Don’t those people understand that it might offend people elsewhere on the planet to hear that Chapel Hillians have a “special affection” for trees? I grew up in the Village (yes, officially) of Elm Grove, Wisconsin. How do you think we felt when Dutch Elm disease killed off all the gorgeous old elm trees? Well, we felt like really, really bad! And now I have to listen to this talk about how people in Chapel Hill have a “special affection” for trees. It’s like they’re dissing tree lovers who have actually suffered. Very insensitive.