I was pleased to read of the statement signed by former UNC Board of Governors members opposing the requests for significant tuition hikes at our universities.
Modified: 02/10/12 03:26:47 PMThe Feb. 7 Other Opinion article "Reality 101 on campus" by Stan Jones makes a great point that cutting a student's time on campus cuts costs.
Modified: 02/10/12 03:26:48 PMIa a Feb. 5 Point of View article, the chairman of the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, Wade Hargrove, argued that Chapel Hill's campus is poised to slip into mediocrity unless the Board of Governors increases tuition significantly.
Modified: 02/10/12 03:26:53 PMRegarding the Feb. 4 letter "Washington fading": Why is it always an "either/or" formulation for some people? Both Washington and MLK can be admired and studied for their efforts on behalf of freedom.
Modified: 02/10/12 03:26:46 PMRegarding the Feb. 9 letter "A phantom phrase": The writer should understand why the term Tobacco Road is used, especially in the Triangle.
Modified: 02/10/12 03:26:45 PMI would like to thank the writer of the Feb. 4 letter "Family factors." She put the responsibility of raising a child where it belongs. With the parents.
Modified: 02/10/12 03:26:46 PMA San Diego judge ruled that a lawsuit filed by PETA seeking to free five SeaWorld orcas could not be brought under the anti-slavery 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because the amendment pertains to humans, not animals.
Modified: 02/10/12 03:26:48 PMRegarding the Feb. 9 article "$26B housing deal backed": Gosh, I was all excited at the free money being handed out! Unfortunately, I realized I had been too responsible in buying a house within my means and keeping my payments current.
Modified: 02/10/12 03:26:49 PMIn his Point of View "Catholics, conscience and health insurance" Feb. 4, William Powers misrepresented the importance, history and perspective of the church's teaching on human sexuality as it relates to contraception.
Modified: 02/10/12 03:26:47 PM
Regarding your Feb. 3 article "Feral felines spared; future policy unclear"), it seems that advocates of trap, neuter and release are placing the welfare of feral cats above other animals, particularly wildlife.
Modified: 02/10/12 06:27:02 PMI read with disbelief that a group of cat lovers wants the county commissioners to allow them to trap, sterilize and re-release feral cats back to the wild where they kill countless native songbirds, adult and baby rabbits, squirrels, etc.
Modified: 02/10/12 06:21:51 PM
Regarding the Feb. 8 letter "Fired trooper wins appeal": Let Charles Jones have a job with the State Highway Patrol, but not with the K-9 unit, and a trial period on a desk job while completing anger management counseling.
Modified: 02/10/12 06:26:54 PMA recent article discussed the plight of feral cats in Wake County. Wake County's human population is approaching 1 million. By one method of estimating that means there may be as many as 166,000 stray, abandoned and feral cats in our county.
Modified: 02/10/12 06:21:52 PMMany thanks to the Wake County SPCA, the Humane Society of the United States and Stokes County Animal Control for rescuing those poor puppies at Dan River Bullies puppy mill (news story, Feb. 9).
Modified: 02/10/12 06:26:51 PMThe Fed has announced that it plans to keep interest rates at an all-time low until 2014.
Modified: 02/09/12 04:45:18 PM
Thank you so much for your Feb. 9 article on Nitin Reddy from Green Hope High School! The story made my day. I especially appreciate you running it on the front page.
Modified: 02/09/12 04:45:17 PMIn the coming weeks, Congress will be considering Medicare physician payment in legislation that could determine whether many family physicians can remain in business to serve their patients in our state and nationally.
Modified: 02/09/12 04:45:16 PM
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