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Science fiction fun encourages a love of learning

I don’t think I was very good at science when I was in school. Or, rather, I was ...

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From ‘Scratch Hall’ to Eure Station

Forgive me using a story I wrote back in 2012 for our magazine (Front Porch Living) as the ...

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Enjoying Halloween with spooky stories and legends

This is one of my favorite times of the year. While I enjoy summer’s warm weather, I don’t ...

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Funny headlines leave me in stitches

I’m a firm believer that a strong, fact-based headline on a news story is what draws a reader ...

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How many ‘new’ words are you using?

When you were a kid, did you ever make up a new word? Or maybe even a whole ...

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There’s a special place for scammers

My heart is full of joy and admiration for everyone – including those locally – who answered the ...

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Smorgasbord of innovative foods available at State Fair

Hope y’all are hungry! It’s that time of year again when the North Carolina State Fair unveils the ...

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‘The goodliest land under the cope of heaven’

For those that know me well, they will testify to my love of history…especially when it comes to ...

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Neighbors helping neighbors in the wake of disaster

I stared at a blank page on my computer screen for a very long time before I finally ...

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Prayers needed for western North Carolina

The scenes from the western part of our state are heartbreaking. It’s hard to imagine an area so ...

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Mini moons, planet-sized moons, and anything/everything in between

As a long-time science fiction fan, I love all aspects of the genre. Science fiction can cover anything ...

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Football: the good, the bad, the ugly

Pardon me as I opt to vent a bit this week about the sad state of D-1 college ...

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What came first: the chicken, the egg, or the idiom?

There was a time, at some point during my childhood, when my cousins raised chickens. It wasn’t a ...

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Reader’s Digest version of life’s meaning

What is the meaning of life? Is it mortal, spiritual or scientific in nature? Those philosophical questions mean ...

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This week: ‘the column of good things’

I’ve probably mentioned it before, but back in 2018, I started keeping a daily “journal of good things.” ...

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