Property Owners Working to Fix Main Street Sewage Issue

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carrborocitizen.com September 8, 2011 u locally owned and operated u Volume V No. xXVI Free Property owners working to Carrboro board fix Main Street sewage issue discusses Long-term fix could take months runoff rules By Susan Dickson Staff Writer By Rose Laudicina Staff Writer CARRBORO – The owners of property on the south side of the block of Main As a continuous rain provided by Street from Armadillo Grill to Friend- tropical depression Lee came down ly Barber are working to fix a sewage outside the Carrboro Board of Alder- problem that, left unresolved, could men meeting Tuesday night, discus- force the closure of some businesses. sion flowed inside about stormwater On Aug. 26, sewage began to dis- runoff. charge at ground level in the park- Randy Dodd, Carrboro’s environ- ing lot behind the businesses, forcing mental planner, presented proposed Acme Food and Beverage Co. and changes to the state rules regarding Construction to remedy a Main Street sewage issue continues. permissible levels of nitrogen and other businesses to close early, at the Photo By Alicia Stemper urging of the Orange County Health phosphorus in stormwater runoff into Department. Last week, property and ing establishments on the block. Several property owners asked if it Jordan Lake. Dodd also addressed A wild, blue morning glory for Tar Heel fans. business owners met with OWASA, John Greene, general manager of would be possible to secure emergency the town’s plan to make sure these Photo by Ken Moore the N.C. Department of Transporta- operations for OWASA, said there funding from the town for the repairs. levels are being lowered. tion and health department and town is a blockage in the private sewer line Interim Town Manager Matt Efird said The implementation of new state officials to discuss a possible solution to that runs behind the buildings, along that though there were funds set aside rules intended to clean up and restore the issue. the side of Friendly Barber and out to to provide subsidies for connections to Jordan Lake requires changes to Car- flora By Ken Moore Tom Konsler, environmental health Main Street, where it connects to the OWASA sewer, those funds were speci- rboro’s current stormwater program. director for the county, said the situa- public main. Greene said because the fied for residential use, and the Carr- The evening’s discussion focused tion was very concerning. problem is with a private line, OWASA boro Board of Aldermen would have to primarily on how the new rules will Morning glory time “We had sewage just flowing at gal- would not be responsible for repairing change policy for the funds to be used affect developments and how the This is the time of year when I lons a minute across a parking lot with it, but officials could provide informa- otherwise. town can effectively ensure that the levels it measures come exclusively let the common morning glories, people walking,” he said. In that type tion and assistance. Property owners asked if the board of situation, “we have a real health con- Greene said it is unclear if the would consider changing that policy, from the town of Carrboro. Ipomoea purpurea, run freely cern.” problem is simply blockage or if the and Efird said it could be put on a These new guidelines will require over my yard and garden. Un- The problem was cleaned up Aug. 60-year-old line needs to be repaired. board agenda for a meeting as early as new development in the area to lower til now, I’ve occasionally pulled 26 and 27 and temporarily fixed, but In any case, property owners would Sept. 13. the amount of nitrogen and phospho- the fast-growing vines from the without a long-term solution the block- need to hire an engineer, plumber and rus released into water running into age could force the closure of the din- others to resolve the issue. SEE Sewage PAGE 3 Jordan Lake and other watersheds, veggies and other plants I didn’t to adhere to what Dodd called “the want overwhelmed by the vigor- most stringent requirements in North ous vines. Carolina.” Now I welcome the lushness The Boys of Autumn “It is important to note that these go above and beyond what we have and beauty of the heart-shaped now for stormwater requirements,” morning glory leaves climbing Dodd said. and hanging everywhere. Early- Betsy Kempter, a member of the morning displays of pink, blue Friends of Bolin Creek, spoke to the and dark purple flowers are a board, saying she applauded efforts to clean up the creeks and Jordan Lake, delight. This year, Tar Heel blue but that she had a concern about how flowers have appeared on the the town currently measures and deer fence protecting my to- monitors the amount of nitrogen and matoes and okra. Tar Heel fans phosphorous it contributes. should be happy to have this “Cleaning up Jordan Lake is a really slow process and it is going to volunteer on their home turf. take a long time,” Kempter said. “It This annual vine hails from would be useful to know that the tropical America and will pro- changes we make will drop phospho- duce seedlings everywhere next rous levels.” The town used to monitor nitrogen year. I’m not a bit worried, since and phosphorous levels with water- I’ve been managing morning quality tests performed monthly by glory behavior for years. the Town of Chapel Hill. But Chapel There are two other brightly Hill stopped testing runoff water over colored morning glories you may a year ago because it didn’t believe it was getting the best results for the find volunteering in your garden. amount of money it was spending, One is cypress vine, Ipomoea which put a halt to Carrboro’s testing quamoclit, which also originates in It’s going to be soccer weather before you know it – but why wait. Carrboro and Chapel Hill high schools squared off as well. on Tuesday in a match that ended in a 1-1 tie. Carrboro’s Conner Roach scored for the Jags in the first half; Chris Strand tropical America; the tiny, scar- evened it up on a penalty kick for Chapel Hill in the second. Above, Carrboro goalie Joe Mafley-Kipp makes a save in the let, trumpet-shaped flowers and immediate vicinity of Paul Whitford. Photo by Ted spaulding SEE BOA PAGE 3 compound leaves of numerous thread-like segments are un- mistakable. The other one, also Settlement center Family tired by library battle bearing brilliant red, tiny trum- pets, is red morning glory, Ipo- By Rose Laudicina Gunns were in support of the location. moea coccinea; it bears angular, budget slashed Staff Writer “We were initially enthusiastic, and heart-shaped leaves and is native at that point we still assumed there to the southeastern U.S. Both By Susan Dickson clearly have some interpersonal things Cray and Kathy Gunn feel as if would be some sort of symbiotic rela- Staff Writer going on that are stressing them,” she they’ve just emerged from battle. The tionship between the library and the are annual and freely reseed said. war they fought lasted four months and school,” Cray said. each year. This story is the third in a series about Founded in 1978, the