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The Sweet Tea Saga

Plenty of good adventure stories feature a quest for something important. The main character, either reluctant or excited, ...

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Internet access a big barrier to overcome

For more than a month now, I’ve been adjusting to being a “stay at home” reporter. Like many ...

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Five animated movies to enjoy with family

Lately I’ve been pulling out my DVDs to watch some of my old favorite movies. I greatly enjoy ...

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Zonkeys, rice ATMs, and presidential workouts

Every now and then, I like to brush up on my geography skills just for fun. And since ...

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No ‘pause button’ for Mother Nature

Life may be on hold for a lot of us right now. We’ve seen events and activities and ...

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Fun and useless words to pass the time

The “stay at home” orders to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 aren’t going away any time soon. ...

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Privacy remains priority even in pandemic

The News Herald reported earlier this week that the Roanoke-Chowan area has had its first confirmed positive cases ...

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Suggestions for staying at home

By now we’re all aware that we’ll be spending a lot more time at home in the foreseeable ...

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Is it time for a colorful metaphor?

Did you know it used to be illegal to curse in public in Virginia? That’s right, no matter ...

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Foggy mornings shouldn’t obscure safe driving

The past few weeks we’ve had several foggy mornings, which isn’t too unusual for the weather around here ...

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Leave no scientific stone unturned

This past week I finished watching the first season of a delightful anime series called “Dr. Stone.” The ...

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Healthy dose of skepticism needed for Facebook news

I don’t browse my Facebook very much. I typically just skim the first five or six things that ...

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Subtitles should no longer be a barrier

“Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” ...

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Education leaders….get your act together

Two members of ECU’s Board of Trustees are offering an apology. The action they claim to regret stems ...

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Jazz legend hails from Eastern North Carolina

A couple months ago, I stumbled across a feature story from Our State magazine entitled “Soundtrack of the ...

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