Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:18:29 EDT From: Ed Williams Subject: Open government in Chatham County? The September 19 issue of the Chapel Hill News, to my surprise, published a lead editorial criticizing Chatham County’s problem with open government. The lead sentence is:”For reasons we cannot fathom, Chatham County seemsContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:44:32 From: Gene Subject: 2007 Best of Chatham Results The Best of Chatham 2007 Reader Survey: The votes are in! Congratulations to this year’s winners and honorable mentions. And thank you to everyone for taking the time to vote. More than 500 people took theContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:46:56 -0400 From: Charles Jones Subject: Speaking Out I read the chatlist whenever I get the chance, but rarely write in. Recently, I have been reading more often in pursuit of commentary about corridor zoning, water usage, land planning, etc, when recent unexpected topics seizedContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:50:57 -0400 From: Dan Cahoon Subject: Library Fantasticus Last night’s benefit for the Abundance Foundation and the New Chatham County Library headquarters was great fun, informative and exciting. It was so good to talk to all those folks that are working so hard to makeContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:19:27 -0400 From: Dan Cahoon Subject: River walking The crisp September air makes me think of walks along rivers and trails in times past. It is a great time to get out and experience some of the beauty of our world. Chatham county boasts manyContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:52:00 From: colleen k Subject: RE: homosexual activity at Haw River canoe trail on 64 I had to reply to this post. A few years ago, my husband and i were taking our dogs for a walk on the Haw River Canoe trail on 64.Continue Reading
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:59:36 From: Elliot M. Cramer Subject: Open records: a second fiasco See N&O article “It’s not up to local governments to supplement the law,” said John Bussian, a Raleigh lawyer and lobbyist for the N.C. Press Association. “The obligation of local boards to release publicContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:58:39 -0400 From: Dan Cahoon Subject: I got rants in my pants I mean it. I want Max Cotten to resign. I really want him to “not be a part of my local political or planning” future. He seems a bit … um… distracted. MyContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:00:22 +0000 From: Sarah M. Shook Subject: Wow. Disappointed. Up until the last couple Chatlists I’ve received, I’d considered Pittsboro to be a town populated with relatively progressive individuals. Imagine my surprise to find posts in two, successive Chatlists with, far worse than homophobic overtones,Continue Reading
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:30:41 -0400 From: Elaine Chiosso Subject: Pittsboro Needs to Conserve Water Today’s News and Observer paper lists Pittsboro as one of the only municipalities in the region not requiring mandatory water conservation use in the midst of what is now an extreme drought. Pittsboro pullsContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 10:22:00 -0700 (PDT) From: megan lynch Subject: Re: Problems with our lake If one wants to come out to Jordan Lake and recreate, I strongly suggest that you visit one of the established recreational areas managed by state parks. These areas are staffed and patrolledContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 09:25:07 From: Chuck Subject: Re: problems with our lake Myself and others would like to know what the county and state officials plan to do about the on going homo-sexual activities happening at Jordan lake, mainly off hwy 751 north of hwy 64. People goContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:18:54 -0400 From: “Will Sexton” Subject: A Rabbit (Not a Pet) To the people of the Chatlist — Begging your indulgence for a few remarks on the following centennials: August 23 of this year marked 100 years since the unveiling of the Confederate memorial thatContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 18:27:23 -0700 From: “Wallace Kaufman” Subject: Cahoon-Cotten Over the past 40 years observing Chatham politics I’ve heard and read volumes of hot and heavy debate, including many bitter personal assaults. That’s the nature of politics. What is exceedingly uncommon is the full admission of error,Continue Reading
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 10:35:48 -0400 From: Dan Cahoon Subject: Cotten, Bryan, Brooks and maybe Walker I still don’t know Max Cotten and I don’t know anything except a name and a face for Mr. Brooks or Mr. Bryan. To those persons I send my respect and regard forContinue Reading
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