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Saluting our fallen peace officers

We’re not promised tomorrow. Those who choose a career in law enforcement know that better than most. Every ...

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Read, read, and then read some more

We learn a lot when we first start school, but one of the most important is reading. It ...

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Nate continues to be great!

Did you know that 8.4 million children are without a biological, step or adoptive father at home? Are ...

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Historic stories from all around North Carolina

As Black History Month continues, I’d like to reshare a column I previously wrote in 2023 about the ...

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The life you save may be your own

Abusing someone you profess to love is not normal behavior. Unfortunately, it occurs round-the-clock, each day of the ...

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A look back at local history

Twenty years seems like a long time ago. 2005 marked the beginning of the second term in office ...

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Becoming word savvy in order to be nicer

There’s no shortage of anger and meanness in the world these days. Sometimes it feels as though we’re ...

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In the presence of greatness

The nights were cold; most all saw the thermometer dip well below freezing. And there was snow, huge ...

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School construction project needs support

Back in 2017, the first year I started working at this newspaper, I remember Dr. Monica Smith-Woofter – ...

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What the heck is almond butter?

From 1953 to present (even though I don’t recall a lot about ’53 to about ’56), I’ve had ...

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Bite-sized thoughts on decorations, finales, and gardens

If you remember writing essays in high school or college, they often were required to be a certain ...

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Sno-Way! What’s the area’s biggest winter storm?

Have you ever witnessed nearly 20 inches of snow in a single storm? How about snow so deep ...

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Talking about wintery weather

As I sit down to write this week’s column, everyone is wearing their amateur meteorologist hat and trying ...

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A holiday famous for words and action

All across the USA, we are collectively returning to somewhat of a sense of normalcy following back-to-back major ...

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A few thoughts on beginnings and using your feet

There’s an old saying about “starting off on the right foot” when you talk about beginnings. You may ...

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