Big Turnout Marks Orange Primaries by Kirk Ross Franklin Street, the Illinois Senator Staff Writer Won 70 Percent of the Vote to Sen

This Weekend Friday What a 60% Chance of Rain 81/58 weekend Saturday 20% Chance of Rain A look back 79/54 in pictures Sunday 50% Chance of Rain 79/59 Page 12 carrborocitizen.com may 8, 2008 u Carrboro’s community newspaper u Volume II No. Viii Free Big turnout marks Orange primaries by Kirk Ross Franklin Street, the Illinois senator Staff Writer won 70 percent of the vote to Sen. Hill- ary Clinton’s 29 percent. Clinton did Going into Tuesday, higher registra- not appear in Orange County, but her tion numbers were already indicating a husband, former president Bill Clinton, heavy turnout for Election Day, when Or- made a stop in Hillsborough. ange County voters would cast their bal- A 14 percent victory in North Caro- lots for everything from a tax referendum lina and a tighter than expected race to the next president. The early vote total in Indiana shifted momentum back to swelled as well, nearly reaching 18,000 Obama, who on Wednesday picked up votes by the close of business on Saturday, the endorsement of state Democratic meaning that 18 percent of those regis- Party chairman Jerry Meek, one of the tered voted prior to Election Day, a total roughly 800 so-called superdelegates close to the average total turnout in a typi- who may decide the nomination. cal primary year. By the time Tuesday’s Election results also showed that votes were added in, more than 46,190 concerns that thousands of new voters had voted in the county, putting turnout would not participate in down-ballot at an estimated 48 percent. races were exaggerated. As evidenced by the results, driving The state Senate District 23 primary the turnout was a surge of interest in between incumbent Sen. Ellie Kinnaird the Democratic presidential race. In and veteran County Commissioner Mo- that contest, Barack Obama won 62 of ses Carey drew a total of 34,831 votes in Orange County — about 5,000 less North Carolina’s 128 delegates with 56 photo by kirk ross photo by ken moore percent of the vote. In Orange County, than those at the top of the ticket. Lorie Clark was an enthusiastic supporter of Moses Carey who lost to Ellie Kinnaird An ant exploring a female holly flower. Note the where Obama had high visibility and in the state Senate race. She and Obama poll worker Julia Tarr camped out all day immature berry at the flower center. an office full of volunteers on West SEE ELECTION PAGE 7 Tuesday at the OWASA precinct. flora By Ken Moore Transfer tax crushed Tax hikes Holly flowers by Kirk Ross In an email response to The Citi- bullies in North Carolina govern- cometh Staff Writer zen, Mark Zimmerman, who owns ment are out to defeat you,” he olly flowers are really a local real estate brokerage and is said, “they will.” by Kirk Ross neat. Though not big Like elsewhere in the state, voters spokesman for anti-tax group Citi- Jacobs said the county did not have Staff Writer and showy like dog- in Orange County overwhelmingly zens for a Better Orange County, enough time to educate voters on the woods and magnolias, rejected a proposed 0.4 percent land said the results were clear. tax nor did it see sufficient success in It’s budget time for local govern- Sixty-six percent of the county’s articulating what the tax was about. ments and indications are that no mat- once you have looked transfer tax. The ballot referendum was defeat- voters, he said “agreed that the He said the tax is a “less-painful” way ter where you live in Orange County, closely at a cluster of holly H ed by a margin of 28,053 to 14,288, County needs to find another way to cover the county’s growing need for your tax bill is likely to rise. flowers you may get hooked on or 66 percent to 34 percent. to support our wonderful schools new schools and parks. “The property Carrboro Town Manager Steve Stew- looking forward to them each Real estate and homebuilder groups and parks. The vote followed a vig- tax,” he said, “is the real home tax.” art presents his annual budget on Tues- spring. And you’ll feel really spent more than $205,000 through orous debate and an unprecedented Jacobs said the commissioners will day. Though it is uncertain how much of special when you can determine the end of April toward defeating the county education campaign. Our meet and discuss the issue and may an increase he’s built in, the town is faced for your neighbors and friends measure. A pro-transfer tax group already well educated voters were decide to put the tax back on the bal- with the same challenges as many oth- spent only about $2,000 in advocating very well informed on the issue, lot in November or try to put a sales ers, including rising health care increases whether or not a particular holly and they joined voters in 19 other tax on the ballot instead, an idea they and the cost of staffing new facilities. will have berries in the fall. for the effort. And though the county allocated $100,000 for an education counties who have overwhelming- rejected earlier this year. After last year’s 4.8 percent hike in the Knowing that holly trees are campaign, many observers expect the ly said a land transfer tax is not the The transfer tax and the sales tax Carrboro tax rate, Stewart noted that staff- either male or female, you can actual money spent to be lower than way to raise new revenue.” were the two routes given counties ing the new fire station remains one of the describe that a winter berry that, given the short amount of time County Commissioner Barry to make up for reductions in state town’s biggest costs. But a $314,000 Feder- display on a female tree depends between the decision to add the tax to Jacobs saw the results differently. funding for counties as part of last al Emergency Management Agency grant upon the presence of a male the ballot and the election. “When the biggest financial year’s budget. the town received in February eased that a holly within flying distance for bit by helping cover the costs of three new firefighter positions for the next four years. insects to carry pollen from the Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton male to the female tree. said the grant helps considerably. I took a close look at the male “Even though there’s a local match, it and female Deciduous Hollies, still saves us about a penny on the tax rate,” Ilex decidua, in my yard. All holly Chilton said. As a result, Chilton said Car- flowers have four petals, though rboro will see a tax increase this year, but he you may find a five-petal flower expects it to be lower than in other towns. On Monday, Chapel Hill Town among all the others. There’s Manager Roger Stancil revealed a bud- always an exception to the rule. get proposal with an 11 percent tax hike. Female flowers are distin- He cited health care costs, increases in guished by having a little green debt service, a small raise for employees bump, an immature ovary, in the and the opening of the Homestead Road center. That’s the future holly Aquatics Center as key reasons for the berry. The four accompanying increase, the town’s first in three years. stamens are nonfunctional, in The county budget will also con- tain increased spending to open new that they do not produce pollen offices and facilities as well as to con- bearing anthers. tinue to pay for school and park bonds The flowers of the male tree already approved by the voters. are more numerous than the County Commissioner Barry Jacobs sparsely flowered female trees said the county will see at least $8 million and the stamens are quite obvi- in additional costs for health care, employ- ous, with globs of pollen waiting ee costs-of-living raises, debt service and opening the new Durham Tech campus. to adhere to the body of some photo by kirk ross One penny added to the county unsuspecting insect for the flight OWASA precinct chair Susan Siegel said many in the precinct took advantage of the early voting opportunities, keeping lines flowing on Election Day. tax rate yields about $1.25 million in over to those female flowers. additional revenue. I noticed several ants crawling among the female flowers. I’m not certain what attracted them to make such a long journey up Haw festival this weekend the tree and out to those flowers by Susan Dickson Local musicians will perform – perhaps to collect some nectar Staff Writer throughou the festival, from 1 to or nibble at the tips of the 6 p.m. Now that spring is finally in full bloom, it’s time In addition, Crossen will lead SEE FLORA PAGE 10 to head on down to the banks of the Haw River in a river-monitoring demonstration Bynum, where this Saturday, the Haw River Assembly from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in which par- will host the 19th annual Haw River Festival. ticipants can learn how to check Cynthia Crossen, the Haw River Assembly’s River water health by looking for dif- inside Watch coordinator, said she hopes the festival, a fund- ferent river critters. Both children raiser for the Haw River Assembly, will bring folks and adults are encouraged to take from all over the watershed area. part in the demonstration. Smith and Phillips Middle “It’s the best kind of fundraising, which is just fun, Assembly members will also School Honor Rolls educational and outreach for the work that we do,” provide free canoe rides for kids photo by Isaac Sandlin Crossen said. “I hope people that come will get to 13 and under, while parents can Maria Hitt, right, a Stream Watch volunteer from Chapel Hill, educates See page 9 know us a little bit and want to join the Haw River participate in a $1 canoe raffle, bid Pittsboro Elementary School fourth graders Jessica Delgado and Samaria Index Assembly.” on sunflower paintings by nation- Chance at last year’s Haw River festival in Bynum. Even if it rains, the festival will continue, she ally known folk artist Clyde Jones News, Recently...... 3 said. Last year, people celebrated under the By- or buy native streambank and wet- “It’s a wonderful festival, very community-ori- Music ...... 2 num Bridge during the rain. land plants to support the Haw River Assembly. ented and friendly,” Crossen said. Community,...... 4, 5 “We’re expecting a good crowd,” Crossen said, To increase awareness of environmental issues The festival will be held on the banks of the Haw Opinion ...... 6 adding that the festival will offer a wide swath of surrounding the river and watershed area, envi- River off Bynum Road. Elections ...... 7 activities. ronmental and community organizations will host Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children under 14 Schools ...... 8, 9 Festival goers can take a walk down the trails that booths at the festival to provide information to fes- and free for babies. Land & Table ...... 10 wind along the banks of the Haw River, help river tival participants. To volunteer at the festival, call 542-5790 or email Water Watch ...... 10 watchers check the health of the water or kick back and Crossen encourages people of all ages to come [email protected]. For more information or direc- Real Estate, Classifieds...... 11 take in the surroundings while listening to live music. down to the festival. tions visit hawriver.org. 2 thursday, may 8, 2008 The Carrboro Citizen

