heels are a team. Can you looks like a great way to introduce young people to lives and the prosperity of this country. teachers to master and implement, but I believe we imagine cheering for anybody else? the importance of the rights we hold so dear. Last week, Glenn Singleton, a consultant on issues have a very talented and committed teaching force When we bring that same support As the past few years have taught us, the perpetu- surrounding race who has worked with our district since that is up to the challenge. and enthusiasm to those who live ity of these rights is not a given. Each generation must 2001, led sessions with our principals and our equity Glenn Singleton defined for us a new achievement and work in Orange County, we rise to the challenge. Part of that means making sure teams that focused on African-American male youth. gap: the gap between the performance of the next all win. succeeding generations are willing and ready. As a whole, these are the students who struggle most in president of the United States and that of young For helpful hints, call the Visi- our schools. They are more likely than any other group African-American males. Barack Obama should tors Bureau at 919-968-2060 and of students to receive failing grades, be suspended or be be an inspiration not only for African-American ask for help in coordinating your labeled as an exceptional-education student. Unfortu- youth but also for educators. He reminds us of the next event. Kudos nately, they often find themselves struggling to adapt potential in each of our students, a potential that Laurie Paolicelli to school settings with a predominantly white culture. is often masked and even doubted by the students Executive Director Thanks, Peggy Mr. Singleton contends that if we can do what it takes themselves. Chapel Hill/Orange County As I sat in the Bible Church during Atlas’ and Next Tuesday in Carrboro is Peggy Misch Day. It for African-American males to be successful in school, Visitors Bureau Rodney’s funerals, I reflected on their childhood is not the only official nod to the work of one of this we will be successful with all populations of students. I photos. They were bright-eyed, beautiful children community’s tireless leaders in the cause of human think that he is right. Thanks for support with engaging smiles who had matured into young rights and individual liberties. Next week at an event Principals, teachers and our school-based equity We would like to thank Uni- men. One can easily imagine the hopes and dreams in Raleigh, she’ll receive the Human Rights Coalition teams are faced with the challenge to create a culture in versity Mall management and its that their families had for them. I urge us to draw of North Carolina’s 2008 International Human Rights our schools and classrooms in which all students per- participating stores for the “It’s All inspiration from their all-too-short lives. Award. ceive that their individuality, their heritage, their com- About Giving” event held on Sat- While Atlas and Rodney are no longer with us, Margaret “Peggy” Misch seems to be constantly on munity’s values and their youth culture are respected. urday, Nov 15. This event helped educators, parents and the community must renew the move and, whether it is organizing another event Students need to believe that they are a welcome sight local non-profits to increase their commitment to improving the future for Af- with the Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Com- when they walk through the classroom door, that they awareness about their organiza- rican-American males in our classrooms today by mittee or having her say before a government board, are respected, that their teachers believe in their abili- tions and to raise money to sup- setting high standards and then supporting them her passion for our rights comes through. ties and potential and that they care about them as port their endeavors. Chapel Hill/ in the development of their learning, skills, fitness people. Too often, African-American males don’t per- Carrboro Meals on Wheels was and character, such that each and every one of them An important step ceive that this is the case. If we fail to embrace and excited to be a part of this com- graduates from high school well prepared for the educate them, it is predictable that they will act out or munity day of giving. We serve Kudoso t Piedmont Health Services and the Chapel challenges that lie ahead of them. To quote Presi- drop out in search of the affirmation and support that approximately 70 meals each day Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce for collaborat- they don’t find in school. dent-elect Obama, “Yes, we can. Yes, we will.” ing on a way to make health care more affordable and to