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Shopping locally makes good sense
Think global, shop local is a phrase we have all heard quite often over the years. We now ...
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NC’s carnivorous native plant not disappearing yet
As a kid, I remember being fascinated by Venus flytraps. Their distinctive leaves are hard to forget, featuring ...
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Days of long hair and rock-n-roll
For those of you that are regular readers of this weekly space, ya’ll know I’m a former hippie ...
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Laugh, think, cry: words of wisdom from a new Hall of Famer
Just recently (on August 15), the people who own Raleigh’s PNC Arena announced that the facility and its ...
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Saying bye-bye to amateur athletics
Guess we need to stop finding fault with college athletes jumping from school to school in search of ...
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Drive safely in all conditions, but especially when rainy
I think the scariest moment I’ve ever had while driving was on Interstate-95 on my way to visit ...
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Rejoice in victory; be gracious in defeat
I’m not as dumb as I look. That was among my dad’s favorite sayings….one I’ve used on occasion ...
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An ‘illuminating’ look at new lightbulb regulations
How many people does it take to change a lightbulb? I don’t know, but I would assume the ...
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Age really is just a number
To the Editor: For many years, I have heard the old adage “age is just a number.” From ...
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Bunn’s offered much more than good BBQ
It’s been nearly 40 years since the Bryants first met the Russells. That friendship has stood the test ...
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August is a month for celebrating anything
August is fast approaching (or has already arrived, depending on when you get to read this column). I ...
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P-EBT benefits glitch prevents Northampton parents from registering
To the Editor: P-EBT benefits deadline is July 31, 2023. Selected parents of students who are homeschooled or ...
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Keep the malware moochers at bay
(Editor’s Note: The majority of this column was written, by me, in September of 2016. You will note ...
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A eulogy for Twitter (in more than 220 characters)
If I had 220 characters or less to describe the current state of Twitter right now, it’d probably ...
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Differences between football and baseball
Born in New York, NY in 1937, George Denis Patrick Carlin died 71 years later, but not before ...