This Weekend Free Friday 60% Chance of Rain James Taylor 67/52 Concert for Saturday 40% Chance of Rain Obama 61/41 on Monday Sunday See page 7 and visit Partly Cloudy 68/43 carrborocitizen.com/main for updates carrborocitizen.com October 16, 2008 u locally owned and operated u Volume II No. xXxI Free , waste sites top issues Halloween at county commissioner forum changes by kirk ross Staff Writer announced With an intense and historic presi- by rich fowler dential election, a highly contested Staff Writer race for governor and a U.S. Senate election that could turn out a well- The Town of Chapel Hill known incumbent, there seems to be wants to discourage people from little oxygen left for races further down coming to this year’s Halloween the ballot, especially local races. celebration. Roughly 80,000 peo- That didn’t stop Democrat Berna- ple came last year and the town dette Pelissier and Republican Kevin expects to see about the same Wolff from highlighting their differ- number of people again this year. ences Tuesday, as the two candidates As part of the effort to rein in for the newly created at-large seat on the celebration and make it safer, the Orange County Board of County the town negotiated with local Commissioners squared off at their bars and restaurants to limit alco- one and only election forum at Carol hol sales. As a result, on Halloween Woods Tuesday. every bar and restaurant on Frank- lin Street will charge a minimum Pelissier said she has worked hard Photo by KIRK ROSS to learn the ropes, serving in the past Democrat Bernadette Pelissier and Republican Kevin Wolff, candidates for the new $5 cover charge starting at 10 p.m. as chair of the Orange Water and at-large seat on the Orange County board of county commissioners, debate the and they will all close their doors Sewer Authority board of directors issues at a forum at Carol Woods. to new patrons at 1 a.m. and at present on the county Planning Scott Maitland, owner of Top Board and the Commission for the that our policies recognize that.” He said his credentials as a busi- of the Hill Restaurant and Brew- Environment. Wolff, who twice ran unsuccessful- nessman and attorney would bring ery, thanked town leaders for If elected, she said, she would fo- ly for mayor of Chapel Hill and whose that balance. He said he does not be- working with bar and restaurant cus on implementing the county’s wife, Mary, challenged Pelissier in the lieve that view is present on the cur- owners on Franklin Street. new comprehensive plan and work Democratic primary, said he wants to rent board of commissioners. “I just want to give all of you to make county government more ef- bring his business experience to the “Since we’re expanding [from] five a pat on the back for starting a board. to seven [seats on the board], this is a process that will proactively make Photo by Ken Moore ficient. The comprehensive plan, the county’s first full re-write since the “I would like to bring a balance to great opportunity to open up the view sure that there are no problems in Seed capsules make a beautiful contrast with long- future Halloween events,” Mait- lasting fall foliage of Sourwood. 1980s, is important, she said, because the board of commissioners,” Wolff and have a more balanced perspec- it recognizes that “the environment, said. “I believe we have plenty of peo- tive,” Wolff said. land said. the economy and social issues are all ple who will uphold and implement interrelated. We need to make sure the policies that Bernadette would.” SEE DEBATE PAGE 7 SEE HALLOWEEN PAGE 3 flora By Ken Moore Seeing autumn tints Cool, calm, collecting retirement Bike plan before the peak recently . . . detailed t’s all about taking a closer By Valarie Schwartz by susan dickson Staff Writer look. This is the season that John Thomas has left the theater. folks seek instructions on After 30 years of teaching theater tech at Chapel Hill The Carrboro Board of Aldermen when and where to view High School and managing Hanes Theatre, Thomas an- talked bicycle transportation, green- peak color. It’s sad that we nounced his retirement last spring. He could not of- ways, helmets and more on Tuesday Iplace such emphasis on a peak of ficially retire until the end of August; but with the new during a work session to review the Bi- fall color. school year beginning then, it was on Oct. 3 that the cycle Transportation Plan. school community wished Thomas a fond farewell. Carrboro received a Comprehensive The English describe fall colors “J.T.,” as fellow teachers, students and parents know as “autumn tints.” I like the no- Bicycle Planning Grant from the North him, came to Chapel Hill in 1976 with a master’s de- Carolina Department of Transporta- tion of “autumn tints.” In a way, gree from the University of California-Davis and a wish tion in May 2007 to create the Bicycle it describes the subtle natural to develop community theater here. With the ArtsCen- Transportation Plan, which has been progression of colors as plants ter (then called the Carrboro Art School) in its infan- developed by staff with the help of Gre- move from the growing sea- cy, founder Jacques Menache tapped him to start the Photo by Valarie Schwartz enways Incorporated. theater program, and The Gallery Theatre opened that John Thomas enjoyed a standing ovation during his last time The plan includes a bicycle network son to the dormancy of winter. on the stage at Hanes Theatre, which he managed for 30 Rather than anticipate a sudden summer. Two years later, with the theater playing the project, with paved shoulders, bicycle role of first tenant in the newly opened Carr Mill Mall, years while teaching at Chapel Hill High School. turn from summer green to a lanes, sharrows, sidepaths and off-road Thomas was broke. He reluctantly sought and accepted trails at identified road corridors, intersec- Mark Nielsen, the drama teacher at CHHS when Thom- dazzling peak of color, we can the job as theater manager for the new state-of-the-arts tions and greenway corridors. The chang- as arrived, played emcee to his going-away ceremony. enjoy weeks and weeks observ- Hanes Theatre. es are intended to help provide access to “I worked with John for eight years on 52 produc- ing plants moving slowly through “The last thing in the world I wanted to do then was schools, greenways, downtown and other tions,” Nielsen said as he took attendees down a mem- tints of colors that vary from high school theater,” he said in a speech at the school business zoning, bicycle facilities, high- ory lane tour. species to species. two years ago. density residential areas and more. Dramatic colors have already He and his co-workers would change the definition of begun in our western mountain high school theater with the standards they would set. SEE RECENTLY PAGE 12 SEE BIKE PLAN PAGE 11 counties. The burgundy-red tints of the sourwood, Oxydendrum Breakdown : A series on mental health care in nC arboreum, are especially appreci- ated now against the green back- ground of trees only beginning Is our best enough? to turn. In two to three short weeks, the mountainsides will by taylor sisk Despite resistance, There are now ACT teams in Staff Writer most every state and in other coun- be winter bare, the temperature success tries, including Canada, Australia extremes up there moving the The approach is called assertive and Japan. This story is the fourth in a season along at a quick pace. community treatment (ACT). In the mid-‘90s, Mahadevan, series about mental health care Here in the more leisurely ACT is considered evidence-based who was a graduate of UNC’s reha- in . The names of treatment for people with severe and bilitation counseling program and piedmont, we are fortunate to mental health care recipients and persistent mental histories — those had done his internship at John Um- have the autumn tints progress their families have been changed. diagnosed with schizophrenia, a bipo- stead Hospital in Butner, came to at a slower pace. Some of our lar disorder and, in some cases, major sourwoods began to show color work at OPC as a case manager. He XDS Inc. in Chapel Hill is a rare depression — and is particularly de- had become intrigued by the ACT some weeks ago and they will mental health care success story, an signed for those with dual disorders, model and believed it was needed in continue for weeks more. organization that has managed to which would include a substance- this area. In 1997, he and a few col- navigate North Carolina’s post-re- abuse problem. The term “evidence- leagues traveled to Delaware to see form mental health care morass. based” means that the ACT model an ACT team in action, and were SEE FLORA PAGE 12 But it barely hangs on. Challenged has consistently shown success in the impressed. each day by sheaves of bewildering treatment of clients with these disor- “We thought it was amazing just paperwork and limited funding, it’s ders. to see how things were happening,” a “day-to-day struggle,” says XDS The ACT model was introduced Mahadevan recalls. “People were inside executive director Thava Mahade- in the early ‘70s by a group of mental out and about. One of the biggest van, to stay afloat and continue pro- health care professionals at the Men- contrasts was that clients weren’t viding very critical treatment, reha- dota Mental Health Institute in Wis- Commissioners alter waste Thava Mahadevan coming to the mental health center, bilitation and support services. consin. Across the country, a deinsti- staff were going out to see them.” transfer site list See page 3 XDS was launched a decade tutionalization movement was afoot, team of providers that would include Despite resistance from the more ago under the umbrella of the Or- Index with patients being moved out of state a psychiatrist, psychologist, nurses, traditional-minded mental health ange Person Chatham (OPC) Area institutions and into communities that social workers, perhaps a vocational community, who, Mahadevan says, Program, the state-administered were often unprepared to meet their specialist, working with a small group Music Calendar ...... 2 told him that “this is not how we do agency that prior to the privatiza- needs. The Mendota team sought to of patients to provide flexible and things,” a cross-disability program News ...... 3 tion of mental heath care services, fill that gap by better understanding around-the-clock care. Community ...... 4 using the ACT model was launched as mandated by House Bill 381 why patients who seemed to do very They recognized, says Mahadevan, at OPC and proved successful. Land & Table ...... 5 in 2001, provided those services well while within an institution were that “when patients were discharged, Opinion ...... 6 Then came the call from Raleigh for the three-county region. XDS nonetheless being recommitted on a they didn’t know where to go to get Schools ...... 8 for reform – for the divestiture and stands for “cross-disability servic- Sports ...... 9 rapid and regular basis. their medications. If they had a prob- privatization of the mental health es” and its objective is to provide a Business ...... 10 Obviously, these people needed lem at three in the morning, they care services area programs across comprehensive suite of outpatient Real Estate ...... 11 professional care, but what was the didn’t know who to call. So they said, the state had previously provided. Classifieds ...... 11 services with a team of professionals sum of their needs? ‘We need to replicate what we do in Almanac ...... 12 assigned to each client, available 24 The objective was to replicate a the hospital,’ and they called it ‘hospi- hours a day. mental health care ward to include a tal without walls.’” SEE REFORM PAGE 7 2 thursday, October 9, 2008 The

