Columns

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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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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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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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 speak and without the motor skills that you and I take for ...

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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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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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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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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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