DSC was cost them their retirement savings and a Soon though, the town began to Now, if you notice a white- the real and potential effects to Orange the first community mediation center summer spent with lawyers and county discuss how the library’s access point flowered morning glory in or County residents of state budget cuts. in North Carolina, and in 1999 the commissioners instead of family. would be a driveway approximately around your domain, you will This week, we look at the local court sys- General Assembly approved legisla- The Gunns were up against two sub- 17 feet from the Gunns’ house, which tem. tion officially recognizing the work of stantial opponents, the Carrboro Board would produce a significant increase in want to take a much closer look. the centers. of Aldermen and the Orange County traffic on Hillsborough Road. If the flower is large (2-4 inches) Each year in Orange County The legislation states: “The General Board of Commissioners, and their It was at this point that the Gunns with a deep red center and the Criminal District Court, about 350 Assembly finds that it is in the public joint decision to purchase the vacant lot and many of their neighbors started to cases never make it to trial. interest to encourage the establish- adjacent to the Gunn’s property at 212 oppose the site and the rezoning of the Instead, the cases are mediated by ment of community mediation cen- Hillsborough Road and rezone it for use property. SEE flora PAGE 8 the staff of the Dispute Settlement ters … to support the work of these as a library. The property originally was zoned Center (DSC), one of 20 community centers in facilitating communication, As the battle came to an end, it may for residential use and also had a deed mediation centers serving 80 coun- understanding, reconciliation and set- appear that the Gunns emerged on top. restriction on it. When Kathy Gunn inside ties across North Carolina. But in this tlement of conflicts in communities, The county commissioners came back emailed County Manager Frank Clif- year’s state budget, funding for crimi- courts and schools, and to promote from summer vacation and voted to de- ton to make him aware of the deed nal district court mediation – $1.1 the widest possible use of these centers cline the proposed Carrboro library site, restrictions, Clifton replied that the Red Hen event million statewide and about $60,000 by the courts and law enforcement of- restarting the search for a site. restrictions did not “apply to a govern- for the DSC – was eliminated to help ficials across the State.” While the Gunns were relieved to mental use of the property under North See page 3 close a nearly $2.5 billion shortfall, and It continues: “Each chief district hear the commissioners’ decision, they Carolina law.” that service will no longer be available. court judge and district attorney shall were exhausted from the fight and felt This reply, coupled with the board of index Frances Henderson, executive di- encourage mediation for any criminal no reason to celebrate. aldermen’s vote to rezone the property, rector of the DSC, said that criminal district court action pending in the “Basically, every waking hour of our prompted the Gunns to find a lawyer. Music Calendar ...... 2 district court cases that her staff resolve district when the judge and district at- family’s summer was spent dealing with “We were furious,” Kathy Gunn News ...... 3 typically include cases where there is a torney determine that mediation is an this. Our children are tired of hearing said. “I was shocked … and out of all Community Calendar ...... 4 personal conflict and that might not appropriate alternative.” about it now, and every resource we had those aldermen only one voted against HouseCalls ...... 5 need to go to court. The legislation approved this spiritually and monetary was spent try- it … our representatives didn’t represent Eddy Landreth ...... 5 “It’s been a court service that has year cutting funding for media- ing to defend this,” Cray Gunn said. us.” Opinion ...... 6 worked well for citizens. It enables us tion included a provision that centers “There was just nothing left at the end.” Board member Jacquelyn Gist was Classifieds ...... 7 to work with a population that might At the beginning, when the site be- Water Watch ...... 8 not ordinarily come to us, but they SEE BUDGET PAGE 3 side the Gunns was first proposed, the SEE library PAGE 7 2 THURSDAY, September 8, 2011 The Carrboro Citizen music calendar native. 8pm Tyler's 10th Annual Ghostland General Store Cafe: Tony Galiani bon Observatory Band. 7pm Blue Rib Friday, September 9 Local 506: Simplified, PatrickClare. Cat’s Cradle 9:30pm. $8 Southern Rail: Outside Soul. 10pm friday sept 16 SS Caffe Driade: Danielle Ate The BLUEGRA Sandwich. 8pm and Barbeque Carolina Inn: Mel Melton and The Wicked Mojo. 5pm FESTIVAL Cat’s Cradle: Atari Teenage Riot, Otto Von Schirach, Mecanikill. 8:30pm. $14/16 The Cave: EARLY: Wesley Cook Carrboro's Original Bluegrass Festival LATE: The Benjamin Raubinsons, The Ill Family, Wide Eye Mischief Southern Rail: Not Dead Yet. Sunday, September 18, 2011 thursday Sept 8 City Tap: Killer Filler, Justin John- The ArtsCenter: Catie Curtis. 6pm son. 7m 8:30pm In the parking lot of Tyler's in Carrboro - sunday sept 11 General Store Cafe: String Ped- The Cave: LATE: Gulley Cat’s Cradle: Starfucker, Beat- dlers. 8pm Doors open at 1 pm - Music starts at 2 pm City Tap: New Town Drunks. 8pm Connection. Alexico. 9pm. $12/14 Local 506: The Apache Relay, Local 506: Big Something, Kin Ga- The Cave: LATE: Paint Fumes, Shit River City Extension. 9:30pm. Lineup tor. 9pm. $7 Horse, Nervous Ticks $10 /12 Southern Rail: Sarah Shook and Local 506: Miniature Tigers, The Southern Rail: Alex Bowers and IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER: the Devil. 10pm Grapes. 8pm. $10/12 Friends. 7:30pm Southern Village: Climb Jacob’s Weaver Street Market: Saludos saturday sept 17 The Leroy Savage Band Compay. 6pm Ladder. 7pm. Free Caffe Driade: Saludos Compay. friday sept 9 monday sept 12 8pm Sons of Ralph Caffe Driade: Sawyer-Golderg Local 506: Newvillager. 9:30pm. Cat’s Cradle: Girls, Nobunny, Ensemble. 8pm $ 9 /11 Papa. 9pm. $14/16 Gravy Boys Carolina Inn: Big Fat Gap. 5pm tuesday sept 13 The Cave: EARLY: Rodie Ray Cat’s Cradle: Ghostland Observa- Southern Rail: Honeychile. 10pm City Tap: See No Weevil. 8pm Grass Cats tory. 9pm. $20/23 wednesday sept 14 General Store Cafe: Hank Bow- Big Fat Gap The Cave: LATE: Ohio Joe and Local 506: Dan Anddriano In The man Band, 8pm His Band, Stripmall Ballads Emergency Room, Dave Hause. Local 506: Neon Indian. 9:30pm. City Tap: Kora and Drums. 7pm 8pm. $10 /12 $13 /15 Mipso Trio General Store Cafe: Daniel Sean, thursday sept 15 Southern Rail: Lee Gildersleeve David Watson. 8pm Tickets: $7 advance, $8 at the door The Cave: EARLY: Laura Thurston and Bad Dog Blues Band. 6pm Local 506: Michael Burks, Shawn LATE: Transportation, Minor Stars A portion of proceeds will go to The Skjaja Fund Deena. 8:30pm. $15/17 City Tap: Jo Gore and The Alter- Southern Rail: Alex Bowers and Enjoy our usual great craft beer selection, Friends. 7:30pm PBR can specials, and North Carolina BBQ! saturday sept 10 Caffe Driade: Something for Lawn chairs/blankets encouraged - Kids welcome - No coolers please Now. 8pm Cat’s Cradle: Bruce Cockburn. Tickets available at all Tyler's locations 8pm. $28/30 In case of rain the festival will move inside. No rain refunds on advance tickets. The Cave: EARLY: Pagan Hellcats tylerstaproom.com — skjajafund.org LATE: The P-90’s, Blood Red River City Tap: Janet Place and Friends. 8pm General Store Cafe: Tommy Edwards. 8pm Miniature Tigers Sunday, September 11 Local 506: Mipso Trio, Jim Avett, Local 506 The Thompson Brothers. 9pm. $6

