Lucier is wrong. Grant money for Pittsboro Express bus does come from taxpayers
[Oct. 26, 2009] Actually, the fact is that Chapel Hill Transit figures the bus will cost $360,000 to run for 18 months. While they have a grant for half of that, the grant money comes from taxpayers. Progressive elected officials and bus supporters seem to forget that fact. By Donna Kelly [In Chatlist Chatters]

Free weekly community lunch at St. Bartholomew's Church
[Oct. 26, 2009] Yes, there still is a free lunch! Every Thursday at St. Bartholomew's Church, corner of Salisbury and Rectory Streets, in downtown Pittsboro. From 12 Noon until 1 PM, we serve delicious restaurant quality food to anyone who comes in the door. No forms to fill out. By Karen Ladd [In Chatlist Chatters]

Commissioner Lucier claims financial watchdogs are pushing a deliberate and politically-motivated lie
[Oct. 19, 2009] I have read on several occasions that the bus costs taxpayers 360k–this is a deliberate and politically-motivated lie and assumes that the bus would be funded for 18 months without any ridership and does not include the fact that we have the 176k grant which you mention—who in their right minds would turn down an opportunity to get 176k to initiate a much requested bus route that offers the opportunity of lessening traffic congestion on 15-501. [In Chatlist Chatters]

Chatham County government busing cash out of taxpayer pockets
[Oct. 14, 2009] I think I mentioned before the idiotic idea of a Pittsboro Express bus route using the most inefficient bus on the planet was a bad idea. I also had several agree with me that there was a transit network of smaller buses already running in this county that could be used to do the same job. By Mark Stinson [In Chatlist Chatters]

Pittsboro Express bus between Pittsboro and Chapel Hill is just a niche
[Oct. 13, 2009] On Monday, October 12 this appeared on the Chatham Chatlist: "The bus is a perfect example of this. Now that we have it, folks have to give up their habit/addiction of driving their own car to work/school/whatever and learn to ride the bus. Admit it - you jump in your car without even thinking of the bus, don't you? You don't even wonder if a bus/train/other form of public transportation is available that could save you money, wear-and-tear on your car, the environment. You just jump in your car and off you go. Same for everyone else out there. It is a habit that we all need to give up eventually when more and more Public Transportation becomes available." By Jeff Lane [In Chatlist Chatters]

Visit display honoring Chatham Habitat for Humanity's 20 year history
[Oct. 8, 2009] A display chronicling Chatham Habitat for Humanity's 20 year history, incorporating Home Stores merchandise and many interesting photographs, is currently on view at the former Home Store Too space at 467 West Street in Pittsboro through October. These items will lead supporters on a "walk down memory lane." By Bett Essen [In Chatlist Chatters]

Chatham Area Shag Association nominated for Beach Music Award
[Oct. 7, 2009] Chatham Area Shag Association, along with sister clubs, Bass Lake Shag Society, Eno Beach Shag Club and Sanford Area Society of Shaggers were nominated for a Carolina Beach Music Award for Shag Club Event of the Year for "Shaggin' With Your Sweetheart." By Patricia L. Johnson [In Chatlist Chatters]

Dissapointments that follow groundbreaking victories
[Sep. 28, 2009] Thinking about that presidential election still sends chills of happiness through my brain. It was 1976 and my country had, unbelievably, actually elected a real Southerner, Jimmy Carter, to the presidency. By D. G. Martin [In One on One]
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School bus safety issue resolved with help of School Board member
[Sep. 27, 2009] I wanted to thank everyone that responded to my concerns over the school bus route on Piney Grove Chapel Road. I heard from people all over the county with similar concerns and problems. We finally got our situation resolved. Do you know what it took? By Kathy Cockman [In Chatlist Chatters]