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( We are a non-smoking club pederson The Carrboro Citizen News Thursday, October 16, 2008 3 Briefs Sprinkler code complicates move, owner says Housing board applicants wanted by Susan Dickson discovered the building lacked the water pressure to support one, Orange County seeks applicants for the Orange County Staff Writer increasing installation costs from Housing Authority Board. Furniture Follies owner Ridge about $100,000 to $300,000. The goal of the housing authority is to provide decent, safe Cook appealed to the Carrboro “That turned out not to be ec- and sanitary housing for the low- and moderate-income families Board of Aldermen on Tuesday onomically feasible,” Cook said. of Orange County. The authority is governed by a seven-member for a change to the town fire In order to stay open, Fur- board, appointed by the Orange County Board of Commission- code, which has prevented him niture Follies has been holding ers for staggered terms of no more than five years each. from moving his business into its yard sales outside of the build- At least one member of the board will be a Section 8 voucher new location in Carrboro. ing, he said. holder. Other board members may represent real estate, develop- The board said they would “The landlord has foregone ment, affordable housing, real estate and/or municipal law and refer Cook’s request to staff and the rent for almost a year and banking. look at town and state fire codes we’ve forgone most of our in- For an application or more information, contact the office of to determine their options. come for that period of time,” the clerk to the board at 245-2125 or email athompson-rockett@ About a year ago, Furniture Cook said. “At this time, the co.orange.nc.us. To complete an application online, visit www. Follies, a used-furniture and an- landlord has indicated that he co.orange.nc.us and click on the Volunteer Boards icon. tique store, moved from its previ- has no choice but to seek a differ- Low-cost rabies clinics ous location west of Carrboro to ent tenant for that building, and the old Cleora Sterling building that means Furniture Follies will The Orange County Animal Services Department will offer on Hwy. 54, two miles west of most likely leave Carrboro. photo courtesy furniture follies Furniture Follies, which sell used furniture, can’t bring customers inside two low-cost rabies vaccination clinics in October. These will be Carrboro Plaza. “I’d like for our business to be the last two clinics offered this year. However, in order to open the showroom because of a law mandating sprinklers that it can not able to stay in Carrboro.” afford. They sell furniture in the parking lot on weekends. Upcoming clinics are Oct. 22, noon to 5 p.m., at the Orange his business there the building The board said they would County Animal Shelter on Martin Luther King Boulevard in needed a sprinkler system. The like to see whether they could Chapel Hill, and Oct. 29, 8:30 to 10 a.m., at Orange County town ordinance requires sprin- and to support businesses who changing it for other businesses, revise the ordinance so that Fur- support recycling and reuse and such as restaurants. Animal Control on Revere Road in Hillsborough. kler systems in non-residential niture Follies could remain in The vaccination fee is $5, which must be paid in cash. Only businesses larger than 6,000 that kind of thing,” Mayor Mark However, Town Attorney Carrboro. Chilton said. Michael Brough said a change to one-year vaccinations will be offered at both clinics. Dogs must square feet. “I think Furniture Follies is be on leashes and cats must be in carriers. Animals that may be Cook and his landlord, for- Board member Dan Cole- the town ordinance may or may a really great local business, and man said he would like to look not make a difference for Fur- nervous or unsettled should be kept in a vehicle for their vaccina- mer Chapel Hill Town Council to my way of thinking it’s very tion. For more information, call 245-2075. member Cam Hill, looked into at ways to change the ordinance niture Follies, because of state much part of our vision as a for certain businesses without building codes. Hackney and Insko honored installing a sprinkler system, but town to support local economy House Speaker Joe Hackney and Rep. Verla Insko will be honored for their role in securing the largest increase in the foster HALLOWEEN “One of the things they like longer run shuttles from its park- but with some stop changes due and adoptive family reimbursement rate since the program be- FROM PAGE 1 to do is DWI enforcement, and and-ride lots to and from Frank- to the street closures. Safe JV gan. The event will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Southern we’re not going to discourage lin Street. It will be running a and G routes will pick up and Human Services Center on Homestead Road. them from doing that,” he said. special evening service on the D, drop off at Sitterson Hall on In July, the General Assembly passed legislation that secures a Accessing the downtown area From 9 p.m. until midnight, J, NS and NU routes that will Columbia Street and the Safe T 28 percent increase in the reimbursement rate. A national study will be difficult. Starting at 8 the following downtown streets end early. The D route will end route will pick up and drop off released in early 2008 found that North Carolina needed a signif- p.m., inbound traffic on Martin will be closed to vehicles: Frank- at the Mary Ellen Jones Building at Town Hall on Martin Luther icant increase to provide for basic needs of children in foster care. Luther King Jr. Boulevard from lin Street from Raleigh Street at 9:10 p.m., the J route will end King Jr. Boulevard. Service will The event is sponsored by the Orange County Department Estes Drive toward downtown to Roberson Street, Columbia at Rock Creek Apartments at start a little after 11 p.m. and of Social Services in partnership with the Children and Family and on East Franklin Street from Street from Rosemary Street to 8:56 p.m., the NS route will end will run until a little after 2 a.m. Services Association of North Carolina. Estes Drive toward downtown Cameron Avenue, Raleigh Street at Eubanks Road Park-and-Ride UNC’s point-to-point shuttle will be restricted to one lane, from East Franklin Street to at 8:37 p.m. and the NU route service will run its normal routes Strom elected transit trustee and one lane will be reserved for Cameron Avenue and Hender- will end at the Carolina Coffee with extended hours. son Street from East Rosemary Shop at 8:56 p.m. The following items are pro- Chapel Hill Town Council member Bill Strom has been emergency vehicles. Street to East Franklin Street. Shared-ride service will be hibited from the downtown area elected chair of the Triangle Transit Board of Trustees. Motorists trying to come Residential streets around down- available for people who want during the celebration: alcoholic Strom is Triangle Transit’s representative to the Durham downtown from Columbia town will only be open to people to travel later in the evening, beverages, weapons, glass bottles, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization and Street will be diverted at Man- who live on those streets and but advance reservations will be paint, fireworks, explosives, flam- has served as mayor pro tempore for the Town of Chapel Hill. ning Drive. Traffic coming in their guests. required. Reservations will be mable substances, animals and He succeeds Sig Hutchinson as chair. Jeff Merritt of Wake from South Road will be divert- Parking in the downtown available starting Friday, Oct. 24 coolers. Anything else that could County will serve as vice chair, Ellen Reckhow of Durham Coun- ed down along Ridge Road and area will be in very short supply, until Friday, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. be used as a weapon or mistaken ty as secretary and Joe Freddoso of Wake County as treasurer. back to Fordham Boulevard. and on the streets the town plans To schedule a ride, call Chapel for one will be confiscated. Triangle Transit is governed by a 12-member board of trust- Chapel Hill Police Chief Bri- to close it will start towing cars at Hill Transit Reservations at 969- For more details, including ees, which holds the general legislative powers of Triangle Tran- an Curran said that he doesn’t 6 p.m. It will cost a minimum of 5544. the latest transit maps and sched- sit. Strom’s first board meeting as chair will be Wednesday. plan on setting up any check- points, but a number of High- $103 to get towed cars back from will also ules for Halloween, visit the way Patrol units will be working the town. be running its Safe Ride service town’s website at www.townof- along the perimeter of the event. Chapel Hill Transit will no on its Safe T, JV and G routes, chapelhill.org/halloween

Obituary Noticias en breve Mary Morgan Transporte a la feria Votación por adelantado how to reach us Mary Morgan, a lifelong resident of Car- La feria estatal de Carolina del Norte Este fin de semana empieza el voto rboro, died Oct. 2 after a battle with cancer. empieza hoy. Hay transporte económico por adelantado. Uno puede ir a cualqui- The Carrboro Citizen She was 88. desde Chapel Hill y Durham. El de er sitio autorizado en el condado en que P.O. Box 248 She was born in Orange County. She Triangle Transit sale del estacionamien- vive para votar. Normalmente hay ma- graduated from Chapel Hill High School and to de Eubanks Road en Chapel Hill teriales disponibles en español. Puede Carrboro, NC 27510 attended Croft Business School. In her youth, cada hora desde las 9a.m. a las 7p.m. los registrarse a la vez. Para registrarse debe 942-2100 (phone) she was employed with the business depart- fines de semana de la feria. Cuesta $5 de tener identificación con la dirección 942-2195 (FAX) ment of UNC Utilities. She was a member of ida y vuelta, menores de 12 años gratis. de su domicilio. En el condado de Or- [email protected] Carrboro Baptist Church. No hay de lunes a viernes desde ange: Carrboro Town Hall; Planetario Advertising She was preceded in death by her hus- Chapel Hill. Los buses de DATA salen Morehead; Centro de ancianos Sey- band, Ralph Morgan. She was a loving and del terminal principal de DATA en 521 mour, Chapel Hill; la biblioteca pública [email protected] devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great- Morgan Street en el centro de Durham. del condado de Orange, Hillsborough. 942-2100 ext. 2 grandmother, sister, daughter and friend. She Buses de Durham salen todos los días Debe ser cuidadano para votar. dearly loved her community of Carrboro. She de la feria, desde 9a.m a 11p.m. (Has- Classified & Real Estate Platicas para padres carrborocitizen.com/classifieds was an avid UNC fan, especially ta 7p.m. el domingo). Desde Durham 919-942-2100, 8:30-3 M-F basketball and football. cuesta $2, ida y vuelta, niños menores de Nueva sesión del programa de El Fu- Survivors include: her brother, Ernest 12 años gratis. Classifieds deadline is midnight Tuesday. turo empieza el 23 de octubre. Clases en Riggsbee of Carrboro; her daughter, Beverly capacidad para cuidar de los hijos. Para Online Dickinson and husband, Dickie, of Cha- Discurso de emigración familias con hijos menores de 6 años. carrborocitizen.com/main pel Hill; grandchildren, Cathy Hearp and Tom O’Connor habla de la fundación Cupo limitado. Cuota según ingresos Stories are published online every Thursday. husband, Matt, of Greenville, and Michael comunitaria del Bajío (FCB) en Gua- económicos (para pagar los materiales). • carrborocitizen.com/foodandfarm Dickinson and wife, Maria, of Chapel Hill; najuato, México. La fundación ayuda Preguntas al 338-1939 x501. El Futuro, and great-grandson, Michael John Dickinson • carrborocitizen.com/politics en desarrollar oportunidades económi- 110 W. Main Street, Suite 2-H, Car- of Chapel Hill. She was dearly loved by her • carrborocitizen.com/mill cas en Guanajuato como cooperativas y rboro. Piden que familias enfrentando family and friends and will be greatly missed. negocios. Inglés. En CHICLE. El 26 de violencia doméstica o abuso de drogas/ Subscriptions Funeral services were conducted Oct. 5 at octubre, 5 a 6.30p.m. 933-0398 101 E. alcohol no apliquen para el programa The Carrboro Citizen is free to pick up at our many 3 p.m. in the Walker’s Funeral Home Chapel Weaver Street, Carrboro. Para más in- ahora. locations around town, but if you would like to have in Chapel Hill, with the Rev. Jim Greenlee formación sobre la organización visite a and the Rev. Phil Partin officiating. Inter- us deliver your paper to your home, please visit www.fcbajio.org/ ment followed in Westwood Cemetery in carrborocitizen.com/subscribe Carrboro. Comentarios, sugerencias y preguntas al [email protected] "OOKCASES'ALORE $PNF)PNFUP #USTOM$ESIGNSs"UILT)N3TORE /VER SQFTOFIN STOCKCASESATOUR$URHAMLOCATION $BSSCPSP )N 3TORE0AINTAND3TAIN3HOP$ELIVERYSERVICEAVAILABLE