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County business director recently . . . derstand the gaze on the faces of the brown-bag- Bradly Broadwell has been appointed as economic de- gers looking for a place to sit down and dive in. velopment director for Orange County. By Valarie Schwartz Some folks forego the bag altogether and As economic development director, Broadwell will be stay at Neal’s, where there are three tables inside responsible for creating and implementing strategies to en- There have been recent reports of Car- and a counter outside. hance the economic well-being of Orange County. He will rboro pedestrians walking around in the On market days, the atmosphere is like a also oversee the Visitor’s Bureau and Arts Commission. vicinity of South Greensboro and Main family kitchen. Broadwell comes to Orange County from Dorchester streets covetously carrying brown paper “We’re headed over to Neal’s,” Cathy Jones County, Md., where he served as the director of economic bags. There have been no reports of people announced at noon-sharp the first Saturday development. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Uni- drinking from the bags, but some may have that Neal’s was open, as she slammed shut versity of Massachusetts-Amherst. Broadwell will begin been “huffing” from them. the back of her Perry-winkle Farms truck and work on May 19. Further investigation revealed more of headed over with her husband, Mike Perry, and the same. their helpers. Moments later, Neal’s had people Rabid raccoon No wonder — the classic brown paper lined up out the door, as farmers and market A raccoon found northeast of Hillsborough tested posi- bags have been streaming from Neal’s Deli, shoppers ordered from Matt and called out to tive for rabies on Tuesday at the State Laboratory of Public where the surge is not for the bags, but the Sheila, the former Carrboro Farmers’ Market Health. real deal inside — delicatessen sandwiches manager, making sandwiches with the crew. The raccoon was submitted after a resident in the vicin- — and the bodacious aromas they provide. “They’ve been coming back,” Sheila said this ity of New Sharon Church Road and Schley Road saw one The deli-done-right duo of Matt and Sheila week of the farmers who come over hungry af- of her four dogs with the raccoon. The dog was the mother Neal have been talking about how to venture ter Wednesday and Saturday markets. They buy of three five-month old puppies who were also outside at forth culinary-wise during much of their 10- from her, but she also buys from them, creating the time. Although the puppies were not seen with the rac- year relationship. daily sides and special sandwiches from ingredi- coon, contact could not be ruled out. “Sheila was looking at doing something hos- ents she knows were grown or produced nearby, The mother dog was vaccinated against rabies and re- pitality- and food-oriented,” said Matt, son of like the “Cheesy,” made with Hickory Grove ceived a rabies booster shot, required within 72 hours of Moreton and Bill Neal, who together opened cheese, or the “Frenchy,” made with Carolina exposure. The puppies, however, were not vaccinated, and La Residence in the 1980s, while Bill later Moon, both cheeses from Chapel Hill Cream- must either be destroyed or quarantined for six months. opened Crook’s Corner, two iconic Chapel ery. The Italian deli meats come from Giacomo’s So far this year, Orange County Animal Services has Hill restaurants. in Greensboro and the oh-so-good bread comes received four positive rabies tests. If any possible exposure Matt and Sheila opened Neal’s Deli on from Guglhupf Bakery in Durham. to a bat, raccoon or skunk is suspected, contact Animal April 4. Matt grew up here and considers Carrboro Control at 245-2075 or call 911. A deli, you may ask? home and where he wanted to own a business. excited to be part of a new great business.” “That was Matt’s idea,” Sheila said. “We looked at a bunch of places,” he said. “It’s really exciting to be part of the Carr- Planning session “It seemed like a good fit for a neighbor- “We held out for a place in Carrboro.” boro business community,” Sheila said. “This is This Tuesday, the Orange County Planning Depart- hood town,” Matt said. “And there was no deli Chandra Noyes, who works with the cou- a bustling little area.” ment will host a public information session for residents, in town.” ple, has heard how happy people are that they “It’s a busy intersection, and Open Eye got property owners, businesses and others interested in the “It’s simple food done well,” Sheila added. opened where they did. people in the habit of hanging out,” Matt said. Eno Economic Development District at the Planning and “But it’s more deli than sandwich shop.” “People say a lot that they’re glad we’re “I’ve been walking around this block my whole Agricultural Building on Revere Road in Hillsborough. Walk in — or simply drive past — on a day here,” Noyes said. “I’m glad to be here too. I life wanting to do something like this.” The Eno Economic Development District is in the gen- when they’re smoking pastrami and you’ll not met Matt when I was a little kid,” when Matt Popular opinion and brown bags about eral area of Highway 70 and I-85 near the Durham County only know it’s a deli, you may also be transcend- worked at Margaret’s Cantina, which her father town would suggest that he’s doing it right. line. The session will be held as an open house and those ed back to your first delicatessen experience. If co-owned. “I just moved back to town and saw interested can drop by anytime between 4 and 7 p.m. the aroma sends you — wait until that first bite Matt out here on the street one day trying to Contact Valarie Schwartz at 923-3746 or valar- For more information, visit www.co.orange.nc.us/plan- (especially of the Manhattan). Then you’ll un- get the place ready.” Matt offered her a job. “I’m [email protected] ning/admin_Eno_EDD_SAP.asp or call Perdita Holtz, special projects planner, at 245-2575. Armed robbery suspects charged OBITUARY A man was shot during an During the struggle, a suspect’s Ryan Craig Gartrell of 5122 armed robbery at a residence on handgun fired, shooting one of Southwind Road in Greensboro C. Matthew Fan Branch Lane in Chapel Hill the suspects in the leg, and the have been charged with armed “Mac” Maynor early Wednesday morning. suspects fled the scene. robbery and felony breaking and C. Matthew “Mac” Carrboro police apprehended The suspect who was shot has entering. Taumafalofi Leasiolagi, Maynor, 68, of Chapel Hill, four suspects shortly after Cha- been identified as Jaquay Lamar 18, of 2201 Pisgah Church Road died in his home March 26, pel Hill police responded to a Blacknail, 18, of 3203 Bach Ter- in Greensboro has also been how to reach us 2008. He was a lifetime report of an armed robbery. The race in Greensboro. He will be charged with armed robbery. resident of Chapel Hill, and victims reported that they re- charged with armed robbery Clark, Gartrell and Leasiolagi The Carrboro Citizen the son of the late Clyde and turned home to discover three upon release from the hospital. are being held in Orange County P.O. Box 248 Blanche Maynor. intruders, and two of the vic- Patrick Cole Clark, 17, of 3708 Jail under $4,000 secured bond. Carrboro, NC 27510 Mr. Maynor is survived tims struggled with the suspects. 