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Budget is balancing act for commissioners

By SUSIE DICKSON | March 24

It’s crunch time for the county budget: Tonight, leaders will take a major step toward figuring out what will get funded and what’ll be left out to dry. A long list of planned capital projects and slow economic growth have served to make this year’s budget especially tight, forcing commissioners to take hard looks at reducing funding for schools and other projects. County Budget Director Donna Dean attributed the crunch to the exhaustion of one-time revenue services the county has relied on for the past several years.

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Planned Parenthood to celebrate Roe anniversary

By SUSIE DICKSON | January 21

The 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade will be celebrated around the nation on Saturday. To commemorate the anniversary, the Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina Action Fund is holding a “Rock for Roe” concert. Roe was the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the country. Several local bands will play at the benefit at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Ooh La Latte in Durham. Proceeds from the concert will go to the Action Fund.

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Study targets speeding issues

By SUSIE DICKSON | January 14

Chapel Hill police and town officials are cracking down on speeding on Hillsborough Street. According to a traffic study conducted by the town in the fall, less than 10 percent of all drivers on the street’s steep incline drive less than 25 mph — the posted speed limit. “It’s an issue because of the downhill slope from top to bottom,” said Maj. Tony Oakley of the Chapel Hill Police Department. “You just about have to ride your brakes the whole way down, but most people don’t think to do that.”

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Budget is balancing act for commissioners

Planned Parenthood to celebrate Roe anniversary

Study targets speeding issues

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