Wednesday, November 24, 2010

CVS special order

I was really impressed this week to go into CVS, order a product that they did not have in stock - at about 5:30 PM and be able to pick it up the next afternoon, about the same time. How many stores offer that kind of service?

"Patient Safety Is Not Improving in Hospitals, Study Finds" - NYTimes.com

"Barbershops With a ‘Mad Men’ Style" - NYTimes.com

Monday, November 22, 2010

Town of Chapel Hill : 140 West Construction

I'd like to see a section of this site devoted to what is happeneing or will happen to adjacent areas. What improvements will we see there? When? How? By whom? We don't live in a town of islands.

"Bike Lanes’ Growth in New York Brings Backlash" - NYTimes.com

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

"Investigations - Attorney general: Open up the personnel files" - newsobserver.com

I hope the ruling gets applied with vigor to people in Chapelboroham who are subject to it. We all have a right to know these things.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Friday, November 5, 2010

"Online Learning Is Growing on Campus" - NYTimes.com

Note reference to online Spanish classes here at UNC - for freshmen.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

"The librarian's tale" - The Economist

What's the Chapelboroham version of this story?