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Online Edition Read The Carrboro Citizen online and comment on the stories! carrborocitizen.com WeaverStreetRealty.com 4 Thursday, APRIL 17, 2008 Community The Carrboro Citizen Children’s book features arts Ca lendar Carrboro settings Panzanella Southern Local Farms/Local Art—an art Village by Susan Dickson Carrboro places,” Kanoy said. exhibit celebrating the 13th Annual Bagwell, Holt, Smith, Staff Writer “[Tejada] knew I loved these Piedmont Farm Tour Through Jun 1 places in Carrboro.” Tillman & Jones, PA Scooters The Paris of the Piedmont Tejada said she felt the il- The Color in No Color—paint- Incorporated now has its very own children’s lustrations would be extremely ings by Amy White through May important for the book, adding Photographs by Caryl Feldacker book. Through May Bloom A Weekend in the Paris of the that she always first notices the F lowers and abstracts by Marcia Piedmont , written by Irma Te- illustrations in children’s books. Weaver Street DiMartino through May jada and illustrated by Chris “We really collaborated both Realty Call for details Kanoy, recounts the adventures on illustrations and text,” Tejada Wootini Hillsborough of young Lizzie and her mother, said. “I think the book came out Leftfield Project presents the kickoff as they spend a weekend touring so much better because we did Hillsborough for the “Right to Left.” Reception Gallery of Arts Carrboro. The pair travels to sev- that.” Friday, May 9 eral Carrboro hot spots – includ- The illustrations throughout A Walk in the Woods—new ing the Farmers’ Market, Elmo’s the book are black and white, so work by Pat Lloyd and Jude Lobe Chapel Hill through May 24 and Cliff’s Meat Market – as children can use the book also as Lizzie’s mother explains to her a coloring book, Tejada said. Ackland Art Museum daughter why Carrboro is called Both Tejada and Kanoy said New Currents in Contemporary Pittsboro the Paris of the Piedmont. they knew they would be hard Arts: UNC-Chapel Hill Master of ChathamArts Fine Arts Thesis through May 11 “It’s a great guide for visitors pressed to find a local publish- Gallery to Carrboro, and in a sweet way,” er to back the project, so they Contemporary Drawings from New artwork from Chatham Kanoy said. looked for assistance from other the Ackland Collection Through County high school students Tejada and Kanoy officially sources. Aug 17 through May 31 launched the book at Carrboro The Chapel Hill/Orange The Art of Love May 9-Sep 7 Fusion Art and Fine Craft Gallery Elementary School in April, af- County Visitors’ Bureau sup- Animation and Recycled Art—works by Michele ter working on the project for ported the project, donating seed Bonds through May Fine Art nearly two years. Tejada had al- money and offering feedback to Tejada and Kanoy. In addition, OP-TiCaL aRt—lithographs and ways loved children’s books, and serigraphs by Victor Vasarely & Alamance Community College Carrboro, and decided to write a Yaacov Agam May 9-Jun 12 story about the town. helped out with graphic design. Open Studio Find hand-built ceramics by Cathy Kiffney at the Spring open Studio. “[Carrboro] is, to me, the “It was a community effort,” Community Church Spring Open quintessential village,” Tejada Tejada said. of Chapel Hill Century Center Studios Show said, adding that she has spent Tejada and Kanoy plan to Carrboro The Face of the Earth—water- ELEMENTS—the fifth annual & Sale a great deal of time touring the work together on other books in color mixed media by Nerys Levy The ArtsCenter Community Art Project through May 17, 10am-5pm and May 18, the future, including books cen- Center Gallery—community May 4-Jun 29 villages of France. May 28 12-5pm Hand-built ceramics by tered around Chapel Hill and photography contest Tejada had worked with FedEx Global Cathy Kiffney and contemporary Kanoy at UNC Hospitals and Hillsborough. Town Hall porcelain by Susan Filley East End Gallery Education Center had seen some of her pastel work, However, Tejada emphasized ELEMENTS—the fifth annual ELEMENTS—the fifth annual Judith Earnst—expressions of life, Both studios are off of Dairy- so she approached her about il- that the stories will be different, Community Art Project through Community Art Project through love and faith through paintings and land Road near Maple View because the towns are all so dif- May 28 lustrating the book. May 28 pottery through May 30 Ice Cream Store. Call or visit ferent. “My pastel paintings were of Clay Centre Gallery web sites for directions. www. Turning Point The Beehive Salon New works by the gallery’s resi- cathykiffney.com, 968-8438 and Sincerely Yours—works depict- dent potter Gallery www.susanfilley.com 933-9117 ing life in Chapel Hill by Washington Mixed media on canvas and Copies of A Capps DeWitt Law bronze sculptures by Maeve Harris Call for details and Wayne Salge Weekend in Caffe Driade the Paris of Bridget Walsh—acrylic paintings Fleet Feet Gallery the Piedmont Seascape Poetics—paintings are on sale exploring the interactions between at the North light, sky, water and land by Carolyn Carolina Crafts B. Levy Gallery, Weaver NC Crafts Gallery Street Market, Art Nouveau—ceramic tiles by Provence and Raleigh artist Marina Bosetti. Recep- the Chapel tion during Artwalk Hill/Orange County Visitors’ Do you have Nested Bureau. anything for one of Kerri Lockwood—Condition, Circumstance, Order our calendars? Send your submissions Open Eye Café ELEMENTS—the fifth annual to calendar@ Community Art Project through carrborocitizen.com May 28 Nerys Levy works are on display at the Community Church.

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VHBQ DBBHBTZI This week’s answer appears on page 10. APS OF ORANGE COUNTY — I’m Shack, a 1-yr-old male Bassett Hound mix. I am a real cool guy who goes at his own pace. I love getting scratches and hugs, but don’t be offended if I get distracted with some sniffin’ outside in the grass. Inside I am affectionate and lovable. Come meet the short-legged Shack Attack and I will love you completely! I get along great with other doggies! Come see me at Animal Protection Society of Orange County, 6311 Nicks Road, Mebane, or call 304-2300. You can also go online at www.animalprotectionsociety.org

ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES — Meet Yuki! This handsome boy is a little over a year and a half old and as sweet and loveable as they come. He loves the camera and attention and would pose all day for an ear scratch. He’s laidback and just wants to lounge and be pampered! What more could you want!?! Stop by Orange County’s Animal Shelter, 1081 MLK Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill, or call 967-7383. You can also see him online at www.co.orange.nc.us/animalservices/adoption.asp. The Carrboro Citizen thursday, APRIL 17, 2008 5

in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. Salsa/Mambo —3rd Saturdays, 942-2948 lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. $7, Community Briefs Community Calendar 358-4201, [email protected]. English as a Second Language Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Conversation Club — seeks Garrett Rd, Durham. Swim for Smiles Special Events member, Mary Blake. May 14-Aug 6. volunteers to talk with groups Fourth Friday Studio Stroll Wednesdays, 8:30-9:15am. 55 years of international students Fridays Ballroom — 4th & 5th Thursdays, The second annual Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon will be — downtown Pittsboro artists open and older. Chapel Hill Community from 11:30am-1:30pm. University 7-9:30pm, $2. 933-8982. Seymour held June 1 at Chapel Hill Country Club. studio doors from 6-8pm, May 23. Center Park. Pre-registration is Methodist Church on Franklin St. Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, The triathlon is open to children ages 7-17 and is sanctioned Demonstration at Side Street Gal- required by May 12. 967-1448, [email protected] Chapel Hill, 968-2070. by USA-Triathlon. There will be two courses for all levels of lery 6:30pm pittsboroshops.com Guided Tours — of the N.C. participants, each with a swim, bike ride and run. Health & Wellness Carrboro DanceJam —free- Classic Car Show — Saturday, Botanical Garden’s Plant Collec- All of the money raised goes to the N.C. Children’s Hospi- Dedication — SECU family house. style dance to an eclective mix of May 17. 10am-2pm at the Walnut tions, every Saturday at 10am. Led tal. For more information, visit www.swimforsmiles.org. Thursday, May 8. 4-7pm. www.secu- music. First Fridays. Balanced Move- Grove UMC. Classic American and by trained volunteer tour guides and familyhouse.org or 932-8009 ment Studio. 304 W Weaver St, UNC Commencement European cars. Refreshments will Botanical Garden curators. Free. upstairs. Smoke & alcohol free. Call be available.$20 car show entry Digital Camera Workshop Women’s Check-up Day 968-8776 for more info. Commencement for May 2008 graduates will be held fee. Winners receive a dash plaque — Lecture and photo sessions in Health Fair — Monday, May Lectures, in Kenan Stadium on Sunday, May 11 from 9:30 to about certificate and gift. Proceeds will the gardens. Free, Fridays from 12. Health fair in the lobby of the 11:30 a.m. A reception for graduates and their families will go to the American Cancer Society 12:30-4pm N.C. Women’s Hospital between Discussions follow in Polk Place. This year’s commencement speaker and the Orange/Hillsborough Relay 4:30 and 6pm. Health screenings & Open Mics is opera singer Jessye Norman. In the event of rain with For Life. [email protected] or Kayak trips — small-group, local information on maintaining good Open Mic —Poetry, music & thunder, lightning and high winds, the ceremony will be 732-5722 flatwater trips hosted by Kayak health. Two free health screenings short fiction. Tuesdays, 7pm, Market Adventures. 929-3805, kayakadven- at the health fair: blood pressure Street Books & Maps, Southern Vil- moved to the Smith Center. Carrboro Day — 13th Annual turesnc.com and body fat analysis. Choles- lage. 933-5111, www.marketstreet- Carrboro Day Celebration. Music, terol screening will start early, 3:30- books.com State employees vote to join SEIU games, magic show, art, stuff for Kids 5:00pm, and cost $15. kids, poetry, gardening, history food The State Employees Association of North Carolina voted to Toddler Time — at the Carr- Living with Advanced/Meta- Literary and more. Town Hall Lawn, from join the Service Employees International Union. The SEANC boro Branch Library. Every Thurs- static Cancer — a bi-weekly Nim’s Island — The Movie/Book 1-6pm on Sunday, May 4 convention, held in Greenville, included nearly 700 delegates day at 4pm. 969-3006 support group. Meets 1st and 3rd Club meets Monday, May 12 at 7pm representing about 55,000 members of the SEANC, and about Talent Auditions — May 6, 7pm Preschool Story Time – at the Wednesdays, 3:30-5pm. Drop- to discuss Nim’s Island and the book 80 percent voted to join. and May 8, 2pm for Senior Spring- Carrboro Branch Library. Every in, no charge. Cornucopia House it was based on by Wendy Orr. Dana Cope, executive director of SEANC, said, “This vote time Gala. Must be 55 or older. Saturday at 10:30am Cancer Support Center. 