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‘Tis the season…for chills, thrills, and spills

History came mighty close to repeating itself last week. To prove just how long I’ve covered the sport ...

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Don’t waste your worries on being “interesting enough”

Over the years that I’ve been interviewing people for magazine articles and other feature newspaper stories, I occasionally ...

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Play Ball: the history of certain games

This past Sunday morning, while enjoying the day’s first cup of coffee, I stumbled across a story on ...

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Coming soon: better accessibility to hearing aids

Many people end up with hearing loss as they get older, so it’s not something that’s uncommon. But ...

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Mingling with the rich and famous

I’ve chatted with Charlie Daniels. Somewhere buried within the mess that I call my office is Richard Petty’s ...

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What’s on your ‘must-read’ reading list?

With students gearing up to go back to school soon, it might not be so unusual to be ...

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Local festivals are worthy of our support

The North Carolina Watermelon Festival in Murfreesboro has stood the test of time. Its humble roots are traced ...

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World news: seaweed, shutdowns, soccer, and more

Once again, I think it’s a good time to check in on what’s happening with our neighbors around ...

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Cashing in on the Mega Millions Lottery

Even with a wife and daughter who were born to shop, I’m at a loss when trying to ...

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An ode to summer thunderstorms

Walking outside feels like stepping into an oven. The hot air clings to your skin like a heavy, ...

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Hello to a new place; farewell to a legendary face

Refreshed, reinvigorated, revitalized, and rejuvenated….that’s how these old bones of mine feel after taking a much-needed break from ...

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Tales far beyond the watermelon patch

What does Hertford County, NC and Hampton County, SC have in common? Well, other than the obvious…both starting ...

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Watch out for snickersnees and barbermongers

We use words every day to communicate our thoughts, but we don’t always think much about them as ...

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Raise your glass and ‘toast’ these words

After 30-plus years of writing personal columns for this newspaper, I find it somewhat amazing of the process ...

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Being ‘obsessed with the best’ loses sight of what’s good

Two years ago, around Independence Day, I wrote a column that was weighing on my mind at the ...

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