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Women Monthly Meeting — Oct. students Fridays from noon-2pm. Univer- The Carrboro Civic Club will host an arts ers — Oct. 16, 7pm. Beginners and Tax Seminar — Oct. 19, 2pm. An 16, 7:30-9:00pm. Meg Gray Wiehe, sity Methodist Church on Franklin Street, and crafts show and sale at the Civic Club at experts welcome. [email protected], afternoon of free tax advice. Carrboro Policy Analyst with the N.C. Justice 967-1448, [email protected] 108 on Bim Street in Carrboro on Oct. 25 from 929-5359 Cybrary, 918-7387, www.co.orange. Center’s Budget and Tax Center, will be 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wood carvings, pottery, hand- Casino Night — Oct. 18, 6:30pm. Ve- nc.us/library/cybrary Health & Wellness the guest speaker. The public is invited made childrens’ toys, soaps and chocolates are gas-themed night with games to benefit Walk-a-thon and Bike-a-thon An- Cancer support — weekly support to attend. Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 among the featured items. For information, call community programs and a scholarship nual Benefit —Oct. 18. 11:30am. Walk free of charge for cancer patients and Willow Drive at 929-0547 with any 932-1026. funded by the Bynum Front Porch and 2 or 10 mile routes or bike 25 or 50 family. www.cornucopiahouse.org questions. Chatham Arts Council. Includes dinner, mile routes from 809 Smith Level Road, The Compassionate Friends: Self- bar and acts. Chatham Mills in Pittsboro. Dance Paws4Ever Chapel Hill. Refreshments after events. help support after the death of a Advance tickets $30. bynumfrontporch. Havana Nights — First and third The Animal Protection Society of Orange 967-3221, www.justincoleman.org child — Third Mondays, 7-8:30pm. Free googlepages.com/casinonight Thursdays, 10pm. Cuban Salsa. Mansion County will change its name on Oct. 18 at the Violence Vigil — Tue., Oct. 28, 5:30- and open to all adults grieving the loss of 462, 462 W. Franklin St. 967-7913. www. Fair Trade Expo — Oct. 25, 1-3pm. 4th Annual Jambalaya Jam, an annual benefit 7pm. The Coalition for Family Peace a child or sibling. Evergreen United Meth- mansion462.net auction that raises money for the programs and The Carrboro Cybrary brings you a and Family Violence and Rape Crisis will odist Church. 967-3221. chapelhilltcf.org Fair Trade Expo showcasing fair trade observe its annual memorial on the steps Salsa/Mambo — Third Saturdays, services of the organization. lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. Fred The event starts at 6 p.m. with a silent auc- products available from local vendors. of the Siler City Town Hall. 542-5445, Lectures & Discussions Carbon Free and Nuclear Free Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett tion and raffle, along with live music and dinner 918-7387, [email protected], fvrc.org www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary — Oct. 22, 8pm. Dr. Arjun Makhijani lays Road, Durham. [email protected], provided by Tupelo’s restaurant. For more infor- Voters in Training — The ArtsCenter 358-4201, $7 Festival for Safe Passage — Oct. 18, offers voter training classes for elemen- out his roadmap for solving the climate mation on the event and the mission of the orga- and energy crises. 416-5077, ncwarn.org Ballroom — Fourth and Fifth Thurs- nization, see www.animalprotectionsociety.org 7pm. All proceeds go to Safe Passage, an tary-age kids. Contact Shirlette Ammons organization caring for children living at 929-2787 ext. 209 or afterschool@ Creating economic alternatives days, 7-9:30pm, Seymour Senior Center, Hike/Bike -a-thon the Guatemala City garbage dump. Re- artscenterlive.org to migration for Mexico’s rural 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, ception and silent auction begins at 7pm; residents — Tom O’Connor of the 968-2070. $2. The Justin Lord Coleman Fifth Annual Me- show featuring Tres Chicas and Josh Faith Community Foundation of the Bajio, of Carrboro DanceJam — First Fridays. morial Hike-a-thon and Bike-a-thon will be Lozoff at 8:30. Reception & auction: free; Advent Lutheran — 9am Bible study Mexico. He will share his experiences Free-style dance. Balanced Movement held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at 809 Smith Level evening show: $20/ $10 children. The classes for all ages, 10:30am worship and work in Mexico. 933-0398, www. Studio. 304 W. Weaver St, upstairs. Road in Chapel Hill. ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Car- service. Advent Holiday Boutique, Nov. chi-cle.com 968-8776 A passionate mountain climber, Coleman rboro. 929-2787. www.safepassageben- 8, 9am-1pm. 230 Erwin Road. 968-7680. Jung Society — Sylvia Brinton Perera Footnotes Tap Ensemble performs was working toward his goal of climbing the efit.com adventlutheranch.org presents: Initiation Ancient and Modern. with the Seymour Center Tap- seven summits. He died in 2003 at 27 from in- Harmonic Convergence — Nov. 7, The Advocate — Wednesdays, 10am, Oct. 24, 7:30pm. $15 and Celtic Well- pers! — Nov. 1, 12pm. An afternoon juries sustained in a car accident in Australia. 8pm. Barbecue, books and bluegrass. Fe- playtime, bible study for kids. Noon: Eu- spring Rites: Healing Our Souls. Oct. 25, of rhythm, music and tap. The Seymour Twenty-three Australians received life-saving or arrington Village Barn. 542-0394, www. charist. Sundays: Eucharist at Chapel Hill 10am-4pm $48. Binkley Baptist Church, Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel life-improving transplants from Coleman. chathamarts.org $10-13 Kehillah, 5pm. www.ouradvocate.org 1712 Willow Drive, Chapel Hill. www. Hill. 968-2070. $5 Proceeds from the event benefit several chari- Buddhist Teachings and Medita- jungnc.org Hidden Voices — Oct. 19, 3pm. Hid- Film ties, including Carolina Donor Services, Out- den Voices presents a program advocat- tion — Wed. 7-8:30pm. With ordained Redundant Women: The Daugh- Community Cinema — Second ward Bound USA and Bikes for Kids. ing for victims of abuse. 968-2780 monk and resident teacher Gen Kelsang ters of Nate Shaw — Oct. 22, 5pm. Thursdays at 7pm. Films document- Participants can hike two or 10 miles or bike Tilopa. The Kosala Mahayana Buddhist Author Ted Rosengarten discusses the Jazz Brunch — Sundays, 11am-1pm. ing social issues. Monthly screenings of 25 or 50 miles. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. and the center teaches traditional Kadampa Bud- history behind his book, All God’s Dan- Breakfast for purchase, music for free. Independent Lens episodes at Open Eye hike and bike ride will start at noon. Refresh- dhist practice. 711 W. Rosemary St. 619- gers. Free. http://www.lib.unc.edu/spot- On the Weaver Street Market Lawn. Cafe, followed by panel discussions. ments will be served after the event. 5736. www.meditationinchapelhill.org light/2008/rosengarten.html Multicultural Fair — 10am-3pm, Diaspora Festival of Black and Sponsor checks are payable to the Justin Lord Working in the Congo for Doctors Oct. 31. Food samples, dance, and other Kids Independent Film — Oct. 22, 7pm. Coleman Foundation and should be mailed to without Borders — Nov. 9, 5pm. activities. Lobby of NC Children’s and Toddler Time — Thursdays at 4pm. Double film feature exploring skin light- Julie Coleman, 809 Smith Level Road, Chapel Anna Freeman shares her experiences. Women’s Hospitals, 101 Manning Drive, Carrboro Branch Library. 969-3006 ening in Mexican-American and South Hill, N.C., 27516. For information, visit www. Chapel Hill. 966-6419 933-0398, www.chi-cle.com justincoleman.org or call Julie at 967-3221. Preschool Story Time — Saturdays Asian cultures. Sonja Haynes Stone Orange County Open Studio Tour 10:30am. Carrboro Branch Library. Literary Center, UNC Campus. 962-9001. www. Art benefit — Nov 1-2, 8-9. Exhibitions at artists’ 969-3006 The Bible Salesman — Oct. 16, 5pm unc.edu/depts/stonecenter studios throughout the county. Opening The Chapel Hill Bible Church will host a Express Yourself! — Saturdays, reception, 5:45pm program. Clyde Edg- Historic Home Movies — Oct. 20, receptions at The ArtsCenter Oct. 24 benefit art sale on Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. 10:45-11:15am, 11:30am-noon. Art erton reads from his latest novel. Wilson 5pm. Historic home movies from the from 5-7pm. 932-3438, www.orange- program for ages 3-8 & their caregivers. Libary, UNC Campus. 962-4207. library. collections of Wilson Library. Free. www. featuring art by Murray Handler. More than countyartistsguild.com 40 works will be auctioned off, with proceeds Kidzu Children’s Museum 105 E. Franklin unc.edu/spotlight/2008/edgerton.html lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2008/homemovies. benefitting the Inter-Faith Council for Social Quilting: A Thread Runs Through St., 933-1455 kidzuchildrensmuseum. The Inheritance of Loss — Oct. 30, html Service. It — Oct 17-19, Fri. & Sat. 10 am to 6 org, $2 7pm. The Contemporary Fiction Book Show us Your Spooky Shorts Handler primarily works in acrylic on canvas pm, Sun. 10 am-5 pm. Over 300 quilts, Club meets to discuss The Inheritance of — Oct 28, 7:30pm. Quirky frightful films juried show, demonstrations, vendors, Volunteers but occasionally uses other materials. Handler Loss by Kiran Desai. We always welcome from local talent. General Store Café in raffles, boutique, wearable art, junior RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program new participants. 918-7387. cybrary@ Pitsboro. has been recognized in art contests in North quilts and charity benefits.A merican To- — seeks volunteers to match other Carolina and . Guests are encouraged co.orange.nc.us, www.co.orange. bacco Campus, Bay 7, 324 Blackwell St., volunteers with opportunities for public nc.us/library/cybrary to bring groceries for donation to the Food Pan- Durham. www.durhamorangequilters. service. 968-2056 try and Community Kitchen programs, which Travels with Herodotus — Car- com $5, kids under 12 free. Meals on Wheels — seeks volunteers are sponsored by the IFC. 15 percent of art pur- rboreaders Non-Fiction Book Club ReCYCLEry 8th Anniversary to deliver meals and/or bake simple chases will be donated to the IFC. meets to discuss the book by Ryszard — Oct. 26, 2-6pm. Food, drinks, bike desserts for recipients in the Chapel The IFC sponsors several community out- Kapuscinski. 918-7387, www.co.orange. reach programs in the area, including food and housing as well as educational support. Do you have anything for one of our calendars? Send your submissions to [email protected]

super crossword art work CitizenCryptoquote By Martin Brody pets of the week For example, YAPHCYAPLM is WORDSWORTH. One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for the two O’s, Y for the two W’s, etc.. Apostrophes, APS OF ORANGE punctuation, the length and formation of the words are all hints. COUNTY — Howdy, “Global Predicament?” I’m Jackson — I am as close as you can get K L Z T L X R Z A J X F R Z U to the perfect dog! I am housebroken, T P K L K L Z T X J R E P C crate-trained, tennis ball motivated, gentle, sweet, K L B K K L Z O X X R C B G E soft, attentive, intelligent, self-entertaining, and O B G B K P W C B J Z people & dog friendly. Yes, all this is true and more! I B R T B V C C X W Z J K B P G am a one-year-old Chow/ Lab mix.Come see me at X O K L Z U C Z R Y Z C B G E Animal Protection Society T P C Z J A Z X A R Z C X of Orange County, 6311 Nicks Road, Mebane, or O N R R X O E X N F K C. call 304-2300. You can also go online at www. -F Z J K J B G E J N C C Z R R animalprotectionsociety. org Find the answer in the puzzle answer section.

ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES — Ruby is just the cutest little puppy! She’s around 4 months old and loves people and other dogs! She’s a happy-go-lucky pup who is sure to fit into almost any family! Visit Ruby today at Orange County’s Animal Shelter, 1081 MLK Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill or call 919-967-7383. You can also see her online at www.co.orange.nc.us/animalservices/adoption.asp The Carrboro Citizen Land & Table Thursday, October 16, 2008 5 in season Just dessert When he was at death’s door, Oscar Wilde is said to have sampled a bottle of expensive champagne and remarked “Alas, I am dying beyond my means.” thee ater With a nod to those of you with considerable paper or actual losses from the markets’ recent plunge, The Eater has scoured local menus Slow food Italia for appropriate gustatory solace. So, in honor of the barons of Wall This month, a sizeable number of the local farm and food commu- Street who steered you wrong, we recommend a trip to Elaine’s on nity trundle off to the annual Terra Madre — the annual Slow Food Franklin for this dessert: Vanilla financier with apple-almond compote, event in Italy, which is held in Turin concurrently and right next door bourbon sauce and florentine. to Salone del Gusto. Oyster contest This is where many of those inspiring us with their foodery get Speaking of oysters, the folks at Marx Food sent us a note about their inspiration. One word of caution, though. Prepare yourself for an oyster contest. Best answer to the question “What would you do their return, and with that stories of what you missed. These mouth- with four dozen Puget Sound oysters?” wins. More info at marxfood. watering tales will induce great longing. Last year, some of the 20 or com/win-four-dozen-fresh-oysters/ so happy adventurers from around here put together a discussion at Note that the four dozen are of the West Coast variety, as in Pa- the Century Center including a slideshow in case the descriptions cific, Kumamoto, Virginica and Olympia. didn’t have you longing enough. As difficult as that will be, we hope they do it again.

treatment using pesticide applicators. feature tours of upstate-area sustainable Land & Table Briefs A $2 registration fee will be charged at farms, a day-long organic certification class, the door. To register for the meeting, con- a youth program and over 60 workshops Fire ant control tact the cooperative extension office at 245- on topics from organic crop production, The Cooperative Extension Service will 2050. The Schley Grange is located at 3416 humane livestock management and unique hold a meeting on identification and con- Schley Road, about five miles north of Hill- farming techniques to nutrition, seasonal trol of fire ants on farms and in landscapes sborough. cooking and grassroots organizing. on Oct. 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Farm conference Meals are prepared using the best local Schley Grange Building north of Hillsbor- ingredients. The event is for anyone in- From Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, the Carolina ough. volved or interested in sustainable farming, Farm Stewardship Association will host its The extension office has recently received gardening and/or living. Keynote speakers 23rd Annual Sustainable Agriculture Con- Illustration by Phil Blank 25 calls regarding fire ants in pastures, hay include Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm and ference, entitled “Strong Communities, fields and lawns. Steve Bambara, entomolo- Brad Wyche of Upstate Forever. See www. Sustainable Food” in Anderson, SC. gist at N.C. State University, will discuss carolinafarmstewards.org/sac08/index. The three-day regional conference will the effectiveness of various methods of html or call 542-2402 for details.

Oktoberfest! Saturday Market 7 a.m. - Noon The Saxaphaw Rivermill will host an Oktoberfest celebration complete What’s at with a Paperhand Puppet Recipe of the Week Market? Intervention parade on Baked Winter Squash with Sausage, Apple and Saturday. The celebration Check out what’s at the Year- Goat Cheese starts at 2 with the parade; Round Farmers’ Market: (from Sheri Castle of Creative Cooking with the Oktoberfest celebration Figs, apples, tomatoes, peppers, pump- Sheri Castle) kins, arugula, salad mix, pac choy, beans, is from 3-9. Live music, Ingredients flour, shiitake mushrooms, muscadine barbecue, arts and crafts, kid 1 medium butternut or 2 medium acorn squash* grapes, basil, cilantro, radishes, turnips, col- fun, a local produce market (about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds total) lards, onions, garlic, winter squash, potatoes, 8 ounces bulk sausage* sweet potatoes, eggplant, vegetable and and more! 1 medium onion*, diced flower starters, sunflowers, sunflowers, 1 medium apple*, peeled, cored and diced marigolds, wild flowers, zinnias, celosia, Performers include Memphis, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage* lilies, and many more flowers, baked goods, 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg breads, jams, wines, grass fed beef, pastured Tommy Edwards & Friends, 1 teaspoon salt pork, pastured chicken, grass fed lamb, and the Haw River Rounders. 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper buffalo, sausage, chorizo, ground bison, raw 2 ounces goat cheese* milk cheeses, smoked cheeses, goat cheese, jams, jellies, pottery, hats, rugs and more! The event is free, but band donations are welcomed. Procedure Dogs are not allowed. Preheat oven to 375° F. Cut the squash in half. Scoop out and discard the seeds. Peel the squash and cut into The Saxapahaw Rivermill 1-inch cubes. Set aside. Brown the sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it into clumps with the is located on Saxapahaw- side of a spoon. Leave it in fairly large crumbles. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and drain it thoroughly on paper towels. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the sausage drippings from the skillet. Add the onion and apple Bethlehem Road off Hwy. and cook, stirring frequently, until both are completely soft, about 8 minutes. Return the sausage to the pan. Add 54, west of Carrboro. For the squash cubes, sage and nutmeg and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer the squash mixture information, call 336-376- to a 9 x 9-inch baking dish. Crumble the goat cheese over the top. Bake in the center of the oven until the squash is tender, about 40 minutes. Serve hot. 5694. GHF carrboro citizen 3/5/08 2:05 PM Page 1