401-9333, Children are welcome at this discus- marks the largest union victory ever for working people across Seymour Center. Performance dates cornucopiahouse.org sion. Carrboro Cybrary, 918-7387 the South — especially in North Carolina, which previously May 30 and 31. 968-2070 Express Yourself! — art program The Compassionate Friends: Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s had the lowest rate of unionization in the country.” for ages 3-8 & their caregivers. Self-help support after the Mission to Promote Peace... The partnership aims to lobby for better pay, health cover- “Songs of Innocence and Weekly art projects for children & Dreams” — Women’s Voices Cho- death of a child — free and One School at a Time — discus- age and pension benefits for North Carolina state employees. adults to explore their own creative rus spring concert on Sunday, May 4, open to all adults grieving the loss sion of the book by Greg Morten- SEIU has about 1.9 million members. paths. Saturdays, 10:45-11:15 & 4pm, University United Methodist 11:30am-noon. $2. Kidzu Children’s of a child or sibling. Third Mon- son and David Oliver Relin. Car- CHPD wants aid in Church. 684-3855, [email protected], Museum, 105 E Franklin St, 933-1455, days, 7-8:30pm. Evergreen United rboreaders Non-Fiction Book Club. or www.womensvoiceschorus.org. www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org Methodist Church. 967-3221. 7pm May 22, Carrboro Cybrary. missing-person case Tickets $10 adult, $5 student. Hymns, chapelhilltcf.org Nature Tales: Storytime in the Then She Found Me — May 28 The Chapel Hill Police Department is looking for help in spirituals, and folksongs from around at 7pm. Movie/Book Club meets the world. Garden — NC Botanical Garden. Museums finding Laquandra Reid, a 17-year-old girl missing since April Thursdays, 10-11am Children 3-5 Planetarium & Digital Theater to discuss Then She Found Me and 27. Reid is a black female, about 5’9” and weighing about 150 Outdoor activities years old are invited to attend a sto- Shows — science LIVE Demos. the book it was based on by Elinor Lipman. See the movie, read the pounds. She was last seen April 27 in Chapel Hill but may be Niche Gardens guided gar- rytime in the garden. Children must Ongoing. Morehead Planetarium, book or both and you are invited. in the Raleigh or Durham areas. Anyone who has seen Reid or den walks — Saturdays through be accompanied by an adult. Free. 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Info Carrboro Cybrary. 918-7387 has information about her whereabouts should call the Chapel June, 10am. Spring planting, garden hotline 549-6863, office 962-1236, Hill Police Department at 968-2760. Volunteers maintenance, design & gardening tickets 843-7997. Thu-Sat 10am- Other RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program 5pm, 6:30-9:15pm. moreheadplan- for wildlife with bird and butterfly Seven Points of Mind Training gardens. Free. Niche Gardens, 1111 — seeks volunteers to match other etarium.org volunteers with opportunities for — Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm. All are Dawson Rd, Chapel Hill. 967-0078 welcome. Piedmont KTC Tibetan or www.nichegardens.com public service. 968-2056 Dance Havana Nights —Cuban Salsa. Buddhist Meditation Center, 35 Per- Meals on Wheels — seeks Senior Morning Walk on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Man- kins Dr. 933-2138, piedmontktc.org volunteers to deliver meals and/or Trail — Bolin Creek Trail walk will sion 462, 462 W Franklin St, 967- bake simple desserts for recipients be led by Greenways Commission 7913, www.mansion462.net NOTICIAS EN BREVE

Clases de inglés Campamentos y clases para niños Durham Technical Community College ofrece clases de inglés Ya mismo estamos en el verano, y los niños y adolescen- en Chapel Hill y Carrboro para adultos durante el verano. Las tes estarán en casa en vez de estar en la escuela o el colegio. Laquandra Reid clases empiezan el 2 de junio. Todas las clases de ESL de Durham Hay varios programas para niños y adolescentes durante el Tech son gratuitas. Para inscribirse en las clases en Chapel Hill: verano que les permiten a desarrollar habilidades, intereses y para clases de la mañana, tiene que tomar un examen el 19 de el autoestima. Hay diferentes clases y campamentos ofrecidos mayo a las 0900H en el University United Methodist Church, por diferentes organizaciones, como el Carrboro ArtsCenter y 150 E. Franklin Street; para clases de la noche el examen es el 20 el Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department. Los niños y las May Blood Drive Schedule de mayo a las 1800H en el University Presbyterian Church, 209 niñas pueden aprender a coser, bailar, pintar, tocar instrumen- E. Franklin Street. Las clases en Chapel Hill son de todos niveles. tos o divertirse jugando deportes. Hay campamentos para ni- Hay clases de inglés básico en El Centro Latino en Carrboro. Los ños del kínder a séptimo grado en el ArtsCenter, y clases para Wednesday, May 21 11am-3pm horarios en El Centro son: lunes y miércoles, 930H a 1200H; y todas edades. Por el Recreation and Parks Department hay FPG Student Union, UNC Campus. martes y viernes 1830H a 2100H. Inscripciones para las clases de cursos para todos, y campamentos para niños y adolescentes. www.unc.givesblood.org inglés en El Centro: debe inscribirse el primer día de clase para Las dos organizaciones ofrecen becas a personas de familias de la clase de la mañana, y para la clase de noche hay que inscribirse bajos recursos económicos para ayudarlas pagar el costo de los Saturday, May 31 9am-1:30pm el 3 de junio a las 1830H en el Orange County Skills Develop- programas. Tienen clases para adultos también. Visite al Car- Ebenezer Baptist Church, Hillsborough. 990-8489 ment Center (OCSDC), 503 W. Franklin Street. Hay que traer rboro ArtsCenter, 300 E. Main Street, o al Recreation and Tuesday, June 3 7am-6pm documento de identificación con foto, su dirección actual, su Parks Department en el Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro fecha de nacimiento y lapicero/bolígrafo para inscribirse. Debe de Street para recoger los folletos de las clases y para informarse UNC Annual Blood Drive, Dean E. Smith Center tomar un examen de inglés durante el proceso de inscripción, por sobre inscripciones y becas. Aceptan inscripciones hasta que las Contact [email protected] eso no se permiten a los niños. Al traer niños, usted no tendrá la clases/los campamentos se llenen. oportunidad de inscribirse en la clase. Para los otros horarios y los or 962-BLOOD (962-5663) detalles de las clases, llame al 536-7221 o visite a la página web www.durhamtech.edu/current/noncredit/esl.htm

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But by late Tuesday night, it was clear that an energized When the votes are finally counted Tues- presidential primary in an already-tumultuous and not-so day night or early Wednesday morning, ex- predictable election year has sparked a serious interest cept for a few possible runoffs, the primary in the act of voting. In Orange County, 47.8 percent of season will be over and the general election registered voters cast a ballot this primary. push begins. Orange County turnout numbers are traditionally hard There are plenty of issues likely to define to figure given the transient nature of a good chunk of the general election battle in statewide and the populace of southern Orange, but we haven’t posted a legislative races, and plenty of issues that primary turnout nearing 50 percent in some time. In fact, should define it, and if past campaigns are the results are closer to those we typically post in No- any indication, the two lists are likely to have vember, when turnout often tops 60 percent. In the 2006 little in common. Democratic primary, just over 13 percent voted. In 2000, One fundamental decision is how to treat the number was less than 25 percent. immigrants in North Carolina, those who Whether your candidate won or not, a doubling of po- are undocumented and those who have docu- litical interest, if not outright engagement, is a good reason mentation. That is an issue where thoughtful, to feel a little upbeat about the results. A deeper look at the honest debate has been almost nonexistent. numbers reveals several other reasons. Gubernatorial candidates of both politi- One is that while percentages were higher, even more Gas tax moratorium? A sputtering idea cal parties are talking as tough as they can, impressive is the total number of those voting. In the none of them supporting the decision by the leadership of the State Community College rather dull 2000 primary that pitted Al Gore and Bill Elaine Mejia been proposed, the price of gas might drop ini- Bradley, the total votes cast in Orange County was just tially, but then it might go up again to as high system to allow undocumented students to shy of 11,000, with 652 of them listed as “no preference.” Earlier this month, presidential hopefuls as, or possibly even higher than, it was before. enroll if they can pay out-of-state tuition, By contrast, unofficial results for this year indicate that John McCain and Hillary Clinton, along with That’s because oil and gas companies are not more than it costs the state to educate a stu- 39,976 of the county’s Democratic and unaffiliated voters gubernatorial candidate Bill Graham, endorsed obligated not to raise their prices after the tax is dent at a community college campus. cast a ballot in the Democratic presidential primary. That’s a temporary gas tax holiday to last through cut. And with the complicated way that prices Gov. Mike Easley has spoken out strongly