Chatlist Chatters

Local anti-Walmart group a bunch of "haters"
[Sep. 26, 2006] I found on the web a list of dozens of anti-WalMart organizations all over the USA, though our local WalMart-bashing group does not appear on the list I saw. By Ed Williams

THINK before you bash Pittsboro
[Sep. 26, 2006] I read things like, "Does the mayor have any plans for the downtown area?" and I feel like people don't realize that all the downtown buildings are privately owned and operated. No beautification committee will make any differences when it comes to sprucing up private property. By Sue DeNimm

Zero sum games some like to play
[Sep. 22, 2006] "Hating the people..."? What, pray tell, is the difference between "hippie" music festivals and the "Beast of Bentonville"? One is a label you must assume applies to yourself based on a generality, the other is a direct attack (hatin' as the kids say) on the 1.2 million people who work for Wal-Mart in this country and the 330,000 people they employ overseas. The last time I checked, no one was working there by force or coercion. By Chatham Resident

Will there ever be a change in the downtown Pittsboro area?
[Sep. 22, 2006] I still have not seen any changes in the downtown area of Pittsboro. Yes we have one new store a small Mexican Grocery Store. While that is good in some aspects I still do not see any other type of stores that will make the downtown area more attractive and thus make people that come here want to spend money. By Ace

Walmart and Chatham
[Sep. 21, 2006] What a lot of you take for granted as quality of life in Chatham; the rural character, nice houses on big lots, arts, education, long drives in the country, hippie music festivals, overpriced "natural" food stores, trendy Cafés; is not quality for the poor, it is a dream far out of reach, often seen as wasteful luxury, and of no consequence whatsoever to their daily lives. By Chatham resident

Wal Mart is a leader in what's wrong with American retail
[Sep. 21, 2006] As a leader of the Chatham anti-Wal Mart group, I must respond to ChathamResident's defense of the Beast of Bentonville. They made some good points; but as is often the case here, it boils down to really hating the people (who go to "hippie music festivals, overpriced natural food stores and trendy cafés...") who have a different point of view. By Mark Barroso

Is keeping Chatham quaint and rural a form of elitism?
[Sep. 21, 2006] I am a newbie to Chatham County. I have a hard time understanding the economic politics of the area. I do not understand why a Walmart would hurt anything. As another Chatlist member pointed out, a one-stop shop, cheaper items of the same quality, new jobs, somewhere to shop within our own county, etc., are all good things. By Reba Curtis

Chatham's water mis-deal
[Sep. 21, 2006] The N&O has reported an outrageous water deal between Chatham and Harnett Counties whereby Chatham will pay Harnett $32 million dollars for up to 6 million gallons of water per day. By Elliot M. Cramer

The pork quarry
[Sep. 18, 2006] Thanks to Mr. Galin for pointing out the porcine proposal of the Board of Commissioners to subsidize the proposed quarry to the tune of $3,000,000 of Chatham County taxpayers' money. By Nick Meyer

How hard is it to offer healthy food to children?
[Aug. 29, 2006] Today, my child came home from school, sick on her stomach. She proceeded to throw up the allegedlly healthy lunch offerings you gave her, namely, some chicken fingers made out of God only knows what. I suspect they were bad. Very bad. Even worse than usual, as in, food poisoning bad. We will deal with that later. By Donna McCorkle

I'll offer to re-paint the welcome signs
[Aug. 20, 2006] I see, Efrain, that you are up to your same old tricks. Trying to scare us with your gloomy depiction of Chatham County unless things are left to your liking. The new administration hasn't taken office. They will soon enough. We will all have to wait. By Steve Candelori

Welcome to Chatham County
[Aug. 19, 2006] I truly appreciate the new signs which have been posted on our county borders. I believe they are on fifteen501 N & S & on 64 E & W. Hopefully they will also be on US 421 & NC87. They depict the colors of our forests, meadows, rolling hills & the blue water of Chatham's three rivers & out beautiful Jordan Lake. These colors are also reflected in our county flag. By Efrain A. Ramirez

Don't gentrify Devil's Tramping Ground
[Aug. 15, 2006] A sign and a foot bridge to the Devil's Tramping Ground? No way, please. We don't need to gentrify everything. This place is meant to be just the way it is. Hard to find. Searching for it is part of the adventure. By Meg Miller

Chatham bedeviled by un-favorable light
[Aug. 15, 2006] Did anyone here read the newspaper article in the Durham Herald Sun about the Devil's Tramping Ground? To me this does not paint a very pretty picture of the folks in Chatham county. By John W. Thomas