Luckily, we grossly underestimated the money and energy required to refurbish the home and surroundings. With more wisdom, we might have passed!

[The Robinsons opened their 1859 Italianate-style home and grounds to a television crew in May and again Friday to wrap up the show.] Can you believe there are 11 people on the grounds to do the shooting? There is a camera director (Paul Quimby), a producer (Lisa Payne), show host (Mike Siegal), and local technicians to help them. They even have a person that goes out to get food, ... We have to stay behind the camera while they're shooting.

unacceptable source of energy for Chapel Hill.

You either give energy to the team or take it away. A guy can hit a home run and give energy to the team. But a good defensive play can give just as much energy.

A few years ago, you could heat a home for $500. Now it takes $1,500. Energy has become a lot less affordable for low-income families.

A mild winter has allowed the U.S. to avoid much higher energy prices, particularly for natural gas and home heating oil, which could have seriously slowed the expansion. As we head into the spring quarter, the nation's economy is essentially at full capacity with growing pressures on inflation.