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Musings on music and the fun of creating it together

Earlier this month, EdNC had two articles about music education on their website. One was a feature about ...

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Florida State tumbles….no tears here

Did anyone watch the Rambling Wreck actually “wreck” Florida State this past Saturday? Did anybody know that Florida ...

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Fan Con brings the fun for local people

My first experience with a fan convention was in 2008. I was really into anime (Japanese animation) at ...

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‘Tis the season….for football

While Roanoke-Chowan area football players are lacing up their shoulder pads and strapping on their helmets for the ...

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Missing the Olympics? Here’s some silly local sporting ideas

It feels like it was only yesterday that I was writing about the Olympics just ready to get ...

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Cooking lessons from Chef Cal

If you look at my waistline it becomes extremely obvious that I love to eat. However, eating is ...

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Are we finding innovative solutions to educational funding problems?

Back in January, I wrote a couple of columns focused on a few current education-related topics in North ...

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Julius Peppers was destined for greatness

Over the course of covering high school football for 45 years, there have been players who I thought ...

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Googly eyes, an orange lobster, and one giant sandwich

Who doesn’t love a good strange story? They can be quite entertaining, always including an element of unexpected ...

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Quality R&R on a rainy OBX

I found myself humming the song “Rainy Night in Georgia” on several occasions last week even though I ...

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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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