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It’s important. election, running ads for and against candi- There are more than two dozen other races on the bal- dates for governor, president and Congress. lot as well — everything from governor and council of The names of the groups in the database at state, federal and state legislative races, judges and so on. the Federal Elections Commission reads like Some of the candidates for these races are running a list of vague, focus-group words designed to unopposed, but since you’re in the booth, you might as say nothing. well let these folks know you are paying attention. You There’s Freedom’s Watch, Alliance for a don’t get many chances in this area. Better Tomorrow, Patriot Majority, Ameri- Rhetoric redux cans Majority and dozens more, all running There are a lot of political adages that should have ads across the country against a candidate shuffled off to the dustbin of history a long time ago. they don’t like, usually with money from a One of them is that tired old saw in which a politician few wealthy individuals. says he’d kill this or that program or, say, privatize social One effort in North Carolina targeting security, because “you know how to spend your money Sen. deserves far more at- better than the government.” tention that it has received from the state’s Not trying to insult your intelligence or your acumen media, given the involvement of a prominent for the needs of the general public, but in a lot of cases letter to the editor businessman and philanthropist and two sit- you don’t. ting state legislators. For instance, how much of “your” money should go Grassroots growing into wells and the Haw River Wake up call A recent article by a project of the Sunlight watershed, which would also af- Foundation in Washington tells the story of to schools, roads, national defense, fire and police protec- In 2002, UNC commis- Wake up and smell the pe- fect surrounding communities a new nonprofit in North Carolina called tion and that sidewalk you want in front of your house? sioned a consulting firm, Talbert troleum in your drinking water, for miles. The noise is a given; RightChange.com Inc. that has already spent How much should go toward making sure your vehicle and Bright, to conduct a study citizens of Chapel Hill, Carrboro but, as is the whole community, $600,000 on ads in several states attacking is built safely or that it doesn’t belch copious amounts of for options to relocate the NC and Orange County! I am upset about our rural way Obama’s fiscal policy. various contaminants? How much should go into asthma Area Health Education Cen- Perhaps a site has not been of life here that will be definitely The group’s reports filed with the FEC list research or for carbon nanotubes? ters’ (AHEC) MedAir flights in chosen yet, but we, the citizens, destroyed. We are talking about two Republican members of the North Caro- The point here is that government is, sometimes, the preparation for closing Horace are not willing to wait to let it that seventh-generation little girl lina General Assembly, Rep. Jeff Barnhart and method through which we collectively make informed Williams airport. In 2005, the be known that this is an envi- looking to grow up and enjoy Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, as two of the three peo- decisions. consultants recommended RDU ronmental disaster in the mak- the deep-rooted family values ple exercising control of the group’s activities. Unfortunately, we have spent the last several decades as the most economical and least ing, beyond being a gift to a few that began with her sixth great RightChange has issued press releases hearing a steady drumbeat from those who think govern- disruptive site. In August of this wealthy pilots and buddies of grandfather and were proudly about polls purporting to show opposition to ment is the problem. year, and without consulting lo- the university. Many of the pri- passed down through the years. Obama’s economic policies in states includ- Recently, the Republican vice-presidential candidate cal government, the NC Senate ority sites of the 2005 Talbert & We are talking about a way of ing Michigan, Virginia and Pennsylvania. ended her closing remarks at her one and only debate drafted, and Governor Easley Bright Study (which concluded life being destroyed, and for Another release called Obama’s plan “idiotic, with her Democratic counterpart with a remark by Ron- signed, SB1925 creating a UNC RDU was optimal for the con- what? Not to benefit the people not patriotic,” but it is the commercials the ald Reagan about freedom being just one generation Airport Authority with the right tinuing APEC operations), are of Orange County, but to ben- group has produced that have drawn national away from extinction. As Paul Krugman, who last week of eminent domain, the power to within the watershed for the efit a few special-interest groups attention while barely registering in North won a Nobel Prize in economics, pointed out, what the condemn and remove landown- city’s water supply. Add that to tied to the UNC system. Carolina outside of a few blog posts. governor of Alaska did not mention was that the state- ers from their property. I am a the University suddenly being in Please help us, our family One ad implies that Obama wants to raise ment was referring to Medicare and was part of an effort fifth-generation resident of the the airport business, using tax- and neighbors keep UNC from taxes on small businesses to 62 percent. An- to warn about socialized medicine. beautiful and peaceful com- payers’ dollars (estimated $35-50 building an unnecessary and other features a man jumping from a bridge Painting socialism as a specter rising to haunt this munity of White Cross, NC in million) and eminent domain to horrendously expensive airport in despair, only to be caught by a “Bungee country is back in vogue among those opposed to the southwestern Orange County, usurp the rights of county resi- in Southwest Orange County. Cord of Truth.” Another ad blasts “Barack rising clout of Democrats. which now appears to be the dents to their homes, farms and Yet, as we’ve seen in recent weeks, many of those Jerry & Joan Smith Obama’s bailout.” top site for the proposed airport, livelihoods. All so private pilots There’s not much subtlety in the mes- who’ve complained the most about the breadth of govern- even though RDU was the rec- Chapel Hill can save a few minutes in traffic. ment now seek its protection. We have effectively — and sage and not much truth either, according to ommended site. I live less than Bad opportunity UNC has claimed it wants to groups like the Tax Foundation, long cited by one would hope temporarily — nationalized chunks of a mile away from where UNC reduce its carbon footprint. How the insurance, mortgage and banking industry. The Fed- I read with interest about the the folks on the right as a important source of is proposing an airport that will does that jive if we are expend- information about state and federal taxes. eral Deposit Insurance Corp. is quickly turning casual benefit a few and literally destroy recent Orange County develop- ing more aviation fuel, polluting Fridays into takeover Fridays — gobbling up banks tee- ment briefing in the 9/25/08 The foundation calls the ad about small a way of life for many families in the air, paving more farmland business taxes “ridiculous” and an “outright, tering on the brink for reorganization over the weekend. this wonderful community. Carrboro Citizen (“Economic and polluting the groundwater The twist to this is that the deregulation and lack of Leaders put on a brave face”). nonsensical lie.” But RightChange has the The 2005 Talbert and Bright and city reservoirs? In this age money to keep telling it. oversight that the uber-capitalists insisted on and paid study estimated $2.2 million Chapel Hill reportedly has of technology, surely AHEC lobbyists handsomely to convince lawmakers to enact is 200,000 square feet of building FEC reports show that the group has to move AHEC operations to can find ways to teach through raised $3.73 million, $2.73 million of it from one of the chief causes of the spread of socialism from RDU, $5.1 million to upgrade underway with 780,000 of it video- conferencing and run its Wall Street to the Charlotte banking district. commercial. Economic leaders Fred Eshelman, the CEO of Pharmaceutical and few needed flights from RDU. Product Development Inc. in Wilmington. Now the taxpayers are bailing out the very people $30 to $35.9 million for rural are glum about the prospects and And pilots can take the extra few who decried big government. acknowledge that filling these The School of Pharmacy at UNC was re- southwest Orange County. In- minutes from RDU where an named for Eshelman in May after he gave This has not been lost on many. In fact, in a recent lo- frastructure costs such as in- new spaces will be “one of the adequate infrastructure already cal candidate forum, a member of the GOP — yes, there big challenges ahead.” It was vot- more than $30 million to the university. creased fire and police protection exists. The other million for RightChange came are a few here in Orange County — acknowledged that are not included. Please bear in ed that “a better job of matching Meanwhile, we will have it appears there are programs or missions where govern- assets to opportunity” is needed from Ernest Mario, who serves on the board mind that these figures are from saved millions, kept the water of Eshelman’s company and is CEO of his ment actually does a better job than the private sector. 2005. We are almost into 2009; countywide. Would someone and air clean and saved the lives Such acknowledgements are rare, but increasing. It will please tell me, then, why Grubb own firm. The pharmacy school at Rutgers is you can only imagine how much of many residents who have been named after Mario. take years, though, for the poison injected into our po- these costs have increased now! properties seeks to level bucolic a vital part of this county for litical discourse to be metabolized. People will still rail Glen Lennox so they can add Eshelman is no stranger to North Carolina Airport land will be removed generations. politics. He has given money to Republicans about big government and taxes. But there’s a difference from the tax roles and the citi- millions more square feet to the Tired of the old boys’ network between pushing back in order to insist on efficiency, mix? and Democrats in past elections, including for- zens of Orange County will have wasting your tax money for the mer Gov. Jim Hunt, Senate President Pro Tem transparency and fairness and simply attracting the sys- to pick up the infrastructure This sounds like a bad “op- wealthy few? Start here at home tem for ideological or political gain. portunity” to me. Maybe our Marc Basnight and Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue. costs, such as water, trash, fire, by saying NO to an airport in His contributions on the federal level are In a recent New York Times column, Thomas Fried- police, etc. for the new airport. brave-faced leaders ought to help Orange County! man recalled Oliver Wendell Holmes remark that “I like Grubb see their folly. not as bipartisan. He’s given only to Repub- Not to mention the environ- Virginia Leslie lican candidates and political committees, paying taxes. With them I am buying civilization.” Thomas Carson mental disasters with fuel stor- Orange County more than $200,000 since 2002, including We’re a far cry from that sentiment but perhaps a little age, impervious surface runoff Chapel Hill closer to understanding the role of government and how donations to Republican senators Elizabeth dangerous it is to entrust the whole of civilization solely Dole and Richard Burr and the McCain to those out to profit from it. presidential campaign. We are the light on the hill Hartsell and Barnhart are generally two of the more moderate Republicans in the Gen- Editor’s note: The following are when we redefined access with ideas, describe the human condi- eral Assembly, not exactly the most likely the closing remarks from UNC the Carolina Covenant. … tion, and pursue the truth. We’ll candidates to be part of such an aggressive Chancellor Holden Thorp’s address But think how much more let it shine in our hospitals and and misleading partisan attack. But it’s no following his installation on Oct. brightly our light will shine when our laboratories when we care surprise that the legislators know Eshelman. 12. our students, faculty, staff, and for and cure the people of North His company announced this spring that . . . Our motto is light and alumni deepen our collective Carolina and beyond. We’ll let it it was opening an office at the North Carolina editorial liberty. And that light has shined commitment to the community shine on our coast where rising Research Campus in Kannapolis, founded by brightly throughout our his- that is our campus and town, waters threaten our state. We’ll billionaire David Murdock, that receives state Robert Dickson, Publisher tory. It shined brightly when our the university system to which let it shine in the streets of our funding through the UNC system and local [email protected] founders invented public higher we proudly belong, the state that cities and here in our commu- taxpayer support for construction through Kirk Ross, Editor education. It shined brightly feeds and nurtures us, the nation nity. And we’ll let it shine in the tax increment financing (TIF). [email protected] when Hinton James attended his and world we seek to strengthen, hearts and minds of the best stu- Barnhart and Hartsell were founders of Susan Dickson, Staff Writer first class. It shined brightly when and the love we have for each oth- dents, the best faculty, the best [email protected] another nonprofit that worked on behalf of Kenan, Morehead, and Venable er and this hallowed place. staff, and the best alumni in the Murdock’s project and Hartsell introduced Taylor Sisk, Contributing Editor ignited the industrial revolution. This little light has just begun world. legislation in 2007 that resulted in the re- [email protected] It shined brightly when we in- to shine. People of Carolina, we are the search campus receiving $26 million of tax- Liz Holm, Art Director tegrated and when we admitted We’ll let it shine in our class- light . . . on the hill. payer money. [email protected] women. And it shined brightly rooms when we embrace new Let it shine. The documents from RightChange were Jack Carley, Assistant Editor sent to the FEC by Paula L. Hopper with the [email protected] Raleigh law firm Kilpatrick Stockton. Hop- Rich Fowler, Contributing Writer per is a lobbyist for development interests at [email protected] the General Assembly. Michelle Langston, Web Designer It’s a tangled web involving not just parti- [email protected] san politics and misleading commercials but Editorial Interns: Betsy McClelland, Mary Lide Parker, elected officials and taxpayer money and key Catherine Rierson supporters of the university system. It’s too important to ignore. advertising The News & Observer did mention Es- helman recently, just two days before Marty Cassady, Advertising Director RightChange filed its FEC reports. The story [email protected] was part of an ongoing series about what operations books CEOs are reading. It turns out Es- helman prefers mysteries, like the latest from Richard North Patterson. Anne Billings, Office Coordinator [email protected] As fascinating as that is, it might also be worth finding out why Eshelman is spending Jacob Mader, Distribution Photo courtesy UNC News Services millions of dollars spreading lies about a can- Chuck Morton, Distribution Holden Thorp takes the oath of office at his installation as chancellor. Assoc. Justice Timmons-Goodston (center) didate’s tax proposals and why two normally Published Thursdays by Carrboro Citizen, LLC. swears him in. reasonable state legislators are involved in it. The Carrboro Citizen thursday, October 16, 2008 7