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Transportation input meeting was acting in a strange manner. A nurse with the By Caroline Kilaru health department will help the resident evaluate The Triangle Area Rural Planning Organiza- Staff Writer tion and the N.C. Department of Transportation the risk of rabies exposure. Seven of the eight cases that have tested posi- are holding a public-input meeting on Sept. 14 It takes some pluck these days tive for rabies in 2011 in Orange County have on the Orange County Comprehensive Trans- to get to The Red Hen. been from raccoons. portation Plan study. The resale and gift boutique, A low-cost rabies vaccination clinic will be The CTP is for the rural area of Orange which caters to mothers and held Sept. 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Public Mar- County and will help officials make transporta- young children, is in crisis due to ket House in Hillsborough. tion decisions now and in the future. the construction on Weaver Street. If any exposure to a bat, raccoon or fox is sus- The meeting will be held at the Link Govern- “Since construction started in pected, call Animal Control at 245-2075 or call ment Services Center at 200 S. Cameron St. in April, our sales have been down 911. Hillsborough from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. 40 to 50 percent,” The Red Hen’s Foushee appointed to Chatham County Recreation owner, DeeDee Lavinder, said. Advisory Committee needs “It’s made our financial situation association board unsustainable.” Orange County Commissioner Valerie members The construction, which The Lavinder family in front of The Red Hen, clockwise from top left, Foushee has been appointed to serve as chair The Chatham County Recreation Advisory closed the east block of Weaver DeeDee, James, Hogan, Avis and Rina. Photo By Caroline Kilaru of the North Carolina Association of County Committee is accepting applications for two va- Street from March through July, Commissioner’s Healthy Living Task Force. She cant seats. Both positions will serve until June 30, began on The Red Hen’s block, “It’s been a really hard sum- had such an immense reaction will also serve a one-year term on the NCACC’s 2014. between Greensboro and West mer,” Lavinder said. “I’ve been to save the store is the Red Hen board of directors. Foushee has served on various The positions are for those living in commis- Main streets, in July. The project unsure what to do. I couldn’t get is a community-focused busi- NCACC task forces before, including the Youth sioner districts four and five, which are located in is scheduled for completion next the right tone in my mind about ness, and people have great affec- Involvement Task Force in 2010-11. the western part of the county. March. saying to customers, ‘We’re hav- tion for DeeDee as a person,” she To view a map showing the commissioner dis- “Business has been spiraling ing trouble, we’re begging folks said. “DeeDee is so generous and Eighth positive rabies test tricts, go to chathamnc.org/Index.aspx?page=35 down since construction started,” to come,’ or just quietly shutting warm, and she runs her business A raccoon that came in contact with the foot Interested candidates must submit an applica- Lavinder said. “What’s happened down.” in a way that reflects her values,” and leg of a Chapel Hill resident on Aug. 27 test- tion form by Sept. 30 at 5 p.m. Applications are is that people are avoiding Car- Last week, Lavinder shared the she said. ed positive for rabies. available at chathamnc.org/Index.aspx?page=49 rboro.” details of her situation with Lang- Customers say the quality of The raccoon was found in the area of Erwin or by calling Lindsay Ray at 542-8200. The Red Hen isn’t the first ley Thomson, a friend and mother the store makes it valuable to the Road and Chippoaks Drive in Chapel Hill and business to suffer during the con- to two small children. The next community. was called in by a resident who said the animal struction. day, Thomson began coordinat- “When I bring friends from “There were problems on East ing an effort to save The Red Hen. out of town to The Red Hen, they Weaver Street, where the Spotted “I had this idea to throw a par- are blown away. They all wish that Dog and Maple View Ice Cream ty to draw attention to DeeDee’s they had similar consignment shop in particular saw declining situation,” Thomson said. She’s or- stores where they live,” said Chris- sales, and the town made some ganized an event for Sunday from tina Wright Bohanek, one of the efforts and some other businesses 2 to 5 p.m. store’s regular customers. “I would banded together to support them,” “We’ll have a full day, from be devastated if they close.” Carrboro Board of Aldermen live music by Jimmy Magoo at 2 Lavinder said the outpouring how to reach us The Carrboro Citizen 942-2100 member Dan Coleman said. p.m. to face painting, a raffle and of support for her store has been a P.O. Box 248 942-2195 (FAX) “With the current situation, it baby-wearing support by Triangle little surreal. 309 Weaver St., Suite 300 Carrboro, NC 27510 is unclear what the pedestrian ac- Babywearers Group,” she said. “As a business owner, I’m not EDITORIAL [email protected] cess is, and that’s something the The event will also feature asking for donations or handouts. ADVERTISING [email protected] / 942-2100 ext. 2 town can improve. But something parent/child yoga, kids’ arts and We just want people to come SUBSCRIPTIONS that wasn’t anticipated – and we crafts and vegan and gluten-free shop,” she said. The Carrboro Citizen is free to pick up at our many locations throughout Carrboro, were between economic-develop- baked goods. “We’re coming up on five years Chapel Hill, Pittsboro and Hillsborough. Subscriptions are also available via first class ment directors – is the extent to “Neal’s Deli and KatieBeth’s at the Red Hen, so it’s hard to mail and are $85 per year. Send a check to The Citizen, Post Office Box 248, Car- which one block at a time of con- Learning Garden are also offer- think about the store’s going un- rboro, N.C. 27510. Visa/Mastercard are also accepted. Please contact Anne Billings at struction would create a disincen- ing discounts to anyone showing a der right before our anniversary. 919-942-2100 for credit card orders. tive for even regular customers to Red Hen receipt,” Thomson said. … All because of this logistical access a business,” Coleman said. “I think the two reasons we’ve piece that we can’t work around.”

