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Wolfpack rolling through another basketball season

We’re three years into Kevin Keatts’ tenure as the head coach for NC State men’s basketball team. As ...

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Hall of Fame remains a ‘boys club’

The newest inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were announced this week, and six more ...

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An international vanishing act

Sometimes I’m browsing news stories and stumble across something that sounds more like a movie plot than real ...

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Word of the year: exhaustion

Every December, several English language dictionaries celebrate the past 12 months by announcing their “word of the year.” ...

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Supporting mental health for the holidays

The songs proclaim that this is “the most wonderful time of the year” full of “yuletide cheer” and ...

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Porcelain watermelons and a bag of snakes

It feels like just yesterday we were kicking off 2019 in anticipation of everything the new year has ...

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Christmas gift suggestion: reading

When I was in high school, I loved reading a manga (Japanese comics) series called “Fruits Basket.” I ...

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Smuggling submarines and other world news

With how busy I’ve been in the past few months, I haven’t had as much time to keep ...

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The creativity stage is big enough to share

Think of some famous painters and sculptors. How many of the names that pop into your head belong ...

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Howling at the full moon

There’s almost nothing better than a good night’s sleep. You wake up feeling wonderfully refreshed and ready to ...

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Let your voice be heard

I have always been known as a “quiet” person amongst friends and acquaintances. This is partially because I ...

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Murder of crows; flamboyance of flamingos

Last week, I delved into looking at the interesting histories behind some common words. This week, in keeping ...

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Word history is often full of twists and turns

As someone who enjoys linguistics, etymology has always been fascinating to me. Etymology is the study of the ...

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Just when you thought you’ve seen it all

Disney is trying to take over the world. The entertainment world, at least. I guess we shouldn’t be ...

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Brave volunteers need a new home

I don’t live in Woodland, but I have to admit it’s one of my favorite towns in Northampton ...

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