REFORM vital – and stay in business. DEBATES When the program was still from page 1 within OPC, prior to reform, an from page 1 administrative staff handled the Margaret Brown was on the paperwork; his team concentrated In a question-and-answer ses- Orange County Board of Com- solely on providing care. Now they sion with Carol Woods residents, missioners at the time and she have to do it all, or not get paid. the two explained their positions began visiting with local mental The majority of XDS’s funding on the siting of a solid-waste health care providers to explore comes from Medicaid, and Med- transfer station, with both can- with them the possibility of turn- icaid, says Mahadevan, “is look- didates agreeing that the Rog- ing themselves into nonprofits to ing for every possible reason not to ers Eubanks community, which continue providing the services pay. These are authorized services; hosts the soon-to-be-closed land- they had under the old model. our clients have Medicaid.” fill, should not be on the list of Brown now recalls that after So no problem, right? possible sites. a talk she had given, Mahadevan “I would say there are about Pelissier said the timing of the came up to her and said, “’Are you 60 or 70 different steps that you selection is important. She said serious? You really think we could can screw up before you get paid,” she supports waiting until after turn ourselves into a nonprofit?’ says Mahadevan. Payments, the election to make the decision, And I said, ‘I don’t see why not.’” which are processed through an in part to give the new commis- XDS functions today as a non- organization called ValueOptions, sion an opportunity to review the profit mental health care provider, are then slow in arriving and only process and the choices and in photo by KIRK ROSS working to meet the full range of then in increments. Moreover, part to give communities where (l to r) At-large candidates Bernadette Pelissier and Kevin Wolff, moderator Diane Brown and unopposed mental health care needs of some with the documented abuses of potential sites are located the candidates Pam Hemminger and Steve Yuhasz at the Carol Woods forum for county commissioner candidates. 150 clients, many of whom have our reformed health care system, chance to fully study the issue. failed in other, less-intensive out- those dollars are being extended (See related story on page 7.) hasz, who, along with incumbent “It can be, but only if it’s that since the county doesn’t patient programs. Mahadevan and increasingly begrudgingly. Pay- Wolff said he would closely commissioner Valerie Foushee, properly sited,” he said, adding own a large parcel of land it will the colleagues who joined him from ment rates for ACT services have review how the sites were cho- are running unopposed. Foushee that land use plans by the county require use of existing land in OPC never seriously considered recently been reduced. sen and weighted. He said he’d did not attend the Carol Woods seem to be at odds with plans for private hands. She said she hopes functioning as a for-profit entity. Meanwhile, Mahadevan like to see the county reconsider forum. the airport. that the county and UNC will “Clearly this is not the busi- must keep the ship afloat, which its decision to not open another All four candidates were Pelissier said the airport be able to work together rather ness to make money in,” he says. entails long hours on the job. landfill. Rather than ship waste asked what they thought about raises serious concerns because than at odds on spin-offs from “We just felt that if you have “Where do you find the time to out of the county to another com- the moves by the University of it’s location is likely to violate a UNC and other economic-de- shareholders waiting for you to do this work?” Mahadevan asks. munity, he said Orange County North Carolina at Chapel Hill long-held agreement on land use velopment potential. make a profit, it’ll be a huge con- “Do you ask staff to stay to 7:00 or could create a model landfill that and UNC Health Care to build a between Hillsborough, Chapel Wolff said he agreed that the flict of interest” – balancing the 8:00? Easily, I work 75-80 a week, included power generation. new airport on Orange County. Hill, Carrboro and the county. airport could have an important financial bottom line against the every week; there’s no way this After the initial question- Yuhasz called it “a difficult She also said there has not been economic impact. He’d like to objective of providing truly com- work can be done without spend- and-answer session, Pelissier and opportunity.” He noted that in enough information available to see more synergy with UNC. prehensive, critical care. ing that amount of time.” Wolff were joined by District 1 addition to a new home for the the county. He said he was appalled by the “How Thava does it,” says Then, he says, to have to ex- commissioner candidate Pam university’s Medical Air opera- Hemminger said she expects friction between the community Brown, “I will never know. But plain to a mother, “I’m sorry; I Hemminger and District 2 com- tions, it is also being touted as an that siting the airport will be and the university over Carolina he does it. just ran out of time to work with missioner candidate Steve Yu- economic-development engine. “quite an elaborate process” and North. “It’s just amazing what he’s your son today. It’s so hard.” done.” Failure to ‘Engaged communicate Price, Lawson debate on campus observers’ Schizophrenia goes nowhere Fourth District U.S. Rep. David Price, Valerie Kramer – whose son fast. Progress, says VanderZ- a Chapel Hill Democrat, faced off against Jeff’s experiences with the state waag, is measured not in days or his Republican challenger, B.J. Lawson of mental health care system we’ve weeks but in years. Cary, at a debate Tuesday night at UNC, been chronicling in The Carrboro The rub here though, as Ma- sponsored by the Dialectic and Philan- Citizen – doesn’t doubt that Ma- hadevan points out, is that we’re thropic Societies. hadevan and his team have her operating in a system extremely The debate included several sharp ex- son’s best interests at heart. ill suited for such pacing. changes. But she’s frustrated. She has For example, Medicaid de- Lawson, who has emphasized a libertar- health issues of her own to deal mands that he report on the prog- ian philosophy and de-emphasized his af- with, and the net effect is one ress of his patients on a monthly filiation with the GOP, took Price to task of near-debilitating exasperation basis. The paperwork involved is for his support of the Patriot Act, calling it – “Why can’t my son be treated? enormously time consuming; re- “one of the most egregious crimes against Why can’t he be made more porting quarterly or semi-annu- our civil liberties.” Lawson also com- whole?” ally, he suggests, would be much plained about the recent financial bailout Jeff has been with XDS for more practical. as another example of “corporate socialism just over two years and prior to More broadly though, mental run amok up in Washington.” that was on a merry-go-round health care reform in North Car- Price did his best to tie Lawson to Re- of referrals, commitments, steps olina was in theory going to direct publican policies, with repeated referenc- forward, leaps back. more patients away from the state es to “my opponents party” and saying he At 19, five years ago, Jeff was institutions to be cared for within was not “running away from my national diagnosed with paranoid schizo- their communities, where private ticket.” phrenia. But he doesn’t believe firms would be competing to Price defended his tenure as chair of he’s sick – a common, though not provide more and better services. the House appropriations sub-committee universal, symptom of schizo- In practice, our state institutions that oversees the Department of Home- phrenia – and refuses to take his are now more overcrowded than land Security. prescribed medication. before and most of those private “If there’s one thing that I have been Jeff’s psychiatrist at XDS, firms have learned that the only vigilant about and that I’m going to defend Carol VanderZwaag, acknowl- way to make a profit is to cherry- myself about it is watching out for people’s edges that not a lot of progress pick services: this one is potential- civil liberties and privacy in our homeland has been made with Jeff, but that ly profitable; that one, never. security measures,” Price said, adding that the team has built a relation- The result, critics say, is an he held up 12 bills in the last session over ship with him, “and that’s very, overburdened system on the privacy concerns. photo by KIRK ROSS very important…. Without that brink of total collapse, a convey- David Price and B.J Lawson make their points at a debate Tuesday on the UNC campus. there’s not much else you can or-belt system demanding quick do.” fixes, when, in matters so com- “The only thing that [Jeff] plex and critical, quick fixes are rejects about us,” she says, “is few and far between. Commissioners approve new transfer site rankings our opinions” – that he has an VanderZwaag laments the fact illness and that it would serve that under this system, commu- by Catherine Rierson as environmental-justice concerns eryone is affected by this. We all The board also objected to him well to take his medication. nications between care providers Staff WRiter and municipal logistics, established throw our trash away but not al- Olver Inc. responding to commu- In fact, VanderZwaag says that within the state institutions and by Olver Inc., the consultants the ways in our own back yard.” nities’ concerns in the upcoming she believes Jeff could function those in the communities has The Orange County Board county hired last November. The Sarah Timmel, a disgruntled public participation phase. relatively well in the community broken down. The staffs of these of Commissioners received a re- new criteria came after the initial resident of Cornwallis Hills, a sub- “People are not going to feel like under medication. facilities are overworked. And vised list of prospective sites for ones were slopped, because the division that rests close to the bor- they’re being heard,” Carey said. “I think the thing that’s while in the past, if a psychiatrist the county’s solid-waste transfer board wanted the process to be der of one of the two Hillsborough “People need to be able to connect somewhat unique [about Jeff],” in a state institution wanted to station at a work session Tues- more objective, chairman Barry sites, agreed. “This is right beside to us directly — and on both sides VanderZwaag says, “is that he discuss a patient, upon arrival or day night. Jacobs said. our neighborhood,” she said. “It’s of the county.” can go long periods of time prior to release, she knew to call The new list, which shifted Commissioner Mike Nelson all just beautiful forest, but it’s like The board hasn’t changed the where he functions.… He can go the area program in the commu- the Rogers-Eubanks Road com- said five sites would be too many they don’t care because it’s near a deadline of Nov. 18 for its final long stretches kind of hanging in nity from which that person had munity from fourth to eighth to name at next week’s work ses- highway. Our property value will decision. However, it did express there. And that’s good, and that’s arrived. Now she may have no on the list, should be whittled sion, but said the board wasn’t just go straight down.” concern about finishing before bad. It leaves very few openings idea who to call. down even further at the board’s ready to make a decision on just No public comments were the new board is elected on Nov. to try to help him maybe do VanderZwaag believes that meeting next Tuesday. one either. made at the work session, though 4, which would give the voting re- something different. It re-en- Jeff Kramer has suffered from The new top four sites are on a “I tend to want to minimize the the commissioners did unani- sponsibility to new commissioners. forces his concept that nothing is that lack of continuity of care. one-mile stretch of N.C. 54 near amount of people we alarm with mously agree that public hearings The board said that it wouldn’t, really wrong.” When her son was diagnosed Orange Grove Road. The rank- naming new sites, so I’d prefer to should be held after every instance however, rush through the process, Without that acceptance, with schizophrenia, Valerie Kram- ings were managed according to select a lower number,” Commis- in which the list of sites is thinned because it was more important to VanderZwaag says, the team can er moved back to this area from community-specific criteria, such sioner Moses Carey Jr. said. “Ev- down, at minimum. make the right decision. only strive to maintain contact Asheville, believing that here with Jeff, try to keep him in the her son would receive the best housing they’ve secured for him care possible. She acknowledges James Taylor H and hope that he remains rela- that perhaps he is. tively safe. In her journal, she has written: Obama concert Cliff’s Meat Market They are, essentially, says “Everybody says, ‘The ACT team this Monday sizzlin’ savings VanderZwaag, “engaged ob- has the services your son needs; servers.” they’re the ones who can pro- Cut to Order All NAturAl All NAturAl Which is difficult for his vide it, and they are providing it.’ James Taylor is touring the state Angus rib Eye Chicken Ground Chuck mother to accept. That’s what I keep hearing. That in support of Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign Sunday $6.99/lb Cut to Order $2.99/lb “I think they are very good at if they aren’t, and if it isn’t work- $ 29 what they do, when they do it,” ing, it’s because of Jeff” — that through Tuesday, with a series of 1. /lb five free concerts in Chapel Hill, All NAturAl Kramer says. it’s either because of his inability All NAturAl Mahadevan acknowledges or unwillingness to acknowledge Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville and Boneless, skinless NY Strip that it will often seem to family that he’s ill, or his refusal to take Wilmington, campaign officials Chuck roast Black Angus announced Wednesday. $ 99 Chicken Breasts members that XDS is not do- his medication, or both. 2. /lb $2.69/lb $6.99/lb ing enough. That’s frustrating “Now I’m just trying to say, Exact concert times and loca- tions are not yet available, but to him not only because his or- ‘I don’t want to blame the ACT Fresh Country Organic Eggs ganization just became nation- team.’ I don’t know….” concerts will be held Sunday in Sliced Bacon ally accredited and meets very Here’s what scares her the Asheville and Charlotte, Monday Sausage Brown-$2.99/doz $2.69/lb in Chapel Hill and Tuesday in Ra- $ 99 high standards established by most: “I fear that my son is re- 1. /lb White-$1.99/doz SkiN-ON Or SkiN-OFF a coalition of ACT providers, but ceiving the best mental health leigh and Wilmington. Times and locations of the con- also because he too struggles each care our state has to offer. It’s Prices good thru 10/23/08 corona extra, negra modelo, pacifico, budweiser! day with how to most effectively unfortunate and sad when the certs will be listed as they become deploy his team in order to pro- best is lacking in so many im- available on The Carrboro Citizen 100 West Main st., Carrboro Debit vide all the services he considers portant ways.” website at www.carrborocitizen. com/main. 919-942-2196 ( Mon-sat 9am-6pm & EBT 8 Thursday, October 16, 2008 Schools The Carrboro Citizen District hosts 12th annual Walk for Education By Mary Lide Parker as technology, playgrounds and Staff Writer others that aren’t paid for by state or federal funds. The 12th annual Walk for Edu- Both Lehman and Worthy said cation will take place this Saturday they have great community and in downtown Chapel Hill. corporate support. This year, the Lyn Lehmann, co-chair of the Wachovia Foundation and UNC Chapel Hill-Carrboro event this year, estimates that 3 to Health Care are the two premier School Lunch Menus 4,000 people will participate in sponsors. Another 50 private spon- Oct. 17 — 23 a one-mile walk down Franklin sors have made donations ranging Street to support public education from $25 to $1,500. Elementary and celebrate the centennial anni- Worthy, who has been in- Friday — Fruit cocktail, versary of the district. volved with the walk since its in- cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, The walk will be preceded by ception, said, “In all the years I’ve sloppy joe on a bun, garden the Race for Education, which be- done the walk, I think the most salad, seasoned green beans, gins at 9 a.m. at McCorkle Place. exciting thing is to look back applesauce The race was added six years ago to down Franklin Street and see a get older students and more mem- Monday — Chicken nuggets sea of children and their parents bers of the community involved. and their teachers and all the with barbecue sauce and wheat Twelve years ago, the Cha- members of the community out roll, beef tacos with salsa, pel Hill-Carrboro Public School supporting public education.” cheese, lettuce and tomato, Foundation decided to organize photo by maciek krzysztoforski To make a donation to the Spanish rich, sweet yellow corn, a walk as a more effective form of Students from Carrboro Elementary School walk in last year’s Walk for Education, which raised about $85,000. walk online, go to www2.chccs. fresh apple halves fundraising. k12.nc.us/psf and click on the The walk concludes with a prize to the school that demon- and the markets and everything Tuesday — Pork egg rolls, “We felt that kids were being walk donation bar. Donations of carnival on the grounds of the strates the best centennial spirit that’s going on, I think that mozzarella cheese sticks with asked to sell all kinds of things that $25 or more come with a unique weren’t really necessary – wrapping Lincoln Center. There will be for their founding year,” said schools are relying on the walk marinara dipping sauce, “Fun 12th annual/Centennial t-shirt. paper and candy,” said Lehman. games and attractions as well Lehman. more to raise funds, so it will be Runners can register for the Race on the Run,” brown rice pilaf, “There were a lot of successful as booths with student groups Alison Worthy, co-chair and interesting to see how the schools for Education at Fleet Feet Sports Asian mixed vegetables, chilled walks in Chapel Hill, so we decid- from every school in the dis- president of the event this year, do,” she said. in Carr Mill Mall or by going to apricots ed we would come up with a walk trict. The walk and carnival will said the walk has grown larger Lehman said the walk and SPORToften.com. Registration Wednesday — Cheese pizza, that would benefit our schools di- also be celebrating the centen- every year, with a record num- race raised about $85,000 last will also be open Saturday morn- pepperoni pizza, chicken salad rectly and give them another way nial anniversary of the district. ber of walkers last year. year. The money earned is ear- ing before the race. “We’re giving a monetary “This year, with the economy marked for special projects such with wheat crackers, lettuce to do some fundraising.” and tomato, carrot and celery sticks, steamed broccoli, fresh School Briefs banana Thursday — Ham and Pedersen holds a master’s de- sion, practice and persistence in The program will be facili- Parents from district high cheese sub, roast turkey, gravy gree and a doctorate from the leading courageous conversa- tated by an educator from the schools will share concerns and and cornbread dressing with Curry School of Education. He tions and working to achieve N.C. Family to Family Health suggestions on special-education was nominated for the award by racial justice and educational Information Center. It will issues at the summit. wheat roll, “Fun on the Run,” four members of his leadership excellence. provide information about sev- For more information, email lettuce and tomato salad, sweet team at Chapel Hill-Carrboro In addition to his work with eral programs, including Med- [email protected]. potatoes and apples, seasoned City Schools. BRMA, Meyer serves as a leader icaid, CAP, EPSDT, SSI, Title Si necesita un interprete para esta lima beans, chilled pears With 16 years as superin- within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro V and more. noche, por favor llamar a Maria Middle & High tendent, Pedersen is the lon- City Schools equity initiative and A parent-support group will Romano al 967-7669. gest-serving superintendent in volunteers his time with a num- meet before the meeting, from Friday — Spaghetti and McDougle Fall Fest meat sauce with garlic bread, the 100-year history of Chapel ber of community organizations 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Both events The McDougle Elementary corn dog, California mixed Hill-Carrboro City Schools. devoted to related issues. are free but preregistration is required. To register, email School annual Fall Festival will vegetables, sweet yellow corn, Meyer honored Special needs [email protected] or call be held Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to fruit cobbler Pedersen honored Graig Meyer, Blue Ribbon The Family Advocacy Net- 943-8083, ext. 2. 3 p.m. at the school. Monday — Double Mentor Advocate coordinator, work will present “Laws & Pro- The festival will feature carnival cheeseburger, fishwich, lettuce Chapel Hill-Carrboro City received a Summit Recognition grams that Impact Families with Exceptional summit games with prizes, a bounce house, and tomato salad, tater tots, Schools Superintendent Neil Ped- Award at the Summit for Coura- Special Needs Children” on Sat- The Exceptional Children crafts, a silent auction, a $1 raffle, ersen was named Superintendent geous Conversations in New Or- urday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. High School Parent Summit peas and carrots, fresh apples live entertainment and food. of the Year by the University of leans, held Sept. 28 to Oct. 1. at Orange United Methodist will be held on Monday from 7 Tuesday — Three cheese The festival is a fundraiser for Virginia’s Curry School of Edu- The awards honor those who Church at 1220 Martin Luther to 8 p.m. in the Slant room at McDougle Elementary and open baked rotini with garlic bread, cation Foundation last week. demonstrate extraordinary pas- King Jr. Blvd. East Chapel Hill High School to participants of all ages. chicken fajitas with salsa and sour cream, vegetable rice, steamed broccoli, chilled peaches College Board recognizes students for achievement Wednesday — Chicken The College Board has rec- Semifinalists from Carrboro wide. About 50,000 students have tis Hennings, Jun Hong, Alex- 800 of these students will receive patty sandwich, baked potato ognized a number of students High School are Erin Harrington, been recognized as semifinalists. ander Howerton, Emily Jessup, scholarships. from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Jonathan Schuyler Kylstra and Ju- Jonathan Lang, Garrett Lang- Sara Outing of Chapel Hill with meat and cheese and Schools. lianne Ragland. Commended Students ley Henson, William Laundon, High was named a semifinalist wheat roll, traditional mixed Semifinalists from Chapel District students were also Austyn Laures, Camellia Lee, in the National Achievement vegetables, chilled pineapples, National Merit Hill High School are Sarah An- recognized as Commended Stu- Shuo Liu, Joshua Loyal, Hayley Program. chocolate pudding Semifinalists derson, Mary Ann Anstine, Ju- dents for placing in the top 5 Madden, Alexander Mariakakis, In addition, Thomas Colby Thursday — Baked barbecue More than 30 students from lie Crimmins, Robert Gollmar, percent of students who entered Katherine McIlwain, Sehwa Oh, Isabel of Carrboro High, Amber chicken with wheat roll, grilled district high schools have been Mariana Hernandez, Andrew the competition. Benjamin Palmer, Yang Pan, Bivins of Chapel Hill High and cheese sandwich, baked beans, named semifinalists in the 2009 Hertzberg, Erin Humphries, Sara Commended Students from Kiersten Paul, Hannah Peel, Myisha Eatmon and Monica National Merit Scholarship Carrboro High include: Aidan collard greens, grapes Outing, Ranjit Poonnen, Ellen Ian Seim, Christopher Serody, Lallinger of East Chapel Hill Competition. Porter, Maria Van Aalst and Me- Burns-Fulkerson, Eric Cotton, Joseph Shea, Yvonne Socolar, High School were recognized gan Westman. Emily Hamilton, Mackenzie Elise Stave, Emily Trabert, Rob- by the National Achievement Semifinalists from East Chapel Price and Mariel Steen. ert Vaughn, Alexa Waters, Trent Program.  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James Pearce of Durham 34:09.12 4. Harsha Thirumurthy of Carrboro 34:56.28 8. Dark blue team, 0-4. 5. Scott Ickes of Carrboro 36:00.85 For information about town-sponsored leagues, 6. Jarrett Camp of Chapel Hill 37:22.83 see http://www.ci.carrboro.nc.us/RP/ or call 918- 7. Brian Miller of Carrboro 37:25.12 7364, or visit the office in the Century Center. 8. Bernard Prabucki of Carrboro 37:28.74 9. David Saliba of Winston Salem 38:11.53 Softball champs 10. Chris Heinonen of Chapel Hill 38:31.01 The championship game for the Carrboro Rec- 11. Ted LaMay of Chapel Hill 38:49.43 reation & Parks 2008 Fall Adult Softball league 12. Alan Woodruff of Chapel Hill 38:49.61 will be played on Thursday between Cliff’s Meat 13. Barton Bechard of Durham 39:04.07 Market/T-Roy’s Towing and Cozart-Seagroves. 14. Wayne McLeod of Chapel Hill 39:14.20 Both teams beat the previously-undefeated 300 15. Chris Squires of Raleigh 39:32.17 East Main to progress to the championships. Cliff’s 16. Kristin Villopoto of Chapel Hill 39:58.00 Meat Market/T-Roy’s Towing come from the los- 17. Marc Desormeau of Chapel Hill 40:22.35 er’s bracket. If they win the first game, a second 18. Juli Paxton of Durham 40:26.09 photo courtesy unc athletics match will be held to decide this season’s winner. 19. Doug Williams of Chapel Hill 40:27.48 Senior wide receiver Brandon Tate eludes a tackle. Tate’s right ACL and MCL were torn in North Carolina’s win 20. Diana Rancourt of Chapel Hill 40:28.22 over Notre Dame. HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY Carolina notes FOOTBALL SOCCeR Tate out yards, 305 kickoff return yards, day. Gametime is 3:30 p.m. The University of North Carolina 158 punt return yards and 143 Heels haven’t beaten Virginia on Carrboro Carrboro senior wide receiver Brandon rushing yards. the road since 1981. The game The Jaguars defeated Granville Central 56-13 Friday The Jaguars lost to Cedar Ridge 3-2 on Monday. They Tate injured his right knee in will be broadcast on ABC/ evening in an away game. They play Charlotte’s Provi- play the East Chapel Hill High Wildcats on Friday. the first quarter of North Car- Midseason All-ACC ESPN2. dence Day School at home Friday at 7 p.m. olina’s 29-24 win over Notre Four North Carolina Tar Chapel Hill Dame and did not return. An Heels are represented on Phil Women’s volleyball Chapel Hill The Tigers beat rivals East Chapel Hill High at home examination by UNC Sports Steele’s College Football Mid- The Carolina volleyball The Tigers beat Northern Durham in an away game last Friday, 4-2.They play Pinecrest Friday at home. Medicine revealed a tear to season All-ACC team. Brandon team improved to 10-8 on the 36-21 on Friday for their fourth consecutive win. East Chapel Hill his anterior cruciate ligament Tate captured two spots on the year and moved into a fourth They play Southern Durham at home Friday for their team at wide receiver and punt place tie in the Atlantic Coast Homecoming game. After losing to their rivals the Tigers, the Wildcats (ACL) and medial collateral hope to rally when they play Carrboro at home on ligament (MCL). An MRI on returner. Offensive tackle Gar- Conference at 4-3 with a 3-1 East Chapel Hill Friday at 7 p.m. Sunday night confirmed that rett Reynolds and wide receiver (25-14, 25-16, 23-25, 25-16) Hakeem Nicks also earned first- win in Raleigh over NC State. The Wildcats lost at home Friday to Person. The score Correction — Last week, The Citizen incorrectly diagnosis. Tate will miss the re- team honors, along with safety Lauren Prussing and Suzanne was 35-21. The Wildcats are 0-7 and will go on to play reported the record of the Carrboro High Varsity mainder of the season and will Hillside away on Friday. Football team. Their record as of Wednesday is 1-7, undergo surgery at UNC Hos- Trimane Goddard. Haydel did the most damage 0-6 in conference. pitals later this week. Leading tackler Mark Pas- for Carolina as Prussing fin- A senior from Burlington, chal was on the second-team. ished the night with 16 kills, Tate finishes his career as the Offensive guard Calvin Darity, while Haydel added 15 of her NCAA’s all-time leader in com- linebacker Quan Sturdivant and own to go along with 18 digs in bined kick return yards with place-kicker Casey Barth were the win. The Tar Heels will now 3,523 yards. At the time of his third-team selections. make a weekend trip to Florida COACHES! BOOSTERS! injury, Tate was leading the to take on Florida State Friday Send us your reports! ACC in all-purpose yards (163.7 Next up night before finishing out the yds/gm). In the first six games Carolina plays Virginia (3-3, trip in Miami against the Hur- Email: editor@ carrborocitizen.com of 2008, he had 376 receiving 1-1) at Charlottesville on Satur- ricanes on Saturday. Are you voting for Change on November 4th?

