Category: 2008
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April Fool’s Day column rejected
CHAPEL HILL — In a move that has sent the upper circles of journalism reeling, Neil Offen, editor of the Chapel Hill Herald, has rejected an April's Fool's column submitted…
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Rapid rabbit flu spreads nationwide
CHAPEL HILL – A nationwide epidemic alert has been issued today by the Centers for Disease Control. According to the CDC, large portions of the U.S. population are currently endangered…
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Carrboro declares war on Vermont
CARRBORO — Carrboro's Board of Alderpersons last evening passed a declaration of war in response to the actions taken by two Vermont communities during the Super Tuesday Primaries, calling them…
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The etymology of the word fan
I WILL TELL YOU WHY etymologists believe the word fan is derived from the word fanatic. This will take a moment. Last Saturday, my men's team, the Gentlemen Tar Heels,…
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Doherty to be awarded Duke’s Spire
DURHAM — At the halftime of the Duke-Carolina men's basketball game, Duke University will award its highest non-academic honor, the Spire Award, which recognizes those who make the significant contributions…
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Coach K wins round number of games
(Special to GaryGaddy.com, a column heretofore unpublished, but now, available to my web-only readers only, at no additional cost.) DURHAM — All of sportdom is abuzz as statistical analysts have…
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Roy Williams undergoes experimental skin treatment
CHAPEL HILL – UNC coach Roy Williams is recovering well, say doctors at the UNC Hospitals' Center for Skin Disorders, after undergoing an experimental treatments to counteract a chronic skin…
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Chapel Hill’s “gift” to Williamsburg
WHEN THE FORMER DEAN of the School of Law at the University of North Carolina was hired as president of the College of William and Mary, I said to my…
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Predatory education bill passes North Carolina House
RALEIGH — A bill designed to end "predatory education" has passed the North Carolina House of Representatives. The proposed statute (HB 937) would ban predatory college tuition rates and limits…
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UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell fired
CHAPEL HILL — Sylvia Hatchell has been summarily dismissed from her position as the University of North Carolina's head women's basketball coach, the University announced today. "It is with some…
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