three thousand more than voted Democratic in the 2004 the summer vacation season. These proposals are set, who’s to say that companies won’t raise in favor of the decision, but all of the people general election. (And by the way, the number of “no should come as no surprise given the squeeze their prices in response to the tax cut? who want Easley’s job publicly oppose it, pos- preference” votes dropped to 363.) that rising gas prices is putting on middle-class In addition to the fact that the price of gas turing to deny children who have excelled in In addition to the size and percentage of turnout, there families. wouldn’t necessarily go down if the tax is cut, North Carolina public schools the right to was also good news in the number of first-time voters and While the notion of suspending the federal federal and state highway budgets cannot ab- continue their education. a considerable jump in countywide registration. and state gas taxes is attractive in its simplic- sorb this loss of revenue. They would have to cut The community college flap, as frustrat- Also helping collect more votes this year was the grow- ity and political popularity, it would do little to back on already-underfunded highway needs. ing as it may be, isn’t the most troubling part ing habit among many of voting early. Close to 18,000 help working families affected by the downturn Even if the federal gas tax is left alone, ex- of the current immigration debate. State and voted early this year at the four one-stop sites. In addi- in the economy. Moreover, it would have devas- perts say that the tax will actually need to in- local officials are not only crusading against tion to boosting turnout, there was another benefit: On tating consequences on already-strained public- crease by at least 12 cents per gallon next year education and even emergency services for Tuesday, precinct workers reported no problems with lines road construction and maintenance budgets. in order for the federal government to continue people based on their immigration status, they as a result. The state gas tax is currently set at 30.15 paying the same share of transportation costs are demonizing human beings in the process The early voting seems to have helped considerably in cents per gallon. The federal gas tax is another nationwide. In fairness, Sen. Clinton’s plan and increasing anti-immigrant sentiment to boosting turnout. The first week in May is usually a slow 18.4 cents for a total of 48.55 cents per gallon. would offset the loss in federal gas tax revenue dangerous levels in some parts of the state. time on campus, and that’s kept participation down. But That amounts to about 14 percent of the current by instituting a “windfall profits tax” on oil and The Beaufort County Board of Commis- with the opportunity to vote now starting three weeks prior, price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline. gas companies, but the likelihood of such a tax sioners is among the leaders in this dema- the number of young people registering and voting here has It’s important to note that the gas tax is an being enacted and signed by Pres. Bush is any- goguery. The board voted in February to jumped. On top of that, there appears to have been less of excise tax and not a sales tax. So when a driver thing but certain. end Spanish-language options on the county the down-ballot drop off many had worried about. purchases gas, the amount he pays in tax isn’t The North Carolina transportation budget phone system, which would limit the ac- Let’s hope what we’re seeing is a trend — not a blip. shown as a separate expense on the receipt. Un- is in similarly dire straits. The Department of cess of some citizens to county services. The like sales taxes, the gas tax is included in the Transportation is projecting a multi-billion county health department reinstated the Another clear signal from NC price of the product — so when the sign outside funding shortfall over the next three decades. If Spanish option after learning that removing There was another indication from this week’s pri- of a gas station says that gas is $3.55 per gallon, the federal gas tax doesn’t increase, then North it would violate federal law and jeopardize mary that we’re seeing a shift in the political winds. This that price includes the tax. Carolina will be footing the bill for an even federal funding. indication comes from the state’s Third U.S. Congressional Because the tax is set per gallon rather than as greater share of road costs in our state. That hasn’t slowed down the anti-immi- District. And though it’s a ways from Orange County, the a percentage of the purchase price, the amount So federal and state highway funds are broke grant rhetoric one bit. Commissioner Hood shift is one local residents can take to heart. paid doesn’t go up when the price of gas goes because of skyrocketing costs and increasing Richardson is still at it, now proposing that In the third district, Walter Jones Jr., an incumbent up. In fact, as people transition to more fuel-ef- fuel economy. Moreover, a gas tax cut might not county employees report the number of resi- Republican, held off a strong primary challenge. Jones has ficient vehicles they end up paying less in gas tax even be felt at the pump and instead might serve dents accessing health department services all the conservative bona fides, except for one — he broke, per mile driven. This, along with skyrocketing to further inflate the profits of gas and oil com- who have Spanish surnames, calling it a good and broke hard, with the current administration on the costs to construct and maintain roads, is why panies. It’s no wonder that proposals to suspend indicator of “illegals.” Iraq War. He’s said he was driven to do so after feeling the national and state transportation budgets are in the tax are, like many working families, going Richardson complained last fall that the weight of writing all those condolence letters to families of such a bind. While drivers are paying less in gas nowhere this summer. county was spending too much money on al- soldiers wounded and killed. So, in a heavily Republican taxes overall per mile driven, their wear and tear ternative schools for troubled kids, saying “it and military district, he rebelled from the lock step of his on the roads is not declining. Elaine Mejia is the director of the N.C. Budget costs twice as much to educate them. If they’re party over Iraq and insisted that we bring home the troops. If the tax were cut, even temporarily, as has and Tax Center. incorrigible … let them be out on the streets.” Even though he was pilloried in the primary campaign for Now Richardson says that anyone with a it, Tuesday’s tally gave Jones 60 percent of the vote. Spanish surname is an undocumented im- Last year, our own congressman, David Price, noted migrant. That could be embarrassing for the that for all the opposition, the beginning of the end of the Reduce teen pregnancies to Republican county commissioner if Florida Vietnam War came when members of the GOP leadership Sen. Mel Martinez, the former chair of the went to the White House and demanded that Pres. Nixon National Republican Party, comes to town. pull out the troops. Given the hubris of the current resident reduce the dropout rate And what will he say if former Attorney of the executive mansion and his congressional backers, General Alberto Gonzales stops by, or if that won’t likely happen this year. But Jones’ victory indi- Paige Johnson tributions these students could make as pro- some of the local kids see Yankee slugger Alex cates that even among the party’s hardcore base, their day ductive and educated workers and we end up Rodriguez on television and can’t understand is nearly done, and the sooner we are rid of this president For a senior in high school, there is no great- paying much more for welfare programs and how he could be born in New York under and his war the better. er season than spring. Warm weather and trees prisons. Studies show students who drop out Richardson’s ridiculous assumptions? Not to in bloom seem to coincide with a 12th grader’s of high school are more likely to rely on public mention New York native Jennifer Lopez or growing sense of triumph and potential. Prom assistance and become involved in the criminal naturalized citizen Gloria Estefan. night, family celebrations and high school grad- justice system. Richardson’s claims place him close to uation are only days away. Her future is filled But the real cost is borne by the teenager, who Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson in with promise or, at least, that’s how it should in all likelihood will live a life mired in poverty the most offensive statements category. John- be. and reduced potential. This is particularly true son has said undocumented immigrants have The future of far too many students in our for young women who give birth as teenagers bad morals and described them as alcoholics editorial state does not include this rite of passage. They and do not finish high school. Girls who drop and pedophiles. Gaston County commissioners have passed a resolution criticizing Robert Dickson, Publisher never celebrate reaching the milestone of high out are less likely than their male counterparts immigrants for a “lack of social and personal [email protected] school graduation because they drop out. In to be gainfully employed and more likely to rely fact, roughly one-third of North Carolina’s on public assistance. health care standards.” Kirk Ross, Editor high school students fail to receive a high school The tragedy of lost potential tends to be Those are elected officials making those [email protected] diploma. passed on to the next generation as well. Ac- statements, not anonymous people com- Susan Dickson, Staff Writer The reasons for this alarming statistic are as cording to “When Girls