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Life saving ‘drug’ arrives just in time

Just one more week and I would been a goner…pushing up daises; sleeping with the gophers; six feet ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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We’re all better than this

For those of you who keep track of such things, today (Wednesday, June 22) is celebrated as National ...

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Surfing the web for weird stories

I’m a man with a wide range of hobbies. I enjoy developing new recipes for my obsession with ...

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It’s never too late to graduate

My dad once told me that the best things in life are those worth waiting for. But can ...

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Tall tales of Edward Teach’s buried treasure

Over the course of his 79 years of life, Harry Lewis Thompson owned a sawmill and sold building ...

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Sharks feasting on collegiate athletics

I hate to be the one that told you so, but in the wake of last week’s dust-up ...

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Value is in the eye of the collector

If I only had a crystal ball. On more than one occasion as an adult, I’ve kicked myself ...

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