By Kevin Roche Updated with one important point–the same person could easily repeatedly be a “case” under our current testing approach. I should retitle my research summary series “coldmonomania” lives forever. I try not to get wound up. A couple…
Chatham County Board of Health seeks engineer representative
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Health will have a vacancy in March 2022 that must be filled by a professional engineer who lives in the county. Applicants must have a current North Carolina engineering license, but they…
Chatham County Schools must change course to attract and keep employees
By Kate Dula Pittsboro, NC – Neither the initiatives of Chatham County Schools to stem the tide of faculty and staff leaving, nor their efforts to fill the positions left behind have shown success. While administrators continue to propose more…
It’s time for a Parent’s Bill of Rights
Top 10 rights every parent deserves By Kelly Mann Raleigh, NC – As displayed across the country parents are feeling unheard, that their choices within schools are infringed upon and most importantly that students’ basic educational needs are not met. Do…
Chatham School Board will probably extend mandatory masking again
Pittsboro, NC – At Monday’s Chatham County Board of Education meeting Dr. Jackson & Mr. Blice plan to recommend that the Chatham School Board continue requiring masking of all school children and school employees. There has been no indication of…
Please make a motion to unmask Chatham County student-athletes
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – This is an open letter to the Chatham County Board of Education to unmask our student-athletes during competition. The Chatham County School board has a meeting on January 10 where they can make a…
Apply for Chatham SPARK program by January 31 deadline
Siler City, NC – The Central Carolina Community College Small Business Center, Chatham Chamber of Commerce, and Mountaire Farms have partnered on a new entrepreneur-development program that will introduce prospective and new business owners in Chatham County to the concepts…
New North Carolina laws for a new year
By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – A new year ushers in new laws in North Carolina. Here are the laws that took effect on January 1. Senate Bill 473, Enhance Local Government Transparency, bans public officials from gaining financially from…
School closures were too risky
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – When the news broke on January 3 that one of North Carolina’s largest school districts, Cumberland County, was considering a shift to virtual instruction in response to rising case counts of the Omicron variant,…
What’s Going On, What’s Going On
By Kevin Roche Love to see what the incandescent Marvin Gaye would make of these times. We are hitting a new fever pitch of tension and craziness. Schools are doing virtual or remote “learning”; parents are at their wit’s end on…
What changes can North Carolina taxpayers expect in 2022?
By Paige Terryberry Raleigh, NC – 2021 brought many tax changes to North Carolina with the passage of the state budget, and in the end, everyone will see a bit more in their wallets. There are multiple tax changes that…
Video & photos: Wake Forest caps historic season with Gator Bowl Championship
By Andrew Kovar Jacksonville, Fl – The 2021 Wake Forest football team capped off its historic season on New Year’s Eve, defeating Big Ten foe Rutgers in the 77th annual TaxSlayer Gator Bowl 38-10 inside TIAA Bank Field on Friday.…
North Carolina’s Apple deal named worst of 2021
By Donna King Raleigh, NC – The $846 million subsidy deal that North Carolina struck with Apple just topped the “year’s worst” list of a nonpartisan economic think tank. The Center for Economic Accountability selected the 39-year agreement to put…
The Chatham Chatlist community and the community that it serves is generous indeed
By John Dykers Siler City, NC – Yes, the Chatham Chatlist community and the community at large that it serves, is indeed generous. Photo by Martin Vysoudil Lovely people showered offers of help, a place to stay, clothes, groceries, furniture et…
Wake Forest to play Rutgers in 2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Winston-Salem, NC – Wake Forest University is set to play Rutgers University in the 2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on New Year’s Eve at 11 a.m. in Jacksonville at TIAA Bank Field. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. photo by…
ACC modifies Covid-19 game rescheduling policy
Greensboro, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday that it has modified its 2021-22 COVID-19 rescheduling policy. The decision was unanimously supported by the league’s athletics directors as a result of the current rise in COVID cases and its…