Don’t Graduate, We menting on websites. That’s what the debate [email protected] complex as the lives of many high school stu- All Fail,” a new study by the National Women’s has been reduced to: racism, ignorance of federal law and fear mongering. Taylor Sisk, Contributing Editor dents. Some lack parental involvement, oth- Law Center, children of teenage mothers who [email protected] ers fall behind early and never catch up. For drop out of high school are also more likely to It’s a sad commentary on the state of a relatively small but significant number, the leave school before receiving their diplomas. our political discourse that few candidates Liz Holm, Art Director demands of parenting make completing high North Carolina’s high drop-out rate has re- in either party are willing to stand up to it, [email protected] school virtually impossible. cently garnered much deserved attention by the though many know better and privately be- Jack Carley, Assistant Editor Ask any parent of any age and they are sure state Legislature. Business and education leaders lieve otherwise. [email protected] to say that becoming a parent made their life joined legislators in awarding $7 million dollars A Spanish surname has nothing to do more complicated. Having a child may bring in dropout-prevention funding. The Joint Legis- with citizenship. And for most statewide Rich Fowler, Contributing Writer joy, but it also brings financial and emotional lative Commission on Dropout Prevention and candidates this year, standing up to racists is [email protected] demands that most 16 year olds are not pre- High School Graduation will be responsible for nowhere to be found in their campaigns, and Michelle Langston, Web Designer pared to handle, especially on their own. evaluating the effectiveness of this investment. we are all the worse for it. [email protected] In North Carolina, 53 teenage girls become Issues tend to be trendy, garnering media and legislative attention for a while and then Chris Fitzsimon is the director of NC Emily Burns, Editorial Intern pregnant every day. We have the ninth highest Policy Watch. [email protected] rate of teen pregnancy in the country. Almost 30 disappearing from the public’s eye. Teenagers percent of teen pregnancies in North Carolina have always, and will always, get pregnant. If Lucy Butcher, Editorial Intern involve teenagers who are pregnant for a second we expect those who have babies to succeed in Betsy McClelland, Editorial Intern time. More than 60 percent of seniors in high school, then we need to make sure that they letters policy school say they have had sex. Yet, “abstinence have adequate resources and support to do so. Letters should be no more than advertising until marriage only” is the standard healthy-liv- Wishful thinking cannot make this challenge 425 words in length and must be ing curriculum in our schools. go away. accompanied by the author’s name, Marilyn Fontenot, Advertising Coordinator No wonder so many students think high We can, however, do more to reduce unin- [email protected] address and contact information. school is irrelevant to their lives. According to tended pregnancies. For starters, we can make We will publish one letter per “The Silent Epidemic,” a recently released study school relevant to the lives of young people by author per month. operations funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Founda- providing real sex education in the classroom. tion, 26 percent of students who dropped out of We can stop wasteful spending on “abstinence Letters to the editor Anne Billings, Office Coordinator Box 248 Carrboro, [email protected] high school did so because they became a par- until marriage only” programs and instead in- ent. Almost 50 percent of those who dropped vest in the real lives and the real needs of young North Carolina 27510 Jacob Mader, Distribution out said they became disengaged because school people. Email: Chuck Morton, Distribution had little relevance to their lives. [email protected] When a young person drops out of school Paige Johnson is the director of public affairs at Published Thursdays by Carrboro Citizen, LLC. Fax: 919-942-2195 before graduating, we all lose. We lose the con- Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina. The Carrboro Citizen Elections Thursday, may 8, 2008 7 PRIMARY RESULTS 2008 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H orange co. results Auditor County Commissioner Lieutenant Governor County Land Transfer Tax Beth A. Wood 70.09% 20,129 District 2 Timothy Cook 13.69% 591 For 33.75% All results as of 12:06 a.m., Fred Aikens 29.91% 8,590 Tommy T. McNeill 13.45% 1,466 Greg Dority 10.68% 461 Against 66.25% Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Commissioner of Insurance Steve Yuhasz 37.23% 4,057 Robert Pittenger 54.26% 2,342 Orange County Board of All results preliminary and unofficial. Jim Snyder 21.36% 922 Wayne Goodwin 65.30% 17,754 Leo L. Allison 27.72% 3,021 Education The Board of Elections is scheduled to Luther K. Brooks 21.60% 2,354 certify results on May 19. David C. Smith 34.70% 9,433 Superintendent of Public Eddie M. Eubanks 20.96% 7,089 Republican Primaries Instruction Stephen H. Halkiotis 21.97% 7,432 Democratic Primaries Commissioner of Labor Mary Fant Donnan 39.72% 11,088 Joe Johnson 21.80% 850 Al Hartkopf 14.83% 5,016 Presidential Preference Richard Morgan 53.58% 2,089 Tony McKnight 18.24% 6,172 Presidential Preference Ty Richardson 14.55% 4,061 Mike Huckabee 9.85% 554 Barack Obama 69.60% 27,824 Robin Anderson 30.56% 8,531 Eric H. Smith 24.62% 960 Jeff Michalski 12.29% 4,156 Alan Keyes 2.17% 122 Stan Morris 11.08% 3,747 Hillary Clinton 28.87% 11,540 John C. Brooks 15.17% 4,235 John McCain 70.26% 3,950 Nonpartisan Mike Gravel 0.62% 249 Write-In 0.64% 217 Superintendent of Public Ron Paul 12.90% 725 Offices/ Referendum No preference 0.91% 363 No preference 4.82% 271 Chatham co.results Instruction Court of Appeals Judge US Senate Eddie Davis 40.96% 12,064 US Senate Jewel Ann Farlow 27.17% 8,813 County Commissioner Kay Hagan 50.83% 17,208 June St. Clair Atkinson 59.04% 17,386 Pete Di Lauro 11.46% 635 Dean R. Poirier 10.69% 3,467 District 1 Duskin C. Lassiter 2.81% 952 Treasurer Elizabeth Dole 88.54% 4,904 James A. (Jim) Wynn 62.14% 20,159 Patrick Barnes 40.37% 5,466 Jim Neal 38.64% 13,082 Sally Kost 59.63% 8,074 Howard Staley 2.34% 792 Janet Cowell 58.30% 17,122 US Congress District 4 Court of Appeals Judge (b) Marcus W. Williams 5.38% 1,821 Michael Weisel 21.49% 6,313 Augustus Cho 31.72% 1,467 Sam J. Ervin IV 31.79% 10,582 County Commissioner David Young 20.21% 5,936 William (B.J.) Lawson 68.28% 3,158 Janet Pueschel 11.76% 3,915 District 2 Governor NC State Senate District 23 Kristin Ruth 42.23% 14,056 Mike Cross 43.27% 5,780 Richard H. Moore 45.17% 16,753 Governor Armentha Lee Davis 23.96% 3,200 Ellie Kinnaird 65.88% 22,946 John M. Tyson 14.22% 4,735 Dennis Nielsen 2.88% 1,067 Bill Graham 11.70% 603 Jeffrey Starkweather 32.77% 4,377 Bev Perdue 51.95% 19,265 Moses Carey Jr. 34.12% 11,885 Pat McCrory 39.26% 2,023 District Court Judge County Commissioner Robert F. (Bob) Orr 12.83% 661 District 15B Lieutenant Governor Elbie Powers 1.20% 62 At-Large Glenn Gerding 21.97% 7,315 Walter H. Dalton 24.93% 7,953 Fred Smith 35.01% 1,804 Neloa Barbee Jones 20.36% 5,612 Lamar F. Proctor Jr. 14.34% 4,774 Hampton Dellinger 52.95% 16,889 Page Vernon 63.69% 21,204 Pat Smathers 10.03% 3,199 Bernadette Pelissier 50.30% 13,865 Dan Besse 12.08% 3,854 Mary M. Wolff 29.34% 8,087

election Education, former County Com- who did not run for re-election; missioner Steve Halkiotis will re- and Dennis Whitling, who re- from page 1 turn to local office as a member signed in February following his Orange County diverges from of the school board, along with arrest on charges of embezzle- Overall in the state senate race, newcomers Eddie Eubanks and ment. state in two Democratic races Kinnaird won 27,084 votes or 64 Tony McKnight, defeating board percent of the total. Cary received incumbent Al Hartkopf. Other races by Taylor Sisk Dalton gathered 45 percent Richard Morgan won 51 per- 14,982 votes for 36 percent. Candidates Jeff Michalski and In other top-of-the-ticket Staff Writer of votes cast to defeat Hamp- cent of the vote to handily de- Person County totals for the Stan Morris were also defeated. races, state Sen. Kay Hagan of ton Dellinger (34 percent), Pat feat Eric Smith (25 percent) and race were somewhat closer, with While Halkiotis brings local gov- Greensboro trounced Jim Neal, Incumbent Lieutenant Gov- Smathers (14 percent) and Dan Joe Johnson (24 percent) and Kinnaird winning 57 percent of ernment experience to the board, a Chapel Hill investment banker, ernor and Chapel Hill resident Besse (seven percent). win the Republican nomina- the total to Carey’s 43 percent. Eubanks and McKnight, who are winning 60 percent of the vote Beverly Perdue scored a decisive Orange County voters, how- tion. He will face incumbent Kinnaird said Wednesday that both black, will bring diversity to in the Democratic primary for victory on Tuesday, earning the ever, favored Dellinger, 53 per- June Atkinson, who beat Eddie she thought it was a good race in U.S. Senate. Neal won 18 percent Democratic nomination for cent to Dalton’s 25 percent. Davis, 53 to 47 percent, on the which both candidates dealt with and Marcus Williams received governor over challengers Rich- Pittenger won 59 percent of Democratic side. issues and showed considerable “I think we were very 13 percent. Neal ran strong in ard Moore and Dennis Nielsen. the votes in the Republican pri- In the state auditor’s race, for- On an Election Day in which mary, defeating Jim Snyder (19 mer state auditor employee Beth respect for each other’s contribu- respectful of each other, Orange County, winning 39 per- tions in public life. cent here, while Hagan won 51 just over 36 percent of