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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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Exploring local highways and backroads
Over Memorial Day weekend, I took a day trip to Raleigh. I’ve made this trip countless times, so ...
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Remembering a real 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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The pleasures and pitfalls of nostalgia
One of my favorite movies is “Howl’s Moving Castle.” It’s an animated feature from famous Japanese production company ...
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No purchase necessary….details inside
I think the first time I stumbled across the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, it was featured on a ...
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A little dash of this and that
This is for all those in the Roanoke-Chowan area who feel “slighted” because the cicada invasion bypassed their ...
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From honorary degrees to runaway zebras
As the old saying goes: “life is strange.” There are some days where you watch events unfold and ...
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The battle for freedom continues
This coming Monday (May 27) is Memorial Day. To me, that is the most important holiday of all ...