BOA BUDGET with that idea, but I don’t think the Dispute Settlement Center court system will take a toll on his SEWAGE they’ve spent much time in a court available, because on any given office and others. from page 1 from page 1 setting,” he added. court day there were always a num- “We’ve lost a series of resources,” from page 1 The center will continue to do ber of cases that they had the ability he said, noting that his office had Chapel Hill and Carrboro could assess a $60 dispute resolu- community mediation cases that to mediate and normally get a bet- to lay off assistant district attorneys “I would hope that they would are looking into better methods tion fee from the defendant for re- come directly to the center, Hen- ter outcome than you could in the as well as support staff, and the cooperate, because this is a part of of testing runoff that would also solved cases, which the DSC said it derson said, but the courts provid- courtroom,” he said. clerk of court also lost staffing. In Carrboro,” said Jean Ward, who take into consideration water lev- will not do. ed a better avenue to reach a certain “A lot of times in court a dispute Woodall’s office, non-lawyer staff owns the building that houses els and stream flow. Dodd said “That might sound good on set of clients. may be settled to one side’s satis- was reduced by 20 percent, while Friendly Barber and the Orange he hopes that the water-testing first blush, but basically it sets up Because of the funding elimina- faction, but not to both. … What attorney staff was reduced 10 per- County Social Club. Ward said program will be restarted in the an unethical position for mediators tion – the $60,000 the center lost [residents] are going to miss out on cent. that the barbershop has many cli- near future. to be in,” Henderson said, adding had been reduced from $85,000 is that resolution where both sides “There is no way to take up ents who are senior citizens and In view of the lack of cur- that it could encourage mediators the year before – the DSC had to get some satisfaction.” the slack,” he said. “Down in our need parking nearby, so the issue rent water tests on storm runoff, to only accept cases that could be lay off one of its six staff members, And, unfortunately, with 200 Chatham office now, there are has already hurt business there. the board discussed the need to viewed as easy to resolve, or to push a person who had been with the to 250 cases a day, Woodall and some times when we just don’t have The parking area near Friendly take measurements before the parties to settle their cases when center for 12 years. All told, the his staff don’t have time to do the enough staff to answer the phone.” Barber is roped off. new stormwater rules are imple- they might not be ready to do so. center lost about $80,000 in fund- mediating. Despite the changes, Woodall “The town staff does not have mented, in order to distinguish “This just plays hell with our ing this year, or about 20 percent of “A lot of things come into dis- believes there won’t be a sustained an interest in seeing these busi- Carrboro’s levels from those of ethics, so our center is not partici- its budget. trict court that we all, everyone backlog of cases. nesses closed,” Efird said. “We Chapel Hill and Durham. pating in this fee program, and that But the real loss, Henderson who works in the district court, feel “I think what might happen want to see a good, positive solu- “It is a matter of figuring takes us out of court, because we said, is the loss to the community. like shouldn’t be in a court setting,” is, at the end of the day, where we tion for everybody.” out what portion is Carrboro’s,” can’t work for free,” she added. “I see what a relief it is when he said. “We work real hard trying would normally get through all Jerry Glass, the owner of Sec- board member Sammy Slade District Attorney Jim Woodall people are able to sit down and me- to have those things not result in a the trials … they’re going to prob- ond Wind Juice Bar and Café, said. agreed. diate face to face. It’s very healing. criminal conviction.” ably be some of those cases that get which is set to open in the space The board voted unanimous- “I think when you resolve a It’s an enormous release of stress. I For example, cases involving in- bumped over to another day,” he next to Armadillo Grill, ques- ly to adopt a resolution accepting case, you should do it because it’s see the good that it does,” she said. jury to personal property can often said. “That means people have to tioned whether he would be able the staff’s stormwater report and the right thing to do, not because “To not be in court offering that to be resolved with one party replac- come back to court another day – to open his new business. requested that staff look into wa- you can get a $60 fee,” he said. “I that clientele is rough.” ing or paying for the property, he witnesses and defendants and vic- Mike Canova, code enforce- ter testing to determine a base- think, unfortunately, cases will get Woodall said he and his staff said. tims.” ment supervisor for the town, line for the current levels of ni- resolved that aren’t really resolved, will certainly miss the services the “Without the Dispute Settle- Woodall said he understands told Glass that the temporary fix trogen and phosphorous coming just to get the money.” DSC provides. ment Center mediating, some of that in a tight budget, reductions is inadequate, and that without  from Carrboro.  “I don’t know who came up Project1“It was just 4/2/07 always nice 12:40 to have PM Pagethose 1cases will end up in convic- must be made in certain areas so the approved tie-in to the sewer   tions for a person that wouldn’t that core programs can be pro- he would be unable to issue a cer-  have been a conviction otherwise,” tected. tificate of occupancy.  Woodall said. But this year, his office lost two Jacques Menache, who owns  Orange County’s 7th Annual domestic-violence victim legal as- the Armadillo Grill building, Sponsored by Orange County Animal Services &  The bigger picture Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation sistants. said he would like to see the prop-  Woodall said the loss of media- “I think we’re cutting into the erty owners come together to find  tion coupled with other cuts in the  core programs now,” he said. a solution as quickly as possible. DOG SWIM!  !   Crook’s Corner Orange County Human Casual Fine Southern Dining

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Bolton the event and the Pittsboro All-Stars will close the Photo courtesy of Bynum Front Porch night. Tickets are available for a $15 donation on Tuesday or $12 in advance and include admission Storytelling in Bynum and a General Store Café burrito. Advanced tickets are available at hawriver.org, the General Store Bynum Front Porch will host a free evening of Café or the Haw River Assembly office in Bynum. storytelling at the Bynum General Store on Sat- A silent auction will include artwork, gift certifi- urday beginning at 6:30 p.m. cates to local business, services and mini vacations. The event will feature local story styles and For more information, contact Germane stories from locals including Bynum native Ed James at 542-5790 or at [email protected] “Moose” Duke, who will kick off the night, J.A. Bolton, a member of the N.C. Storytelling Orange County to host community Guild, and Randy Rayfield, teller of Tall Tales & health forums illustration by phil blank Short Truths. Healthy Carolinians of Orange County and For more information, visit bynumfront- the Orange County Board of Health will host a porch.org Community Calendar community forum to present data from the 2011 New superintendent reception Orange County Community Heath Assessment Thursday September 8 2:30pm $3 918-7364 September. Internationalist Books, Dog Class — A free workshop Chicle Event — A group of 19 7pm internationalistbooks.org A reception to welcome new Chapel Hill-Car- survey and focus groups on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hargraves Community Center. in K-9 manners with Jenn Merritt, people, 13 of whom live in N.C. or rboro City