This site may publish or link to articles of individuals against merger which have been approved by the steering committee.  In particular, we welcome letters which are delayed for publication by the local media or are unnecessarily edited.  By submitting material to us, you certify that you are the author, hold the copyright, and grant us permission to publish it.  The opinions expressed on this site are those of the individuals who submitted the information.

The most recent articles are on the Latest News page

Articles, Columns, and Letters

• Letter: Let's have a detailed merger proposal, Chapel Hill Herald, 2/2/2004

• Letter: School groups share common ground, Chapel Hill Herald, 2/1/2004

• Ballot bound: Brown, Carey eye four more

• Article: Petition tries to gauge reaction to merger proposal, Chapel Hill Herald, 1/15/2004

• Merger savings could be illusory, Chapel Hill News, 12/2/2003

• Questions worth answering on public schools, Chapel Hill News, 10/18/2003

• What I learned from the merger debate

• Re-examining Merger Arguments, Chapel Hill Herald 12/18/2003

• WHY MERGER IS WRONG School merger? Numbers don’t add up, Chapel Hill Herald, 12/3/2003

• Merger wouldn't guarantee savings Total costs can't be pinned down in advance, Chapel Hill Herald, 12/2/2003

• Redistricting: The price for greater efficiencies Attendance zone changes could create controversy, Chapel Hill Herald, 12/2/2003

• Collaboration: An option to merger?, Chapel Hill Herald, 12/2/2003

• Frequently Asked Questions about School Merger and Its Alternatives, Chapel Hill Herald, 11/30/2003

• Roses & Raspberries, Chapel Hill News, 11/18/2003

• Merger debate has impact, Chapel Hill News, 11/14/2003

• Letter to the News and Observer 11/28/2003

• School merger views still coming in Comments from October hearings now on Web site, Chapel Hill Herald, 11/5/2003

• Merger trounced by most, News and Observer, 10/17/2003

• Hundreds fill forum on school merger, Daily Tar Heel, 10/17/2003

• Letter to Chapel Hill News 12/03/2003

• School merger questions, foes prevail in e-mails Just one backer in daily feedback routed to county commissioners, Chapel Hill Herald, 10/15/2003

• Parents back equal funding but not union Letter asks for compromise on school merger proposal, Chapel Hill Herald, 10/12/2003

• Orange schools chief apologizes for flier Parent group’s paper on merger sent home with county students, Chapel Hill Herald, 10/7/2003

• School merger: Good start, but Consensus? More information needed on issue, Chapel Hill Herald 9/17/2003

• Chapel Hill Herald Merger articles from 2003

• Chapel Hill Herald Merger series from 2003

County Materials

• Minutes and FULL TRANSCRIPTS of the Oct 16th and Oct 23rd hearings are now available.

• Main Orange County Possible Merger Page

Coverage of NoMerger.org

• "Merger opponents gear up for election" on page A2 of The Chapel Hill News on January 18, 2004

• "Web site resists school merger" by Carolyn Norton of The Chapel Hill Herald on January 15th, 2004

• WRAL-TV reported our site on January 15th on the 6pm news. (see Jan 15th on this link)

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