people, regardless of age or in- accessible for self-employed people and employees of come, who are unable to prepare local small businesses. a meal themselves. We not only The health center is signing up 50 individuals for Settling for too little anti-smoking efforts serve meals, but provide a friendly, a pilot program that lowers costs for doctor visits and personal visit each day. prescriptions. Chris Fitzsimon programs to prevent teens from Local governments who want During these difficult eco- Here’s to their success with the hope that it will lead tobacco. The state spends $18.5 to protect the public health of their nomic times, our group has seen to more programs like it here and elsewhere. This week marks the 10th an- million on tobacco-prevention citizens can’t. State law prohibits cit- a decline in donations and partici- niversary of the settlement between programs, which the report points ies and counties from passing any pation, as have so many non-profit 46 states and the tobacco industry. out is just 17 percent of what the anti-smoking ordinances stricter organizations. We are grateful to The states, including North Caro- Centers for Disease Control rec- than the weak statewide standard. University Mall for the opportu- lina, agreed to drop their lawsuits ommends. Smoking rates may now be lower nity to spread the word about our against major tobacco compa- And though the money spent in the state, but the influence of local group and hope that this will nies and the companies agreed to on prevention may be well in- the tobacco industry doesn’t seem be a reminder to everyone of all give the states $200 billion over tended, it is dwarfed by the $569 to be declining very much. the great work that is being done 25 years to offset tobacco-related million tobacco companies spend The Center for Media and De- for our community each and every health care costs. on marketing in North Carolina mocracy says the settlement was day by groups like ours. Your con- The companies also agreed to every year. The state has made flawed from the beginning and tinued support is appreciated. new restrictions on advertising some progress reducing smoking that it was unrealistic to think Thank you again to the man- editorial and marketing and most states rates and tobacco products are states wouldn’t use the settlement agement of University Mall for pledged to use the settlement mon- now banned from all public school proceeds to fund programs that their ongoing commitment to our Robert Dickson, Publisher ey to pay for anti-smoking programs campuses and many hospitals and have nothing to do with pub- community. Kirk Ross, Editor and health care expenses. North universities. lic health. The center also points Board of Directors Susan Dickson, Staff Writer Carolina Gov. Mike Easley was at- But one in five high school out that tobacco companies have Chapel Hill/Carrboro Meals on torney general then and included a students still smoke and almost increased the price of a pack of Wheels Taylor Sisk, Contributing Editor provision to use some of the money 12,000 minors become smokers cigarettes by $1.10 since the settle- Liz Holm, Art Director to help offset the economic losses in every year. Public health experts ment was signed, ensuring that Jack Carley, Assistant Editor the state due to the decline of the to- say that annual health care costs their profits didn’t suffer from the bacco industry. in the state from tobacco-related agreement. letters policy Rich Fowler, Contributing Writer In 1999, the General Assembly illnesses come to $2.5 billion. The marketing efforts and Letters should be no Margot Carmichael Lester, Contributing set up three foundations to receive And the tobacco industry is do- sponsorships guarantee that, too. more than 425 words Writer ing more than marketing its deadly The profits of the tobacco industry and spend the settlement proceeds: in length and must be product to keep business booming. depend on people continuing to in- Editorial Interns: Betsy McClelland, Mary the Golden Leaf Foundation, the accompanied by the Health and Wellness Trust Fund It has developed new allies in state crease their risk of cancer, heart dis- Lide Parker, Catherine Rierson author’s name, address and and the Tobacco Trust Fund Com- legislative battles in recent years, ease and other illnesses. contact information. advertising mission. Golden Leaf gets half the conservative groups who object to The 10th anniversary of the money and the other two founda- anti-smoking laws as an infringe- agreement is a good time for state Letters to the editor Marty Cassady, Advertising Director tions split the other half. Only the ment on property rights. officials to take another look at how [email protected] Health and Wellness Trust