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heraldsun.com: printer - friendly story <br />[Uack� <br />hpral&` <br />`.x 1 {. <br />sun l[�t <br />Letters to the editor <br />Originally published in: <br />Chapel Hill Herald <br />Tuesday, April 12, 2005 <br />Edition: Final <br />Page: 2 <br />Honored guests at a Franklin Street celebration <br />A46" -? <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />What a lovely surprise! It never occurred to us that we, because of our advanced ages -- 80 and 77 -- would be <br />honored guests on Franklin Street Monday night after the big game. Over and over students came up to us to thank us <br />for being there supporting the school, the team and the students by our presence. <br />Over and over we were asked if our picture could be taken alone or with another student. One young man came up to <br />us and said, "I'm so glad you're here. This university is all about tradition and you are still keeping the tradition of <br />Franklin Street alive." <br />Another said, "I hope I'm still coming up here when I'm your age." <br />We will long remember that remarkable mass of young humanity -- our well- behaved, enthusiastic students. We, <br />alumni of UNC, are proud to have been part of Monday night basketball on April 4, 2005 -- a warm spring night <br />when this university was so well represented on the basketball court and on Franklin Street and where we were <br />honored guests. <br />Charlie and Margaret <br />Chapel Hill super districts would solve the problem +_ <br />Many citizens, including Orange County's elected officials, are at least theoretically committed to the principles of <br />fair and representative government. With the potential for seven commissioners and the county's population easily <br />divisible into thirds among Chapel Hill, Carr -boro and the nonurban county, meaningful representation can be <br />achieved. <br />For example, three super districts, two consisting of equal numbers of urban and non -urban citizens and one <br />consisting of urban citizens; and one at -large commissioner would promote a greater countywide perspective and <br />broader citizen participation. <br />One super district could cover Chapel Hill and the nonurban county, the second could cover Carrboro and the <br />nonurban county and the third could cover Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Voters in each super district would elect two <br />commissioners. <br />Commissioners elected from two of the super districts would be elected by a constituency comprised of roughly equal <br />numbers of urban and nonurban citizens as well as minority citizens who live in both the urban and nonurban county. <br />This would encourage candidates and commissioners to seriously consider all citizens' concerns. ^nnc <br />