Schools Superintendent Thomas For- CPDT-KA. For people only. Extraor- Thursday September 15 Information gathered at the meeting will help S.C., spent eight days in Oaxaca on Fiddlers’ Convention — The cella will be held in the Carrboro High School dinary Ventures Conference Center, a trip titled The Roots of Migration. media center this Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. Healthy Carolinians select focus areas for its vari- 200 South Elliott Road. 7pm Free Hoppin’ John Old-Time and Bluegrass ous health improvement committees. Participants will present a slide show Fiddlers’ Convention opens its 5th The drop-in reception is open to the public and bluedogk9.com and discuss their experiences. Church Participants will have the opportunity to year at Shakori Hills. The convention will give parents, staff members and other commu- Friday September 9 of the Reconciliation, 110 N Elliot will continue through Sept. 17. hop- nity stakeholders an opportunity to meet Dr. For- speak with local policymakers and Orange Road, Chapel Hill 5pm Free County Board of Health members. Spelling Bee — To benefit area pinjohn.org cella just as the new school year is getting underway. teachers. Nightlight, 9pm Donation of “Morality Without God?” Pittsboro by Gaslight — The For more information, visit orangecountync. school supplies requested crayon- — Professor Sinnott-Armstrong’s Chefs event at the farmers’ market gov/healthycarolinians or call 245-2440. Second Annual Pittsboro By Gaslight s2calculators.org presentation will be based on his is sponsored by the Pittsboro Busi- The Carrboro Farmers’ Market celebrates the book, the goal of which is to show Chatham 9-11 Tribute Saturday September 10 ness Bureau. Noon pittsborobygas- chefs who regularly shop at the market with it that atheists can be and are moral. light.blogspot.com Chatham County will host a 10th anniver- Hoedown — Live music by New Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S Elliot ninth annual chefs event on Saturday. River Rising. Activities for the whole Diaspora Festival — Films Con- A group of chefs will give market goers a free sary tribute to the 9-11 terrorist attack victims Road, 1:30pm 413-5397 on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Joy Baptist Church. The family with proceeds going to NC testing Race and The Place In Between. taste of what they can do with local ingredients, Monday September 12 Stone Center, 7pm tribute will also honor the role of first responders Lung Cancer Partnership. Roxy while celebrating the country’s diverse culinary Farms Antiques, 5768 Church Road, Village Band — The Village Band in protecting communities and individuals. Miracle Drugs — Amy Greeson, heritage, playing on this year’s “All-American” Saxapahaw. 1-4pm Free admission of Chapel Hill/Carrboro is seek- UNC registered pharmacist and theme. The ceremony will highlight local residents 336-525-2003 ing new members. Rehearsals are with unique connections to the attack. Chatham founder of the Healing Seekers, will Participating chefs are Kevin Callaghan of Market Chefs — Area chefs will Mondays 7:30-9pm East Chapel Hill lecture on “The Search for Miracle Acme, Jeff Barney of the Saxapahaw General County first responders will be on hand and the serve up All-American favorites using High School Band Room thevillage- Drugs.” Seymour Center, 2551 Store and The Eddy, Matt and Sheila Neal of piece of the World Trade Center that was donat- local ingredients. Carrboro Farmers’ band.org Homestead Road, 2:30pm 968-2070 ed to the county will be on display. After the cer- Market, 7am Book Discussion — First of four Neal’s Deli, Seth Kingsbury of Pazzo, Amy Thursday September 15 Tornquist of Watt’s Grocery and Adam Rose of emony ends around 4 p.m., residents are invited Streamwatch — Monthly moni- Deep Dish Theater book discussions. to view the beam and other artifacts from 9-11 Evelyn Daniel will lead discussion of Erik Reading from Prison — Marshall Il Palio. toring of pollutants and microorgan- “Eddie” Conway will be calling in provided by community members. isms to gauge water quality of New Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts. Flyleaf The chefs will present their skills in the mar- Books, 7pm Free deepdishtheatre.org from prison to read from his new ket gazebo and offer free samples. The sampling Haiku contest Hope Creek, led by John Kent. 8am memoir, Marshall Law: The Life & will begin at 9 a.m. Contact John at [email protected] Tuesday September 13 Times of a Baltimore Black Panther. The Village Project is putting on a Haiku Storytelling — Ed “Moose” Duke, Burrito Bash — Burrito Bash Internationalist Books, 7pm interna- Saxapahaw country hoedown Contest for International CarFree Day. Contes- J.A. Bolton, Randy Rayfield present for Haw River Assembly and Clean tionalistbooks.org tants are invited to address some aspect of their an evening of storytelling. Bynum Jordan Lake. General Store Cafe, A Saxapahaw Country Hoedown will be held Ongoing from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Roxy Farms An- experience of the automobile, how to live without General Store, 6:30pm bynumfront- Pittsboro, 6-9pm $12/15 542-5790 porch.org Cancer Support — Support tiques at 5768 Church Road in Saxapahaw. one or what it is like to live in a place where a car Louder Than a Bomb — Part of the is not necessary. groups at Cornucopia Cancer Sup- Admission is free and the event will include Sunday September 11 Diaspora Festival of Black and Inde- There will be a prize for best haiku and prizes port Center for cancer patients and live music by New River Rising, veil belly danc- Prayer Service — In remem- pendent Film, depicting the yearly their families. Cancersupport4u.org es, wine tastings, face paintings and a hay barn for most humorous, most persuasive, best rant, brance of 9/11/01. Farmers Market youth poetry slam in the Chicago 401-9333 area. 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TICKETS ON SALE NOW! The Carrboro Citizen Thursday, September 8, 2011 5 Heels dismantle JMU in opener House Calls Practicing family physicians from the UNC By Eddy Landreth room, everything. The little things He never really worried about that Department of Family Medicine have teamed up Staff Writer are what make good teams good. pass. That is what we’re trying to strive “To have only one incomplete with The Carrboro Citizen to bring you a weekly The ultimate challenge facing for. pass in his first start is an amazing feature responding to your questions about the Carolina football team this “Any time you win, you can thing. The equivalent would be a health and medicine. Send your questions or week is to defeat Rutgers to start always go running back scoring every single comments to [email protected] the season 2-0 before opening con- back the time he got the ball. He is definitely ference play at Kenan Stadium on next day and the leader of this team.” Sept. 17 against Virginia. find some Renner said that he will not rest This week we respond to there are some medicines to demonstrate that he But when Carolina and the things you on one game, and that he doesn’t questions about ear ringing that cause tinnitus, including has the neuromuscular Scarlet Knights kick off at 12:30 need to work expect this team to let off the gas. and potty training. some antibiotics, diuretics and development to be “ready.” p.m. this Saturday at Kenan, the on,” With- “The type of character kids we chemotherapy drugs. If this Being interested means that Dear HOUSE Calls, What Tar Heels will also be working to ers said. “It have on the team now [will stick doesn’t improve, see your a child is showing you that he causes your hearing to get build on one of their finest opening gives you together],” Renner said. “I’m not doctor. He or she will want to wants to learn. Talking about muffled and that really games in years. great moti- saying we didn’t before, but there get more information about using the potty and telling Eddy Landreth high-pitched, annoying ring? UNC dismantled James Madi- vation to go were some distractions before with your symptoms, examine you you he wants to go are sure Why