Fund The coalition defeated legislation the state is spending the annual pro- Box 248 Carrboro, North operations explicitly funds anti-smoking ini- by Rep. Hugh Holliman last session ceeds from it. It is also a good time tiatives along with other health- to ban smoking in workplaces and to finally listen to Rep. Holliman Carolina 27510 public facilities, despite polls show- and protect people from the deadly Anne Billings, Office Coordinator education programs. Email: editor@ ing the ban has broad support in the effects of secondhand smoke. Chuck Morton, Dylan Jarrell, Distribution A national report by a coali- carrborocitizen.com Published Thursdays by Carrboro Citizen, LLC. tion of public health groups ranks state and studies proving it has no We have been settling for less in North Carolina 32nd in funding adverse economic impact. public health for too long. Fax: 919-942-2195 The Carrboro Citizen thursday, DECEMBER 4, 2008 7

Better Way and physical health care services elected officials and the public SAME SEX through Community Care of “there’s simply going to have to from page 1 North Carolina, which operates be a parity of concern for mental from page 1 out of the North Carolina Office illnesses on par with that of other “We have had terrible leader- of Rural Health and Community physical illnesses and other soci- “It was just a couple of college ship [on mental health issues],” Care. It’s an effort championed by etal issues. towns when we started in on the Chapel Hill psychiatrist Clay Governor-elect Perdue. “[W]ere it not for the crushing civil rights movement in the late Whitehead says, “enormously stigma of mental illness, maybe ‘50s and early ‘60s, and it was just damaging and destructive, short- Recruiting talent our cause could have a Michael a couple of college towns when we sighted leadership in this state Given current conditions, Fox, a Lance Armstrong, a Jerry’s started the process of ending the under the Easley administration. it’s hard to imagine a committed Kids telethon.” war in Vietnam,” he said. “He’s done enormous damage mental health professional want- In an open letter to outgo- Board member Randee Haven- and the next couple of decades ing to establish a career in North ing-Governor Easley, Nicholas O’Donnell agreed. are going to be seriously affected Carolina. But advocates say that Stratas wrote: “Your adminis- “I think it’s really important by it.” the ability to attract talent to ef- tration has for eight years failed for the municipalities to weigh in In her campaign position fect the changes that need to take to appreciate that, as we treat when they know they stand for statement on mental health care, Dr. Nicholas Stratas photo by ava barlow place within our communities those unable to help themselves, civil marriage,” shw said. “I think Governor-elect Beverley Perdue is at least as critical as any other so we treat ourselves.” it’s really important for Carrboro promised to “adopt a disciplined So the first thing is mapping the concern. That treatment, says Smith, to stand firm.” A new direction Thomas Smith has been prac- approach with lots of two-way system.” Among the changes made in involves challenging those In other business, the board learning between government Stratas proposes develop- ticing psychiatry and advocating with mental illness to navigate heard from Trip Overholt, devel- the course of mental health care for those with mental illnesses in officials and the mental health ing computer-based models that reform in North Carolina was through a fragmented, laby- oper of the Veridia Redevelop- community.” each Local Management Entity this state for over five decades. He’s rinthian system, and to do so ment, regarding his request for his the recruitment of an out-of-state written and circulated a “Rescue David Cornwell, executive (LME), formed to oversee the company called ValueOptions to while, quite often, “suffering project to be waived from afford- director of the advocacy group private providers, could use to de- Plan for Mental Health” in which the tortures of the damned.” able-housing requirements. The review and process all Medicaid he writes that we must “institute North Carolina Mental Hope, is termine its community’s specific payments. “We really need to recog- town requires that new develop- skeptical. He observes that at Per- needs. a vigorous outreach and recruit- nize the errors of our present ments consist of 15 percent afford- Chapel Hill’s Rep.Verla Insko, ment program.” due’s transition team meeting on “What’s needed in Vance a sponsor of the mental health care system,” says Clay Whitehead. able housing, which Overholt said mental health last week, “it’s my County isn’t necessarily what’s Smith has been enlisted in re- “Then we have to tap