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Time to compete on the biggest world stage

By the time you read this column, the Olympics will be underway. They’re being hosted in Paris, France ...

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Crime doesn’t pay, but it can be funny

They’re back…those criminal masterminds who are – okay, let’s call it realistically based upon their lame-brain actions – ...

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College education still has something to offer

I read an article last week from Associated Press about the results of a recent survey on people’s ...

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The true meaning of courage

It took a man, unable to use his vocal cords and without the motor skills that you and ...

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Ampersand history, spelling divergences, and other English quirks

Having a job where you write all the time means that you’re often dealing with all kinds of ...

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Harold Miller remains the Godfather of EV

Like most of us who have reached age 70 and beyond, Harold Miller doesn’t maneuver on two legs ...

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Shine a light: solar energy questions deserve answers

One of the first stories I covered when I started working for the newspaper in 2017 was a ...

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Celebrations of life and death

Most all of the faces looked familiar. Some had lost weight; some walked a bit slower, and most ...

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Just forget it….okay, I did!

I thought of a good opening to this week’s column, but then I got distracted somewhere along the ...

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Looks can be very deceiving

A person can see all sorts of things on social media. There are videos of joyous occasions such ...

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Summer is here and so is the heat

As I write this week’s column, summer is officially beginning and it’s bringing the heat with it. The ...

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What’s up with the word up?

What two letter word in the English language has more definitions that up? I dare you to find ...

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Musical instruments with names as fun as their sounds

Music is an integral part of life. We listen to it in our free time, while we’re driving, ...

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Remembering a perfect role model

There’s not many days that go by without me pausing to think just how fortunate I’ve been in ...

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Exploring the highways and backroads of the Roanoke-Chowan

Over Memorial Day weekend, I took a day trip to Raleigh. I’ve made this trip countless times, so ...

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