does it always happen son, 42-10, a club that returned 10 in there and coach your butt off. certain players. and consider a hearing test. signs. Sitting on the toddler randomly in just one ear? defensive starters from a team that We want to be better. Our goal is “We did a great job Saturday of Good luck. potty (with or without defeated Virginia Tech in Blacks- to be better Week 2 than we were playing football and having fun. That is a great question. That clothes) is another sign. burg a year ago. Not only did the Week 1. Our main goal was to go out there Dear HOUSE Calls, My son is sometimes happens to us, People are polarized about Tar Heels beat JMU, they played “That is the whole emphasis. and have fun.” 3 years old and exhibiting some usually after exposure to which “method” to use: the nearly flawless football. How can we get better, Sunday, The Tar Heels’ offense played so signs of being ready for potty loud noise, but sometimes naked/underwear method Carolina committed five penal- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, so well, it overshadowed a solid game training. He talks about the out of the blue. The technical vs. the diaper method, and ties for just 35 yards in losses. The we can be better when we play Rut- by the defense. JMU gained just potty and can tell us when he term for this is tinnitus. in fact, the three of us don’t sloppy play that so often accompa- gers – bottom line.” 59 yards rushing and had 211 total has to go. Whenever we broach There are a lot of different agree. The diaper method is nies first games never really mate- Redshirt sophomore quarter- offensive yards compared to Caro- the subject, he doesn’t seem causes. Damage to the tiny neater, but may take longer rialized. The closest UNC came back Bryn Renner can improve on lina’s 461. to have any interest in sitting hair cells that line the inner and just doesn’t seem to was when punter Thomas Hibbard his first performance as a collegiate Another factor that may have on the potty. Some people ear is the most common work for some kids. The fumbled a snap. starter, but it will not be easy to do gone unnoticed by many fans is tell us to keep him in diapers cause. This can be temporary, naked/underwear method is The Tar Heels looked to be in so. Renner set an ACC record by that the Tar Heels caught the ball and encourage him to use the on punts. Last year, Carolina let far from recent loud noise (like definitely messier. You’ll need midseason form. completing 22 of 23 pass attempts bathroom. Others say either “One of the things we’ve talked and threw two touchdowns. His too many punts hit the ground and a concert), or permanent to come to an agreement put him in underwear or let him about is that we’ve been 8-5 with a only incompletion came on an in- roll, costing the Tar Heels precious from listening to a lot of loud with any substitute caregivers. be naked. What does it really lot of talent around here,” interim terception, which he threw when yards in field position. music through ear buds or Do not get into a battle of mean to be “ready”? Which head coach Everett Withers said. he went deep into double coverage. “We feel like that is such a big work-related noise exposure. wills. Toilet training should strategy do you recommend? “We feel like if we do the little “He was just really poised,” part of the game, fielding punts Sometimes this is related be all positive. Don’t despair, things right, we can do better than redshirt freshman running back and not letting the ball hit the to scarring of the inner- Oh, my goodness! That’s all developmentally and 8-5. That has been a team empha- Giovani Bernard said. “He did not ground and determine whether ear bones. These changes more to address than can neurologically normal kids will sis. I’m talking about on the field, get ahead of himself. Even after the we will lose field position,” Withers can occur with age. There be done in just one column. eventually be toilet trained. in the meeting rooms, in the class- interception, he came back strong. said. “We can control that.” is a particular condition There seem to be two Good luck. known as Meniere’s disease, questions: (1) How do I characterized by tinnitus and know he is ready? (2) How House Calls is a weekly column by School Lunch Menus Football hearing loss. Many people do I know he is interested? 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D artin Luther King Jr. at a new memorial in Washington in memorial new a at Jr. King Luther artin M of 100 West Main st., Carrboro Debit 919-942-2196 H Mon-sat 9am-6pm & EBT 6 thursday, September 8, 2011 Opinion The Carrboro Citizen McCrory’s full-time campaign Since 2007 By Chris Fitzsimon Former Charlotte Mayor and Your Communityj Newspaper failed gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory was in Blowing Rock Locally Owned & Operated the other day making a speech to the Republican faithful and raising Letters money. Not much news there. The news The best we can do? would be a week when McCrory wasn’t making a political speech Among many changes on the Carrboro criticizing Gov. Beverly Perdue and development horizon is the disposition of the raising money. Lloyd cow farm across from Carrboro Plaza, McCrory, who narrowly lost to beside the post office. The current site plan, Perdue in 2008, has been running unveiled at a Town Hall information session since the day that election was over, on Aug. 25, is for a 40-acre shopping mall, an- including appearing at right-wing chored by a grocery store. By my count from town halls in 2009 trying to reas- the existing map, the planned mall – twice the sure the Republican base that he size of Carrboro Plaza – would host 11 build- was not the political moderate the ings, including stores, chain restaurants, apart- people of Charlotte thought him to ments and 824 paved parking spaces. be. Although described proudly as a “high-end” For the last year, he has been retail center by a spokesman for the Cary plan- popping up at every Republican ners and potential Charlotte buyers, residents event from one end of the state to living within 1,000 feet of the site expressed the other, running as hard as he concerns. Who wants to find their house sud- can, though he’s tried to be coy denly behind a grocery, with its dumpster and about it. delivery truck traffic? Others worry about -in As recently as the end of July, creased crime, noise, heat, light pollution and McCrory was saying that he was water runoff destined for Tom’s Creek, Jordan Aftermath, part one trying “to gauge the level of support Lake or their yards. and confidence in a potential Mc- The developers’ goals were not these quality- By Kirk Ross were rightly concerned about their safety. Crory campaign.” of-life issues. But even from a practical business There were, naturally, some people who did seem to Those remarks came after news standpoint, there were questions about the via- Last year around this time, I described a little of what cheer on the terrorists, but they were few and scattered that McCrory’s unannounced cam- bility of this type of mall. As one gentleman put life was like here on that fateful Tuesday in September 10 around the country, and the people vilified on our campus paign had raised just over a million it neatly, “I could throw a baseball from where years ago. Like a lot of folks, the attacks themselves are were not among them. But in a pattern that hasn’t stopped, dollars in the last year. That is a lot you have the new grocery to where Food Lion burned into memory thanks to a relentless replaying of the anyone who didn’t embrace the position of the president of money for a gauge. is now.” Many noted how similar outdoor malls images of panic and violence and loss. was seen as un-American. In the fever pitch of outrage and News accounts of McCrory’s around town, even indoor University Mall, Ten years later, I have a hard time remembering those anger, hate itself became acceptable. And it still is in some Blowing Rock appearance reported with plenty of parking, struggle. What would images and the tragic events of that day in isolation. As a circles. that the checks from the