the pub- is cost prohibitive. reform legislation and co-chair of cent years to recruit talent and, he understanding that few, if any, needed in Wake County,” says the joint legislative committee on lic sentiment and the values of The development would be [of those invited] were individu- Stratas. says, “It’s like pulling alligator’s our communities, and we have located at 810 Old Fayetteville mental health, says of that deci- teeth. To come into an atmosphere als with an illness.” Also imperative, according sion, “It was a mistake. It under- to explore where we have lead- Road, the site of the 39-unit Pine That, says Stratas, is “very dis- to Stratas, is that each LME be like this, where everything is in a ership, and followership, and in Grove trailer park. According mined the basic goals of reform, state of disruption – who would tressing.” He believes consumers directed by a board-certified psy- which were to have the public sec- what direction that takes us. to Overholt, Veridia would be should comprise roughly half of chiatrist. Services provided by want to come and join this force?” “Do we want to throw these a LEED-certified development, tor manage a unified budget – a Still, he writes, we “absolutely any such advisory team. LMEs should include a 24-hour Medicaid, state-dollar and local- people into the streets and pris- with green features such as solar For the time being, though, crisis intervention program, out- must initiate a full-court press ons?... Because that’s what we’re power and cisterns. dollar budget – to provide services when it comes to finding, training, Stratas is maintaining an open- patient psychotherapy and phar- within each catchment area.” In- talking about. And if we don’t In addition, the project would minded approach to the incom- macotherapy, both day and night fielding and retaining psychiatrists want to do that, then we have to include 39 1,350-square-foot stead, today we have a two-payer and other mental health workers. ing administration. inpatient programs and com- system, further fragmenting the take care of people. homes priced at $289,000, con- Meanwhile, he has clear ideas munity-support services. LMEs Otherwise we could end up quite “There’s no relativity theory siderably below the average price funding and delivery of services. destitute in this respect.” on what needs to happen, propos- should consult with and educate The Legislature is now taking involved in that. If we want to of new homes in Carrboro, ac- ing, first of all, a statewide patient other agencies, including law en- action to remove ValueOptions, From within take care of people, we basically cording to Overholt. and provider inventory to iden- forcement, social services, public from the equation. know how to do it. And if we Board members said they tify and classify the population health, public instruction and the But the message that most don’t, what are we going to do would waive the affordable-hous- Insko says that LMEs serving clearly emanates from advocates in need of mental health care and courts. 30 percent of the state’s popula- with them, and where are they ing requirements given the lower pinpoint available treatment. Stratas sees the money budget- with mental illness — those who going to go?” projected prices of the homes and tion will this year reassume the suffer when services aren’t avail- “We have to scan the whole ed in 2008-09 for mental health management of Medicaid dollars, Next in the series: Efforts to their green features. state, county by county, patient care – money that’s already been able — and those who work most improve mental health care in Or- Gist said that if the affordable- and that if all goes well 30 percent closely among them is that change by patient,” says Stratas. “We’ve cut and is likely to be cut again more will do so next year and 40 ange County, including the recent housing requirement is to be lifted, got to see what’s out there so that – as being far too little. must first come from within formation of a Chapel Hill Mental she would like to find a way to percent the next. – from within our communities we can move forward with some But, he adds, “I must tell you Another move in the right Health Task Force, a joint town/ ensure that the houses are sold for intelligence. that, until we’re clear about what and ourselves. university effort to discuss, examine around $289,000, noting that the direction, according to Insko, North Carolina Mental Hope’s “We don’t know right now we have and what we need, it may is an effort to integrate mental and assess mental health care ser- trailer park the development would what’s working and what’s not. be more money down the drain.” David Cornwell says that among vices in Chapel Hill. replace is affordable housing.

