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Word of the Year: Quiet

It’s hard to describe something really big with only one single word. If I had to sum up ...

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Odd headlines for 2024

As the end of the year approaches, people tend to start reflecting on what’s happened in the past ...

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Making it through the holiday season with support

Some people absolutely love the holiday season. It’s a time of year that brings promises of visiting family, ...

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Consider the phrase: “live and let live”

I read a lot of news, covering a wide range of topics, as often as I can. Some ...

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Start some conversations with these Thanksgiving food words

By the time you read this column, Thanksgiving will have already come and gone, but some of you ...

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The nice thing about being a hermit

There is an old sketch from British comedy troupe Monty Python that always makes me laugh. Not one ...

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‘Play ball!’ memories from the baseball diamond

Recently, I attended a history marker unveiling event at Riverside Park in Murfreesboro. You can read my article ...

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Fugacious words to share with friends

I think everyone is tired of election talk, and frankly, I am too. So this week, I’ll focus ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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