crowd be the repercussions on other town businesses? chronicler of what came next, it did not take long before the The world that many of the academics who were at- were put into envelopes marked The developers’ plan not only raised ques- consequences here and abroad started to play out. tacked had spent a career attempting to enlighten us about “McCrory for Governor.” tions of potential urban blight and ecological We think of the response to 9/11 as more international suddenly became very simple: black and white, us and There’s nothing unique about degradation, it presented a stark contrast to in nature because the long wars that resulted have them, good and evil. In the words of the presi- McCrory’s powerful political ambi- Carrboro’s vision for itself as sustainable, local, so consumed our attention and the media’s. dent, you were either with us or against us. BIG tion. He has plenty of company on diverse, socially just and aesthetically unique. But there were serious repercussion at home When I hear people wax poetic about how that score. But it is hard to remem- When the adjacent property values decline, and and very quickly. proud they were of this country on Sept. 12, CITY ber a politician in North Carolina those who are capable move away, a less diverse As the Carolina community reeled from the I can’t help thinking that some of them mean running for office full time three and more segregated hometown will remain. attacks, the response was, initially, to heal. We all a country with no dissent, a country that doesn’t years before the next election. Would the Cow Farm Mall support local en- joined hands on Polk Place on Wednesday, and a memo- question its leaders or try to understand the world around All that would be nothing more terprises that pay commercial taxes and employ rial to those connected to the university who had lost their us, a country many of us steeped in the ideals of America than political-insider chatter if Mc- workers in promising occupations? Couldn’t lives was started when, at the close of the ceremony, each wouldn’t recognize. Crory were treated like a candidate the talented people of this community launch attendee was invited to place a small stone near where the Sinclair Lewis’ long-ago warning seemed to be playing instead of someone considering a useful businesses, employ the unemployed and flagpole now stands. out: “When fascism comes to America,” he wrote, “it will run who happens to be making still preserve the site’s stunning topography, wa- It wasn’t much later that a series of discussions and be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.” a speech every other day. Perdue terways and old oak trees? There are many ex- teach-ins started. And then we all learned very quickly how Now we’ve had ten years of babbling by people who meanwhile is running the state and cellent possibilities, but how about a small and rapidly xenophobic and anti-Islam the nation had turned, have made a career of jingoism in the name of patriotism. battling with a Republican General diverse farm-and-village community for Car- when the attempt to try to understand the events of 9/11 Dissent is in vogue not just because the current occupant of Assembly determined to take the rboro? It could sport local restaurants, shops, became, in the eyes of many critics, treasonous. Educa- the White House is of a different party, but because he is state back 30 years. retirement housing, farm markets – even keep tors with expertise in the Arab world who tried to lay out painted as an “other” and hating others is an established in- McCrory can say anything he the Lloyd’s appealing brown-and-white cows, the motivations were attacked as sympathizers. A blacklist dustry. And for those clinging to that simple world of black wants on the non-campaign cam- like Fearrington. Or do we just want fries with from an academic watchdog group associated with Lynne and white, he’s hated because he dares to talk about the gray paign trail and nobody challenges that? Cheney and Sen. Joe Lieberman surfaced naming names areas that disappeared in the fall of 2001 and for trying to it, and most reporters don’t seem The big question that the town and citizens and taking statements out of context to mislabel academ- undo some of the damage done during an era of unchecked to feel obligated to call Perdue’s of- need to ask is this. Do we really want to take ics. The list was later re-issued with the names of educators anger and vitriol. Some people aren’t ready for that even ten fice or the Democratic Party for a the last, large parcel of farmland that exists in- redacted, but the damage was done, and several individuals years later. And some never will be. response, the way they would if the side Carrboro and turn it into a cookie-cutter gubernatorial race was in full swing. mall, “anchored” to franchises that sell mostly It is in full swing for McCrory. generic imported goods and processed foods? Why misguided ‘common knowledge’ He complained in Blowing Surely, we in Carrboro can be more thoughtful Rock of the state’s billions of dol- and creative than that. holds back our economic recovery lars worth of unfunded pension Lorraine Aragon and health care liabilities, saying it Carrboro meant that the state budget wasn’t Bill Schweke In fact, collective failures in the marketplace frequently occur really balanced. He didn’t mention when individual households act “rationally” in the near term that virtually every other state in The American economic picture remains very grim. The for the good of their family, but ultimately, despite their good the country faces the same long- letters policy recovery from the Great Recession can only be called “tepid” intentions, lower productivity or magnify inequities. term dilemma and that North Car- – especially on the job-creation front. New cuts in govern- Think about household savers and homebuilders, for in- olina is actually in a better position Letters should be no more than 425 ment spending resulting from budget shortfalls are only stance. When conditions lead to more saving and less buy- than most. words in length and must be accompanied making matters worse by eliminating more jobs in the short ing, these events will only slow the economy further. At such He also didn’t outline a plan to by the author’s name, address and contact run. points, the seemingly rational act of more household saving address the liability issue, and ap- information. We will publish one letter per At the same time, the nation is experiencing divided gov- is akin to hoarding, not building a nest egg for the future. parently no one asked. He did how- author per month. Lengthy letters written ernment – both electorally and philosophically – with little And, of course, economy-wide failures, such as various ever lament what he claims is the in longhand will mysteriously become lost. consensus on what should be done for the economy and jobs. “bubbles,” abound. Stock buyers can get too excited and growth in state government, which Emailed letters are preferred. That said, Given these facts, the parameters for action are quite nar- overreach, thereby sending stock values to unrealistic prices, he surely knows has been slowed send your letters to: row – particularly for those that wish to see public action to or act like an escaping herd, selling at the same time. and then reversed in the last few Letters to the editor create significant job growth. Pejorative wording and dogmatic doctrines can harm too. years, even as demands for services Box 248 To break through this logjam will not be easy. Too often, politicians and policymakers fall back on simplis- from state government have explod- Carrboro, NC 27510 Whereas most Americans would have happily supported tic ideas they think sound good or bad – terms like “sound fied during the economic downturn. [email protected] strong public action to create jobs a few decades ago, attitudes nance,” “gold standard,” “free enterprise,” “balanced budget,” McCrory and his supporters are and perceptions of joblessness in the U.S. have shifted. To- “wasteful spending,” “budget deficit” and “property rights.” also