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Paid for by Lawson for Congress www.LawsonForCongress.com Allen Johnson, Treasurer 919-481-1177 10 Thursday, October 16, 2008 Business The Carrboro Citizen In Brief The other side of East Main Street Chamber survey By Hannah Sharpe Asheville, Carmel, Calif. or Ashland, Ore. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber Courtesy of the Carrboro Com- “There’s a handful of places I’ve of Commerce is conducting a survey of mons seen where they’ve maintained lo- businesses to gauge changing expecta- While much of Carrboro holds its cal flavor and the community has tions of the chamber as the economic breath awaiting finalization of the 300 thrived. Carrboro has that possibil- climate changes. East Main Street project, businesses ity,” Kalisher said. The chamber hopes to determine what across the street from the project’s site One of the most controversial as- issues are more pressing to local busi- see opportunity for growth. pects of the project is the proposed nesses in order to deliver the most timely The Carrboro Board of Aldermen Hilton Garden Inn that would stand services, programs and initiatives. unanimously approved the project where Performance Bike is currently The five-to-10 minute survey is in a Sept. 30 meeting. This decision located. Many community members anonymous and is available online un- means new amenities for its citizens oppose the idea of a chain hotel in til Friday at www.surveymonkey.com/ in the form of a hotel and a 500,000- Carrboro, while others disapprove of s.aspx?sm=4xDdxYK_2fyXiJjARUtaC- square-foot space for new businesses a “box-like” structure. F8A_3d_3d and restaurants. The decision also Sean Livingwater, manager of Coworking grand opening projects a change in the economic cli- Scooter’s Inc. on the corner of Main Carrboro Creative Coworking will mate for surrounding businesses. and Lloyd streets, thinks that dis- hold a Grand Opening party Nov. 21 Though redevelopment is a huge agreement over architecture is a trivial photo by Hannah Sharpe at 7 p.m. The party is at 205 Lloyd St., change for the town, most of the busi- dispute in the project. Ben Harper, owner and manager of Harper Arts Design and Screen Printing, can see Suite 101 in Carrboro. Wine and appe- nesses across the street support the “I just don’t think there’s a consis- the temporary offices of Main Street Properties across the street from his store- tizers will be available. project’s general proposal for growth tent theme of architecture through front window while he works. Harper has been looking at the potential economic Carrboro Creative Coworking is a and investment in infrastructure. Carrboro. If it’s a tasteful building, affects on his business of the 300 East Main Street project. shared workspace for creative profession- Recently, community support for good stuff,” he said. als and freelancers meant to provide an the project has fluctuated over issues Jesse Kalisher thinks a hotel would determine the project’s influence on and restaurants, forcing out businesses enjoyable place in which to work and such as architecture, traffic patterns bring more visitors and potential rev- Carrboro with its approach to local that are more production- and facto- network. and what forms of business the proj- enue to the area. The hotel would give business. ry-based, such as Harper Arts. ect will attract. Businesses across the visitors a place to stay in town instead “Is development going to build on Since hearing about the project, Fair trade expo street from the project have similar of having to drive in from hotels lo- what we have? Or are we going to find Barry Keith has put some thought concerns, but they are waiting to see cated further out of town. The Carrboro Cybrary will host a Fair that we’ve been turned into one of the into how Sid’s Surplus will adapt to the extent of change the project will “Let’s face it. A hotel down here Trade Expo Oct. 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. in strip-mall communities of America Main Street’s new look. bring to the business climate. will certainly help a lot of us who need the Carrboro Century Center. The show that we moved here to get away from?” “It’s probably going to make us look Until the last few months, many a place to stick our in-laws!” Kalisher will educate people on the meaning of Kalisher asked. kind of puny compared to ‘new and of these businesses disregarded claims joked. Fair Trade, which is a movement that Kalisher hopes that with the new shiny’ across the street,” Keith said. that the project would actually be ap- Traffic is another matter that could attempts to pay a fair price for products spaces, Main Street Properties will Keith, who owns his location, has proved and become a reality. affect the businesses across the street coming from underdeveloped or de- seek arts-based tenants to supplement thought about taking measures to up- “We’ve been getting notices for the from the project. Main Street is al- pressed economies in other nations. the ArtsCenter. date his building, which was built in last five years,” said Ben Harper, CEO ready gridlocked at certain times dur- The expo features local businesses sell- “Nothing could be better than to 1946. of Harper Arts Collegiate Sportswear. ing the day — especially in the morn- ing Fair Trade products as well as games have more arts-related business,” Ka- Business owners across the street Though many were skeptical that ings and afternoons with commuters and educational materials for children. lisher said. “Carrboro prides itself on support the development of infra- the project would get so close to ap- traveling to and from work. being an arts-based community. Let’s structure in Carrboro, but are con- Sustainability meeting proval, businesses across the street Tommy and Paula Carson, own- give that a chance to really thrive.” cerned about its potential effects. from the site are beginning to consider ers of University Auto Supply, Inc., Ben Harper of Harper Arts thinks These businesses are waiting, along The Carrboro-Chapel Hill Founda- the effects of Main Street’s makeover. do not support the project because of that it will not be long before pros- with the rest of the community, to see tion for a Sustainable Community will Barry Keith, “Sid” of Sid’s Surplus, the potential traffic problems that will pects of redevelopment drift across the how they will adapt to the new face of hold its annual meeting on Oct. 30. from believes growth is inevitable for the arise during construction and after street as building owners see potential Main Street. 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at The Carolina Club. community, but proper preparation the project is completed. to increase property values. While Main Street Properties and The foundation started as an offshoot for it is most important. “There’s going to be more traffic, “It’s going to put upward pressure the board of aldermen attempt to tie of the chamber of commerce. Its mission “You’re going to grow in spite of period,” Tommy Carson said. on us on rent and leasing,” Harper up loose ends on 300 East Main, it’s is advancing long-term sustainable solu- yourself,” said Keith. “If you don’t The biggest concern associated said. “Carrboro used to be the cheap business as usual across the street. tions for the community. prepare for growth, you’re going to get with the project is the question of how part of town.” For more information, contact Ann ripe like a piece of fruit and rot.” new buildings and businesses will af- Harper went on to say that the pres- Hannah Sharpe is a UNC student Mckune at 967-7075 or amckune@sus- Local photographer Jesse Kalish- fect the business climate of East Main ence of a five-story building across the writing for the Carrboro Commons, a tainablefoundation.org er, who owns Jesse Kalisher Gallery, Street. Property values will increase, street would make the notion of put- bi-weekly online lab newspaper for Jock views the project as an opportunity causing rental space to increase. ting one on his side of the street more Lauterer’s Community Journalism class for Carrboro to develop and prosper Kalisher thinks that project de- feasible. The business climate would at the School of Journalism and Mass in a fashion similar to small towns like velopers Main Street Properties will also change in favor of retail stores Communication. People with Trivia from Hell three names 1. Who played Ruby on Cosby? by mark Dorosin 2. Who played Kelli on Saved By the Bell? 3. Who was Prince Charles’ mis- tress, now the Duchess of Wales? 4. Who wrote the Little House on 8. Who wrote The Last of the 12. Who played MacGyver?