registered percent), Tim Cook (12 percent) Wood won 64 percent of the vote “I think we were very respect- all in all, it was percent. Hagan faces incumbent voters turned out statewide, and Greg Dority (10 percent). to Fred Aikens’ 36 percent, to Perdue gathered 56 percent of Janet Cowell, a state senator win the Democratic nomination. ful of each other,” she said. “All in a good campaign.” Republican Elizabeth Dole in the all, it was a good campaign.” fall. She beat Pete Di Lauro by votes cast; Moore, the state trea- and former Raleigh City Coun- Wood will face incumbent Les cil member, won 47 percent of Merritt, who was unopposed for —Ellie Kinnaird capturing 90 percent of the vote. surer, finished with 40 percent; County races The GOP race to decide the Nielsen, a retired military offi- the vote to gain the Democratic the Republican nomination. In the county’s first election party’s candidate for the Fourth cer, received 4 percent. nomination to hold Richard Rockingham attorney Wayne with a mix of district and at-large U.S. Congressional District was Moore faired slightly better Moore’s state treasurer’s seat. Da- Goodwin won the Democratic races, planning board member the previously all-white board. won by B.J. Lawson of Cary, in Orange County, finishing vid Young took 36 percent; Mi- nomination for commissioner Bernadette Pelissier won 13,865 Halkiotis, 64, won the high- who beat former Orange County with 45 percent to Perdue’s 52 chael Weisel, 17 percent. She will of insurance, defeating David votes or 50 percent. Her closest est percentage of the vote, with GOP chair Augustus Cho with percent. face state Rep. Bill Daughtridge, Smith, 56 to 44 percent. challenger was Mary Wolff, with 22 percent. Eubanks received 21 70.5 percent of the vote to Cho’s In the race for the Republican who was unopposed for the GOP Jim Wynn will be defend- 29 percent, followed by Rogers percent, while McKnight won 29.5 percent. nominee for governor, Charlotte nomination. ing his N.C. Court of Appeals Road neighborhood activist Ne- about 18 percent. In the nonpartisan race for mayor Pat McCrory turned back With no candidate earning seat against Jewel Ann Farlow loa Jones, who received 20 per- Hartkopf, Michalski and Mor- district court judge in N.C. Dis- four challengers and will face 40 percent of the vote, a runoff in November. Wynn, with 48 cent of the votes. ris received 15, 12 and 11 percent, trict 15B, covering Orange and Perdue in the November general will be held to determine the percent of the vote, and Farlow, Pelissier faces Republican respectively. Hartkopf had served Chatham counties, Chapel Hill election. McCrory won 46 per- Democratic nominee for com- with 37 percent, were the top Kevin Wolff, the husband of her on the board for four years. resident Page Vernon and local cent of the votes; state Sen. Fred missioner of labor, who will two vote-getters. Judicial races primary challenger, in the fall. Halkiotis served on the board attorney Glenn Gerding were Smith won 37 percent; attorney then face unopposed Republi- are nonpartisan, with the top District 1 representatives will of county commissioners for 20 the two top vote-getters, and will Bill Graham, nine percent; for- can incumbent Cherie Berry. two finishers squaring off in the be incumbent board member years. A Hillsborough resident, thus be on the ballot in Novem- mer state Supreme Court Justice Mary Fant Donnan finished general election. Dean R. Poirier Valerie Foushee and Pam Hem- he worked in Orange County ber. Vernon tallied 65 percent of Bob Orr, seven percent; and El- first, with 28 percent of votes cast. finished third with 15 percent. minger, who ran unopposed. Schools for 30 years as a princi- the vote, Gerding finished with bie Powers, a farm owner, one John Brooks finished second with In the other race for an open In District 2, Steve Yuhasz pal, teacher and administrator. 21 percent and Lamar F. Proctor percent. 24.29 percent of the vote, fol- court of appeals seat, Sam J. was the top vote-getter with 37 Eubanks, 64, has worked in Jr. was third with 14 percent. In the run for lieutenant gov- lowed by Robin Anderson with Ervin IV finished first with 36 percent, followed by Leo Allison social work for 30 years. He lives In the GOP presidential pri- ernor, a couple of state senators 24,12 percent and Ty Richardson percent of the vote, followed by with 28 percent, Luther Brooks in Hillsborough. mary, Orange County voters gave from the western half of the with 24.03 percent. As second- Kristin Ruth, with 26 percent. with 22 percent and Tommy Mc- McKnight, 41, joins the board presumptive nominee John Mc- state – Democrat Walter Dalton place finisher, Brooks may request Failing to make it to the No- Neill with 13.5 percent. after running unsuccessfully in Cain of Arizona a comfortable of Rutherfordton and Robert a runoff, to be held June 24. vember ballot were incumbent Though the ballot was mainly 2006. He is a former teacher and win, with 74 percent of the vote. Pittenger of Charlotte – will be In the race for superinten- John Tyson, who gathered 22 comprised of primaries, there was lives in Hillsborough. facing off in the November elec- dent of public instruction, for- percent of the vote, and Janet one election. In the race for Or- The new members will take Susan Dickson contributed to tion. mer state House co-speaker Pueschel, with 16 percent. ange County Schools Board of the seats of Hartkopf; Liz Brown, this report.

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Lunch Menus In addition, Chapel Hill MAY 9-15 School Briefs High senior Ben Bohlen placed Every meal is served third in Public Speaking II and with a choice of milk. Principal grad East Chapel Hill High junior Breakfast is served daily. Ben Blach finished in the top 10 Elementary in the Accounting II test event. Friday — Pork Egg Roll East Chapel Hill High senior w/Rice; Turkey & Cheese Quian Zheno placed in the top Wrap; Tossed Salad w/ 10 in the Economics event. Dressing; Strawberry Cup; Chocolate Pudding CHHS concerts Monday — Chicken The Chapel Hill High Nuggets w/BBQ Sauce School Symphonic Band and & Wheat Roll; Beef Taco Percussion Ensemble and Jazz w/Salsa; Steamed Carrots; Combos will perform concerts Apple Halves Burnette this month in the Hanes The- Tuesday — Chicken ater at Chapel Hill High. Shelia Burnette, principal of Fajita w/Salsa; Hot Dog on The Symphonic Band and a Bun; “Fun on the Run”; Frank Porter Graham Elemen- Percussion Ensemble will per- Mixed Vegetables; Chilled tary School, graduated on May form a concert at 7:30 p.m. Pears 1 from the Leadership Program on May 13. The concert will Wednesday — Cheese for New Principals offered by the feature a new piece performed Pizza; Pepperoni Pizza; Pork Principals’ Executive Program with visiting eighth-grade band Rib-B-Q on a Bun; Broccoli of the UNC Center for School students from McDougle and Cuts; Chilled Apricots Leadership Development. Smith middle schools. Thursday — Oven One of 44 principals selected The Jazz Combos will be Baked Chicken w/Wheat statewide to participate in this rig- presenting their spring concert Roll; Grilled Cheese Sand- orous, 12-day program, Burnette at 7:30 p.m. on May 16. The wich; “Fun on the Run”; completed 72 hours of classroom Green Beans; Fresh Banana concert will feature jazz works instruction over a four-month by Clifford Brown, Miles Da- Middle & High period. Major areas of study in- vis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gil- Friday — Chicken cluded teacher effectiveness, in- lespie, Charlie Parker, Buddy Nuggets w/BBQ Sauce structional improvement, school photo by lucy butcher Rich, Wayne Shorter, Horace & Wheat Roll; Double finance and data analysis. Kindergarten students at McDougle Elementary School sell flowers as part of the school’s annual “Bunny Ville” Silver and others. Cheeseburger w/Lettuce Burnette was also named the event in teacher Karen Reid’s classroom on Friday. For Bunny Ville, students hosted their own businesses, Both concerts are free and and Tomato; Garden Peas; recipient of the program’s Jack including a pizza shop, ice cream shop, museum, hospital, flower garden and art jewelry shop, and classroom Baked Beans; Fresh Apples open to the public. visitors received $10 in “bunny bucks” to spend on products and services at the students’ businesses. The McCall Award, which honors activity is aimed at teaching students economics, community, cooperative learning and social skills. Monday — Cheese the graduate whom the class United 5K Ravioli w/Garlic Bread; members elect as the greatest Steak & Cheese Sandwich; contributor to learning through- The first People United 5K in geometry; William Holub- Amy Rickard, Kay Johnson, the chess club coach. Drew Green Beans; Tossed Salad out the program. will be held at Culbreth Middle Moorman, 16th in Algebra II; GeorgeAnn McCay, Claudia Clary earned second place in w/Dressing School on May 17 at 8 a.m. and Avi Aggarwal, 17th in Al- Haskins, Mary Ann Baldwin, the K-8 championship. Tuesday — Fishwich; Autism training The race promotes aware- gebra II. Melinda Fitzgerald, Nancy Jay Goss of Chapel Hill Beef Taco w/Salsa; Sweet ness of nonviolence and peace- To qualify to compete at the Margolin, Kindergarten High earned second place in The Orange/Chatham Yellow Corn; Chilled Fruit ful interactions within the state level, students had to score Team of McDougle Elemen- the K-12 championship. Chapter of the Autism Soci- Cocktail community and raises money in the top 10 percent in the re- tary, Jenny Anderson, Flicka The Chapel Hill-Carrboro ety of North Carolina and the Wednesday — Chicken for the Family Violence Pre- gional contest. The students are Bateman, Kathleen Harrell, City Schools Board of Educa- North Carolina Family to Fam- Nuggets w/BBQ Sauce and vention Center. coached by Angela Short. Vanessa Diggs, Barbara Sim- tion recognized team members Wheat Roll; Hot Dog on a ily Health Information Center of Both runners and walkers mons, Nancy Yelverton, Mi- at their meeting last week. Bun; Potato Wedges; Broc- the Exceptional Children’s Assis- are invited to participate. The Special PTA chelle Reich, Lisa Joyner, Julia coli Cuts; Chilled Pears tance Center will hold a free par- event will also feature music, Cureton, Judy Giguere, Livy Tech champs Thursday — Beef Chili ent training tonight (Thursday) Chapel Hill-Carrboro City games, a raffle and a water- Ludington, Kimberly Man- w/Crackers; Pork Rib-B-Q from 6 to 8:30 at Extraordinary Schools will hold a meeting to Carrboro High School stu- melon-eating contest. For more ning, Jean Vaughn, Kirsten on a Bun; Mixed Vegetables; Ventures on South Elliott Road. organize a chapter of the Spe- dents competed in the 29th information, visit peopleunit- Bergman, Barbara Smith, Jill Fresh Apple The training, called Public cial Education Parent Teach- annual North Carolina Tech- ed5k.googlepages.com/home. Burk, Rita Dealy and Stacy Health Programs 1, will feature ers Association in Chapel Hill nology Students of America on May 14 from 6:15 to 8:15 Poindexter. conference in Greensboro on discussion of public programs, Excellent writer including CAP waivers, Medic- p.