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  • Issue Archive for
  • Apr 14-21, 2010
  • Vol. 27, No. 15

Elections

  • Our Endorsements

    • Our Endorsements

    The most interesting race this spring is the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Down the ballot are a slew of U.S. House, state legislature, county and judicial races.
  • Judicial races
  • Our Endorsements

    • Judicial races

    N.C. Court of Appeals and District Courts
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Bob Atwater

    N.C. Senate District 18
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Brian Bock

    Chatham County Commissioner - District 3
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • George Lucier

    Chatham County Commissioner - District 3
  • Cadle W. Cooper
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Cadle W. Cooper

    Chatham County Commissioner - District 3
  • Tom Vanderbeck
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Tom Vanderbeck

    Chatham County Commissioner - District 4
  • Steven Walker
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Steven Walker

    N.C. Court of Appeals - Elmore Seat
  • Steven R. Storch
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Steven R. Storch

    N.C. District Court - McKown Seat/ 14th Judicial District
  • Take-Along Voting Guides

    • Wake County voting guide

    Election Day: Tuesday, May 4
    Early voting: Thursday, April 15–Saturday, May 1
  • Take-Along Voting Guides

    • Durham County voting guide

    Election Day: Tuesday, May 4
    Early voting: Thursday, April 15–Saturday, May 1
  • Take-Along Voting Guides

    • Orange County voting guide

    Election Day: Tuesday, May 4
    Early voting: Thursday, April 15–Saturday, May 1
  • Rick Elmore
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Rick Elmore

    N.C. Court of Appeals
  • Brian Aus
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Brian Aus

    N.C. District Court
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Chris Shella

    Superior Court Judge, District 14-B
  • Dan Read
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Dan Read

    Superior Court Judge
  • Don Frantz
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Don Frantz

    N.C. House District 35
  • James Hughes
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • James Hughes

    N.C. Superior Court Candidate
  • Jane Gray
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Jane Gray

    N.C. Court of Appeals
  • Martha Geer
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Martha Geer

    N.C. Court of Appeals
  • Pat Evans
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Pat Evans

    N.C. District Court
  • Alice Gordon
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Alice Gordon

    Orange Board of County Commissioners
  • Barry Jacobs
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Barry Jacobs

    Orange Board of County Commissioners
  • Earl McKee
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Earl McKee

    Orange Board of County Commissioners
  • Joe Phelps
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Joe Phelps

    Orange Board of County Commissioners
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Keith Cook

    Orange County Board of Education
  • Nancy Cox
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Nancy Cox

    Durham School Board District 3
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Omega Curtis Parker

    Durham Public Schools Board of Education – District 1A
  • Renee Price
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Renee Price

    Orange Board of County Commissioners
  • Roy Taylor
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Roy Taylor

    Durham County Sheriff
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Shea Neville

    Durham Public School Board of Education District 4
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Stephen Martin

    Durham Board of Education District 4
  • Tony Butler
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Tony Butler

    Durham County Sheriff
  • Will Atherton
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Will Atherton

    Orange County Board of Education
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Champ Claris

    Wake County Board of Commissioners
  • Candidate Questionnaires

    • Mark E. Klass

    N.C. Court of Appeals District 22B

Food

Special Issues

  • No room? Try a wall garden
  • Green Living Guide

    • No room? Try a wall garden

    As more people move to cities, there are thousands of acres of prime vertical space that are ripe for the planting.
    • by Lisa Sorg
  • Superfund means superbad
  • Green Living Guide

    • Superfund means superbad

    The "Superfund" federal program is the main tool the U.S. government uses to clean up abandoned, highly polluted sites.
    • by Lisa Sorg
  • Hands off the rare plants
  • Green Living Guide

    • Hands off the rare plants

    Most of North Carolina's rare plants reside on private property with little legal protection.
    • by Charles Kidder
  • Floors of dirt, walls of mud
  • Green Living Guide

    • Floors of dirt, walls of mud

    Though still a fringe practice in this country, dirt floors and mud walls—or "earthen floors" and "natural finishes," in industry parlance—are growing in popularity.
    • by Marc Maximov
  • Grilling green
  • Green Living Guide

    • Grilling green

    Which type of grill—gas, electric or charcoal—is the most eco-friendly?
    • by Shanae Auguste
  • A green house—with extras
  • Green Living Guide

    • A green house—with extras

    Green House outlines the process of creating a low-pollution, passive solar, modernistic home in North Carolina.
    • by Rebekah L. Cowell
  • "Green" cleaners: Harmful or helpful?
  • Green Living Guide

    • "Green" cleaners: Harmful or helpful?

    The majority of cleaners found in mainstream stores, from grocery chains to hardware stores, are not green, but "greenwashed."
    • by Keeley Marin Stevens
  • Green Living Guide

    • Green burials: Dust to dust

    Cemeteries are the site of mass pollution, with almost a million gallons of embalming fluid and enough steel to build the Golden Gate Bridge interred each year.
    • by Matthew McGibney
  • An Energy Star-approved gas-powered alarm clock?
  • Green Living Guide

    • An Energy Star-approved gas-powered alarm clock?

    The Government Accountability Office described Energy Star in a March 2010 report as "for the most part a self-certification program vulnerable to fraud and abuse."
    • by Lisa Sorg
  • In schools, air quality is often poor
  • Green Living Guide

    • In schools, air quality is often poor

    "Indoor levels of air pollutants can be two to five times higher, and occasionally 100 times higher, than outdoor levels," writes the EPA.
    • by Rebekah L. Cowell
  • Area campuses focus on going green
  • Green Living Guide

    • Area campuses focus on going green

    Duke, UNC, N.C. State and N.C. Central Universities are incorporating more sustainable practices, ranging from green purchasing and recycling to composting in the dining halls.
    • by Gerry Canavan
  • Green Living Guide

    • Resource guide

    Local resources in energy, farming, finances, green building, indoor air quality, land conservation, recycling, transit, water conservation, more

Sports

Film

Columns

  • EarthTalk

    • The benefits of banning the bag

    How effective have plastic bag bans and restrictions been? And is it really better to use paper bags?
    • by EarthTalk
  • Letters to the Editor

    • Re: Judges story needed more info

    "I love the Indy and I'm glad you tackled the question of "Should North Carolinians elect jurists?", but it's too bad the reporter used so much wrong information to steer readers to his answer."

Music

  • The guide to the week's concerts
  • Our guide to this week's shows

    • The guide to the week's concerts

    Phosphorescent, Harlem, The Love Language, Rod Picott, The New Familiars, Music on the Porch, Chris Pureka, Xylos, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, Tantric, more

Arts

Diversions

Free Stuff & Promos


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