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shades. Photo by Ken Moore Whether colored red Smooth margined leaf of southern sugar maple (bottom) and serrated or yellow, these two margined leaf of red maple (left) are sometimes confused with star- maples can be distin- shaped leaf of sweetgum (upper right). guished by taking a closer leaf margins are entire, leaves alternate along the look at the leaves. The i.e., the leaf edges are twig. In our local woods, leaf of the red maple smooth, lacking serrations. you frequently find all is three to five lobed, Sometimes folks will three growing together. the angles between the confuse sweetgum, Seeing all three leaves lobes being sharply acute, Liquidambar styraciflua, together, as in the accom- Flower Lady and the leaf margins are which can carry all shades panying photograph, and Where have all the flower ladies gone? Back when I was a kid growing up in toothed, serrated. The of yellows and reds, with remembering opposite Chapel Hill, old Franklin Street was a-bloom with the smiling black women locally common southern the maples. The sweet and alternate leaf ar- selling their bouquets of homegrown posies to happy customers who ranged sugar maple is similar to gum has three to five rangement, makes it easy from college kids to chancellors. Many is the lad who wooed his lady love with the larger northern sugar lobes, frequently shaped to recognize the three daffodils from the likes of Lilly Mozelle Pratt, who I found huddled one raw maple, which occurs only Ifall day in 2001 just after I’d moved back home. The last of the flower ladies, I like a lopsided star. The individual tree species. presume. “Miz Pratt,” who I interviewed and photographed back in the early ‘80s, in our mountain counties easiest way to separate Whatever your interest but is commonly planted now won’t let me pass when she spies me. “JOCK!” she hollers, “Come buy some the sweetgum from the in identifying trees may flowers!” And I do. For I’m still a-wooing my lady love. in local landscapes. Like maples is by taking that be, do get outdoors this the red maple, leaves of closer look at the point week and every week both sugar maples have of attachment of the leaf into early December to three to five lobes. They petiole to the twig of the enjoy the lingering parade differ in that the angles of tree. Maple leaves are at- of autumn tints, which is the lobes are rounded, tached opposite one an- no finer anywhere than NC WARN presents: not sharply acute, and the other and the sweetgum right here at home. Carbon-Free More Pumpkin Time and Nuclear-Free

Protecting our climate and economy with clean, effi cient energy Dr. Arjun Makhijani

Wednesday, October 22nd 8:00 pm Community United Church of Christ, Raleigh Three-year-old Jackson Kralic paints (corner of Dixie Trail and Wade Ave.) a pumpkin at Family Free admission Day on Wednesday at the Carrboro Farmers Market. The event was “The necessity for drastic action to reduce CO2 held to celebrate the last Wednesday market emissions is now widely recognized … of the season. Complete elimination of CO2 and of nuclear power photo by susan dickson could occur as early as 2040.” ~ Dr. Arjun Makhijani

recently she was there to roast him. “He ater in based on “[Arjun’s] Roadmap could liberate us from from page 1 was an ideal role model. We did knowledge gained through his an energy policy that is trashing our climate more than love him, we respect- years in dramatic arts at CHHS. ed him — he was like a teen- He discovered he had learned well. and our mountaintops. Thomas worked with four age boy only with knowledge “Thanks for all you taught me ~ David Freeman, former Chairman, TVA drama teachers who also served — and he was the driving force and thanks for all the times you as directors of each production behind the techies. He trusted let students teach themselves,” — Nielsen, Theresa Grywalski, us and believed in us even when Hirsh said. “… an urgent action plan to move the Earth David Sorrells and Thomas Dra- we were wrong.” Thomas endured the roasting in a dignifi ed way out of intensive care.” go. They were all on hand to cheer Eric Hirsh (Class of 2002), and praising and even the presen- Thomas into the next phase of his the first of four from his family to tation of his own mirrored ball ~ Dr. Helen Caldicott life, which will include working spend their high school years in the (a miniature of the one that has with his wife, Dale, in a landscap- performance arts wing, remem- hung in Hanes since the Nielsen Supporting sponsors: ing and gardening business she bered how much Thomas had al- days). He sang the froggy song, Clean Water for NC • Southern Energy Network – NC started following retirement a few lowed students to do. “Looking kissed his wife on stage and be- NC Fair Share • North Carolina Conservation Network years ago. The couple, married 20 back, he never asked how things fore leaving it said, “Ya’ll behave Eartheal • Triangle Green Party • Greenpeace NC years, lives in Raleigh. were going. He trusted us to do yourselves.” Grassroots Energy Alliance • Environment NC Lindy Spencer (Class of 2006) things. It really was the students Some will and some won’t; but was among several former stu- running the show,” he said. for all who have known the J.T. dents who spoke. “My life would Hirsh, a performance analyst era, it will never be the same. be a far more boring and less per- with Zenph Studios in Raleigh, verse place without JT,” she said, shared how he had recently pro- Contact Valarie Schwartz at beginning her speech as though duced a show in the Apollo The- 923-3746 or [email protected]

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