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Less-than-brilliant criminal mischief abounds!

Well, we’re nearly halfway into 2023 and by now one would think that stories of less-than-brilliant criminal mischief ...

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Why aren’t our legislators supporting public education?

Earlier this year, I wrote a column about keeping an eye on what our politicians are doing to ...

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Chowan…love her ever more!

Fifty years have past since one fateful day in May of 1973 when I heard my name called ...

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A few random thoughts for the month of May

I took an evening walk recently, and thought to myself, “this is really nice weather for March.” About ...

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How to visit two states under one roof

A couple of weeks ago I engaged in a conversation with Bruce Howell, a Northampton County native who ...

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You can’t control Mother Nature, but you can prepare for it

Hurricane season traditionally begins every year on June 1. Unless you are a hockey fan… in which case, ...

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Word facts that make you scratch your head

It’s easy to peer inside the pages of a dictionary to learn the definition of a word. Old ...

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Sports brings steps to success, no matter who wins

“It’s not whether you win or lose. It’s how you play the game.” This familiar phrase is attributed ...

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Names of local towns influenced by the railroad

Our latest Front Porch Living magazine, which is being released this week, carries a theme of how some ...

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Studying social media impact isn’t all that easy

Do we spend too much time staring at our screens? For many of us, the answer might be ...

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Friends are angels with the power to lift us up

Of the hundreds of emails I receive each and every week, there are, on rare occasions, one that ...

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Get ready: garden time is upon us

I have an online friend who lives in Australia that I chat with from time to time. Our ...

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Hey, mister, can you spare a dime?

What would you do with two million dimes? Feed a lot of parking meters…purchase gum or mints at ...

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From countries to counties: some tips on learning geography

Back in the day, a younger version of myself used to be really good at memorizing things. Of ...

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Stop…look….and listen to nature’s call

The North Carolina Birding Trail is a partnership project designed to establish a driving trail linking great birding ...

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