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Bill Faison is going to get some more Orange County residents' attention. Here's a look at some of the top stories in tomorrow's paper.

NANO, NANO!: No, not a line from Robin Williams' old TV series. NANO stands for No Airport in Northern Orange, the newest group to form against an airport. Read the story and learn about a second location north of I-40 has Rep. Faison's eye. (Or read the next item I'm about to post ...)

NEWCOMERS WELCOME: Some Karen refugee, Latino and other newcomers to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are getting extra help in a new newcomers center, a sort of school within a school designed to give students an extra boost. Anne Blythe reports how the school system is trying to imrpove their chances for success.

EFFIE MERRITT: She cooked for five UNC chancellors. For 25 years, she cooked a little extra to make sure neighbors who were alone at Thanksgiving had a holiday meal. Now read how alumni of Chapel Hill and Carrboro's segregated schools are carrying on her tradition.

While you're reading, take a look at our new ArtsWeek calendar on the front page pf the B section. We did not have room in the arts calendar's old location on A2 to get all the listings in, so we moved it to a new page with more room. Tell us what you think.

Have a warm, happy Thanksgiving. I'll be roaming the woods with my dogs.

And thanks for reading,

Mark