fond of tying Gov. Perdue to day, sadly, Americans are not as accommodating of serious The upshot of all this is that the American economy President Obama, which may turn government interventions to expand employment opportu- would be much better off if more leaders and citizens under- out not to be the smartest political staff & contributors nities as they were a few decades ago. stood and promoted the pragmatic and flexible, but activist, move they could make. editorial Indeed, much of this economic pain and woe of the last prescriptions of the great economist John Maynard Keynes. But it does raise interesting Robert Dickson, Publisher few years has been self-inflicted, even unnecessary. The debt Indeed, reliance upon a consistent Keynesian position on all questions for McCrory. Which of Susan Dickson, Editor ceiling debate was the classic example. It did nothing about these issues is more likely to promote economic health during the current Republican presidential Kirk Ross, Taylor Sisk Contributing Editors our most pressing problem – unemployment. periods of both deflation and inflation. candidates does he support? Maybe Unfortunately, several decades of well-funded conserva- Duncan Hoge, Art Director Though frequently blasted by those on the far right, he agrees with Texas Gov. Rick tive propaganda has taken its toll. Today a collection of wide- Keynes was no leftist. He was very open to changing his Perry and doesn’t believe in Social Rose Laudicina, Staff Writer ly held, conservative myths are at the root of these failures mind and disagreed with many orthodox left ideas. In ad- Security and thinks that evolution Eddy Landreth, Margot Lester, Phil of understanding and action. (This is not to say that there dition, Keynes wrote a great deal on probability and did not is merely “a theory out there.” May- Blank, Jock Lauterer, Ken Moore, Mike Li, aren’t economic myths on the left as well. Some people, for believe that economics could escape from risk. He would not be he supports Rep. Michele Bach- Vicky Dickson Contributors instance, still cling to the myth that government can solve all be surprised by the recent financial crisis. man’s views that the recent storms Brooke Parker, Kevin Collins Interns problems.) He would have also conceded that even if we act appro- could be a message from God. Alicia Stemper, Ava Barlow, Alex Maness Right now, however, it is not an overreliance on govern- priately in the current situation by designing and executing Maybe he doesn’t, but those are Photographers ment that is at the heart of our problems; it is rather a series of a strong stimulus package, many key decisions (things like two of the frontrunners for his par- conservative illusions about macroeconomics. advertising magnitude, timing, implementation/administration, the mix ty’s nomination for president. First and foremost is the failure to comprehend the differ- of tax and spending measures) will be more akin to an art Either way it seems like a le- Marty Cassady, Ad Director ences between household and public finance. For ordinary [email protected] than a science. gitimate question for a politician families, assets are good and liabilities are bad. This is an Ultimately though, he would have agreed with one over- who is a full-time money-raising, operations easy-to-grasp concept, and it’s perhaps understandable that riding fact: More must be tried to help the jobless and speed speech-making candidate for gov- Anne Billings, Office Coordinator so many want to apply it directly to the public sphere. But it is the recovery. Mere reliance upon hoary clichés and simplistic ernor, whether he wants to play se- [email protected] a mistake to apply such an idea simplistically on a large scale. bits of “common knowledge” is a recipe for continued eco- mantic games about it or not. At the national economy level, assets and liabilities simply nomic stagnation. McCrory’s campaign is in full Distribution reflect different ownership groups – bond sellers and buyers. swing, and the media needs to treat Chuck Morton, Wendy Wenck In other words, analogies can mislead. Household com- Bill Schweke is a senior fellow at Consumer Financial Protec- him like it. Published Thursdays mon sense is not always right. The world is often paradoxical. tion Bureau (Durham office) and a member of the job-creation by Carrboro Citizen, LLC. Here’s another illusion – the notion that the widespread working group. Chris Fitzsimon is executive director member, nc press association pursuit of “self-interest” always promotes the common good. of N.C. Policy Watch. The Carrboro Citizen Thursday, September 8, 2011 7 REAL ESTATE & CLASSIFIEDS CLASSIFIED RATES $5.00/issue for up to 15 words. Words over 15: $0.35/word/issue. Place your classified ad online until MIDNIGHT Tuesday before publication!

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Lest we forget

Beautiful manroot flowers are frequently seen on bare roadsides. Photo by Ken Moore est we forget … there is another Ground Zero, the forgotten one per- FLORA haps, to some, but never to those who have visited and experienced the from page 1 eerily silent, wind-tossed, flower-strewn meadow between Bradford and leaves are heart shaped, then you most likely Somerset in southwest-central Pennsylvania where United Airlines Flight 93 have a manroot, or wild sweet potato, Ipo- moea pandurata. Lwent down on that awful day. A makeshift memorial quickly sprang up, erected by This plant is a native perennial with a large a thankful stream of prayer-sayers and grieving souls. On a chain-link fence, ordinary tuberous root and has the potential to become more aggressive than you may desire. It folks began leaving behind artifacts of gratitude and tribute – this one most poignant will continue to occur in the same spot each to me on that 2004 summer’s day visit – a Fisher-Price toy jetliner with the heartfelt season, becoming more vigorous each season. Manroot has a heritage of Native-American thanks of two young students from the nearby Shanksville Elementary School, spared medicinal use, and with a little searching you’ll by the heroics of the “Let’s Roll!” passengers. Lest we forget. … find some suggestions for preparing the large edible, tuberous root. However, you won’t find it as delicious as the garden variety sweet potato, and you need to be aware that con- A thousand words sumed raw or without proper preparation, by Jock Lauterer those roots are mighty bitter, as in purgative. The flowers of manroot are beautiful. I Do you have an important old photo that you value? Email wish I had some in my landscape, but I’ve had your photo to [email protected] and include the story to enjoy them as they climb up road signs and behind the picture. Because every picture tells a story. And its sprawl on bare road banks. Thread-thin leaflets of cypress vine are distinctive. worth? A thousand words. Beware of close-relative hedge bindweed, Photo by Ken Moore Calystegia sepium, which is a very vigorous perennial, capable of overwhelming adjacent you’ll discover all the other morning glories preferred garden plants. The flower is white in surprising places up until frost time. One but lacks the deep red center of manroot, more point: their “glory” really is in the and has a leaf that’s arrow shaped with blunt morning, so don’t expect to see them much or angled basal lobes. past noontime on sunny days! EdibleNiche LandscapingGardens Workshop! I enjoyed discovering the red morn- Saturday, September 17, 1-4 pm ing glory in several spots along the edge of Email Ken Moore at [email protected]. cBackyard EconomicscPermaculture DesigncFavorite Edibles Chapel Hill’s newly opened Morgan Creek Find previous Ken Moore Citizen columns at cFruit & Berry plants from Asheville’s Useful Plants Nursery Greenway on Labor Day. With a keen eye, The Annotated Flora (carrborocitizen.com/flora). Free, rain or shine. Please register by phone. Monday-Saturday, 9-5 & Sunday 10-5 1111 Dawson Road (West of Carrboro, off Old Greensboro Hwy) 919-967-0078 ♥ www.NicheGardens.com WATER WATCH Our reservoirs are 71.20% full

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