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City should gracefully bow out of turf war near Eno

When my neighborhood of Trinity Park first advocated for traffic calming on the cutthroat cut-throughs of Duke and Gregson streets a few years back, our friends in City Hall had a financially prudent argument for why only limited measures could be adopted. Published: Aug. 16, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

When the going gets tough ...

When my mom was a kid during the Depression, she and my grandparents had to move in with relatives. Times were tough. Published: Aug. 16, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Letter to the editor

I wanted to let you know that all neighbors in the area north of I-85 between Guess and Hillandale roads are not upset about the Fairfield at Hillandale apartment complex being built in our neighborhood (Durham News story Aug. 9). Published: Aug. 16, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Government grants too often fatten pockets of schemers

I'm way past being fed up with the grant-writing pimps. I have seen them come and go, and it's time to call them out for taking advantage of the pain of others to make a profit. Published: Aug. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Net Crashers

From Barry Ragin's "Dependable Erection" blog, on attorney Craigie Sanders's encouraging residents not to oppose the Fairfield at Hillandale rezoning this week: Published: Aug. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

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