Obituary of Pittsboro, N.C. She is survived by four grand- Grand Rapids, Mich., died on Nov. 22, 2008 at an active member of a local garden club for many children and six great-grandchildren. her son’s home in Chapel Hill, N.C. after leading a years. One of her greatest joys was working in her Helen McLeran Helen was a volunteer of the American Red long and very busy life. beautiful flower garden! In later years, she loved Cross for many years. She was a member of the She was preceded in death by her husband, being a member of the “Garden Angels” at church Helen McLeran passed Women’s Auxiliary of St. Matthews Episcopal Michael John Sidor, her parents John and Lucy and often pointed out the beautiful plantings in away on Nov. 11 after Church of Bedford, N.Y., and handmade many Czajkowski, her sisters, Esther Misius, and Frances the front of the church which came from her be- a brave battle with lung of the beautiful altar linens. Helen was a concert Saye, and her brothers, Bernard, Arthur, Edward, loved garden at home. disease at Carolina Mead- pianist in her early years in Virginia. She was an and Marion. During her last years with her son in North ows, where she resided for avid flower gardener and won a number of awards She is survived by her loving son, David (Janice) Carolina, she smiled much more as she was no lon- 20 years. She was born in for her exquisite flower arrangements. Those who of Chapel Hill, N.C.; two grandsons, David Todd ger alone. She made many new friends at Saint Caldwell, N.J., Feb. 26. knew her marveled at her endless generosity, kind- Sidor (Lori) of Cranbury, N.J., and Christopher Thomas More Church. At that time she became a 1914 and was the daugh- ness and ever-cheerful spirit. Michael Sidor (Linda) of Carrboro, N.C.; her sis- UNC fan, attending women’s basketball and soc- ter of Anna Bergman and A memorial service is planned for Jan. 17 at 3 ters, Isabelle Gabert of Grand Rapids and Margaret cer games and even Durham Bulls baseball games. Willard Jessie Terry of p.m. in the chapel at Chapel of the Cross Episcopal (Julian) Palazzolo of Spring Hill, Fla.; a nephew The team mascots were her favorite “players” and Doswell, Va. Church in Chapel Hill. Robert Misius; a niece and Goddaughter, Barbara always brought a smile to her face. She was preceded in death by her beloved hus- Memorial donations may be made to the Amer- (Dick) Van Dyke; and a niece and nephew, Evelyn A funeral mass will be offered in Grand Rapids band Allan McLane McLeran of Katonah, N.Y., ican Red Cross in her name. Jackolow of Rochester Hills, Mich., and Richard on Dec. 9th at 10 a.m., followed by a reception and where they lived for 55 years, and Floyd D. Frost, Jackolow, of Shelby Township, Mich. interment. III of Durham. Helen is survived by a son, John. Helena Johanna Sidor She was a life long communicant of Holy Spirit Online condolences may be sent to the family at E. McLeran, and wife Penny of West Redding, Helena Johanna Sidor, 98, a former resident of Church in Grand Rapids and a member of its Altar www.walkersfuneralservice.com Conn., and Nancy M. Fore, and Husband Thomas Society. A gardener and flower arranger, she was

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Uncle Walt’s last day, 1967 ow let us praise famous teachers, who changed our lives, and whose voices we can hear even now. Walt Spearman, “Uncle Walt” toN his devoted following, was one of my Other Dads and guiding lights. Students adored the folksy, feet-on-the-desk, smoking, wise-cracking old professor whose door was always open, his sly grin firmly in place. On the last day of editorial writing class, spring semester 1967, in old Howell Hall, we honored him with a cocktail party (yup, and we got away with it, too). I see Daily Tar Heel editor Bill Amlong and business manager Tom Clark raising their mar- tini glasses and Spearman, carrying a sheaf of our graded edits, standing surprised in the door. That’s Sandy Treadwell, another DTH’er, in the other room, looking on. Uncle Walt’s Rules for Editorial Writing are as good now as they were in the ‘60s: 1. Focus on issues, not personalities. A thousand words by Jock Lauterer 2. Never write mad. Do you have an important old photo that you value? Send your 300 dpi scan to 3. Avoid sarcasm. [email protected] and include the story behind the picture. Because every picture tells a story. 4. Write like you’re using a rapier, not a And its worth? A thousand words. sledgehammer.

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