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Chess champs April 12-15. Events aid, SSI, EPSDT, Medicare and Claire Royals Wilson, a fifth Library on Estes Drive. Natalie Carpenter and NC Health Choice. grader at Frank Porter Graham At the meeting, members Chapel Hill-Carrboro stu- Amy Dreher received first- Calendar Dinner and childcare are Elementary School, recently will elect officers, enroll char- dents recently competed in the place awards for Manufactur- available with a reservation. To received the National Award of ter members, approve bylaws 35th Scholastic Chess Cham- ing Prototype. In addition, May 10 make a reservation, email Shan- Excellence from the PTA’s Na- and pay $10 membership pionship. Dakota Pahel-Short received a Carrboro High School na Capps at [email protected] tional Reflections Program. dues. In addition, members The Rashkis Elementary second-place award for Archi- Prom, Carrboro Century or Lisa Danker at bigchief2@ For the contest, Claire sub- will have the opportunity to School Chess Team finished tectural CAD 2D and Aidan Center, 8-12 p.m. bellsouth.net. mitted a piece entitled “One provide input into chapter second in the state in their Burns and Sally Rothwell won Smile” in the intermediate divi- development and future pro- category. Team members are second place for Construction May 17 Student leaders sion of the literature category. gramming. Dane Simon, Hans Singh, Systems. Chapel Hill High This year’s theme was “I can The meeting will be held Benjamin Senior, Thomas Students advancing in com- Students from Chapel Hill School Prom, Sheraton make a difference by…” Claire in the lower-level conference Wang, Joshua Lai, Iyin Battle, petition will travel to Orlando and East Chapel Hill high Hotel, 8-12 p.m. will receive $200 and a medal- room. Arnav Subramanya, Anida for the National TSA contest. schools placed in contests at the lion and her writing will appear Manocha, Nathaniel Lai and June 4-10 North Carolina State Leadership on the PTA’s national website. Teacher grants Jeffrey Williams. Dane Simon Blood Done talk High School Exams Conference in Greensboro, April The Public School Foun- won second place in the K-5 Timothy Tyson, author of June 10 24-26. Math champs championship. Carol Holmes Chapel Hill High School dation presented 31 Student Blood Done Sign My Name, Last day of classes/ is the chess club sponsor. senior Audrey Vaught finished Ten students from Phillips Enrichment Grants to staff will discuss his book and ra- exams for all students Middle School competed in members from across the dis- The Phillips Middle School cial challenges at 6:30 p.m. on second in the state in Impromp- Chess Team won first place in June 14 tu Speaking, while Chapel Hill the State Math Finals at UNC- trict at the Chapel Hill-Car- May 14 in the Carrboro High Greensboro on May 1. rboro City Schools Board of the K-8 Championship and School Café Commons. East Chapel Hill High High junior Nick Ludlow fin- the K-8 Under 1000 Cham- School Graduation ished second in Business Proce- Students who placed in the Education meeting last week. His book tells the story of Recipients are: Dianne pionship. Team members are the racial and sexual tension 9 a.m. dures. Both will represent North contest include: Alex Kelly, Jackson, Heather Taxis, Pat- Drew Clary, Gabriel Goss, surrounding a 1970 lynching Chapel Hill High Carolina at the Future Business ninth place in Algebra I; Ber- nie Almadoss, 13th in Algebra rick Bradshaw, Marylin True- Indira Puri, Alexander Kelly, in his hometown of Oxford. School Graduation Leaders of America National I; Sheila Deng, fifth in Ge- love, Lisa Edwards, Kiersten Charles Higgins, Richard Fu, Participants should arrive 2 p.m. Leadership Conference in Geor- Jeffrey Zhou and Bernard gia in late June. ometry; Yu Wang, eighth in Barker, Christine Cotten, Lisa early, as seating is limited. Dean Smith Center Geometry; Alice Huang, 20th Frangiapane, Cheri Ensby, Amaldoss. Martin Roper is

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McDonald, Anna Mee, Kevin Merritt, Hyun kyung Park, Raeyong Park, Casabo, Xingchen Wang, Alexander Andrew Foster, Sarah Gamcsik, Suna Choi, Jack Conrad, Cami Donna Omile and Camille Anna Mitchell, Nathaniel Montano, Samuel Roach, Shane Sater, Charles Werden, Emma Williams, Charles Rebecca Goldman, Rachael Guan, Crammer, Katherine Currin, Andrew Morgan scored for Raleigh Yesenia Morales, Nina Muller, Marc Sellers, Brooke Sobolewski, Tessa Woldorff, Xiaobo Wu, Lingyun Yang, Avishai Halev, Oliver Hudgins, Pranay DeJong, Laura Diamond-Williams, Charter and L. Creech and O. Ordronneau, Izumi Osawa, Daniel Ter Horst, Tyler Tran, Elle Weeks, Carl Yin, Alex Youngman, Charles Imandi, Carey Kauffman, Joo Hui Matthew Duchan, Kathleen Eakes, Omile had assists. 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Katia Santoyo, Jackson Scroggs, Doh A Honor Roll List: Mimmack, Faith Moavenzadeh, Gabrielle Abrams, Ashley Amodei, Hennen, Maxwell Hoffman, Amber Saves: RC: 3 by Meg Barrow, Htoo Sein, Arvind Sivashanmugam Anna Agusta, Umer Ahmed, Isaac Jessica Nolting, Cruz Nunez, Juno Ranjitha Ananthan, Jane Barnett- Horvath, Melissa Hu, James Huang, Carrboro: 6 by Rachel Horton. Amanda Sjoelin, Aaron Smith, Akers, Zaynah Alam, Christina Annas, Park, Stephanie Peres-da-Silva, Kayley Lawrence, Santiago Betancur, Kenny Huang, Michael Hutcherson, Friday, April 25 Connor Smith, Yujia Sun, Raghav Michael Arneson, Guy Bar-Yosef, Peters, Erica Pinchback, Samuel Megan Blunden, Katherine Boyd, Gabrielle Johnson, Mahlique Keith- Carrboro lost 2-1 at Swaminathan, Kirstin Szogas, Devin Nicholas Bauers, Leah Berolzheimer, Pruden, Gabrielle Pura, Benjamin Philip Bozarth, Haley Bumgardner, Guthrie, Jonah Keyserling, Ata Khan, Northwood. Toth, Emma Van Beveren, Xiao- Herman Bhupal, Emily Bulik-Sullivan, Sawin, Alyson Schwartz, Christina Aung Kho, Imani Kolman, Meredith Alexander Burton, Zoe Caira, Shuyu Cao, Jamie Chen, Zhongyi Northwood goals by Anna Shaban, Nikhil Shankar, Madeleine song Wang, Claire Weintraub, Julian Kramer, Hari Kunduru, Hunyoung Raymond Caraher, Julia Chianese, Chen, Chisung Cho, Jiawei Cui, Olivia Elkins and Erin Walker, assisted Shaw, Eleanor Smith, Stefan Steiner, Wilson, Anna Zhang, Christopher Lee, Hannah Manik, Patrick Matherly, Sawyer Chipley, Matthew Christy, Dang, Karishma Desai, Sophie Gan, by Annie Cleaver and Casey Graham Stopa, Jyoshitha Tella, Anna Zhen, Jaime Zuniga Mendez Margaret McCoy, Marissa Minnick, Ethan Chu, Andrew Cohen, Max Christine Hamilton, Cameron Imani, Norris. Olivia Blanford scored Tsui, Shane Turner, Tyne Tyson, Marina Morales, Justin Nadborne, 7th Grade DeJong, Matthew Dominguez, Janine Abigail Isaacs, Jonathan Jenkins, Hoyol for Carrboro, assisted by Peyton Shyam Vasudevan, Collin Vilen, Leigha Eduljee, Margaret Evans, Isaiah Fischer- Jeremiah O’Donnell IV, Christian Jhang, Pu Jing, Jaewon Jung, Varqa Kennedy. Vilen, Aaron Vrba, Charles Wang, Brown, Ariadne Frisby, Michael David Pedersen, Stanislav Perumov, Rachel A Honor Roll List: Kalantar, Alexander Kampov-Polevoi, Carrboro’s Rachel Horton Allison Whitley, Samuel Williams, Frost, Eleanor Funkhouser, Zijing Gao, Pudik, Toni Quick, Jacob Rogers, Norman Archer, Salomon Ariza, Michael Lai, Audrey Larson, Michelle had 4 saves, Marshall Babcock Nolan Winters, Michelle Xia, Keita Thomas Greer, Evan Grosskurth, Itzayana Salazar Martinez, John Stavas, Gayane Baziyants, Delaney Beals, Erin Lee, Rebecca Leloudis, Kevin Liao, had 2. 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Wild weekend in review. Saturday was the 30th anniversary of the Carrboro Farm- ers’ Market, which also drew thousands to the commons. Certainly the first weekend of May in 2008 will be remem- Sunday was Carrboro Day, where events included kid fun bered as one of the town’s most hectic, festive and musical. like the obstacle race (in the top left photo we see David Friday started with a major rock show for presidential Knox, age 7, trying his hand at the course) and parachute candidate Barack Obama featuring Arcade Fire (shown play. The Carrboro High School football team helped keep middle right) and Superchunk. With a crowd estimated the entertainment rolling. The day also included a wonder- at 3-4,000, it was probably the biggest single event in ful recollection of town history, courtesy of unofficial town the history of the Town Commons. Friday night was the historian Richard Ellington (shown above sharing a laugh first of two heavily attended reunion shows by the Pres- with Margaret Watt). sure Boys (upper right).

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