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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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A glimpse at news from around the world

As summer draws to an “unofficial” close after Labor Day, things tend to get busier. People are back ...

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Musings on music and the fun of creating it together

Earlier this month, EdNC had two articles about music education on their website. One was a feature about ...

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Fan Con brings the fun for local people

My first experience with a fan convention was in 2008. I was really into anime (Japanese animation) at ...

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Missing the Olympics? Here’s some silly local sporting ideas

It feels like it was only yesterday that I was writing about the Olympics just ready to get ...

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Are we finding innovative solutions to educational funding problems?

Back in January, I wrote a couple of columns focused on a few current education-related topics in North ...

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Googly eyes, an orange lobster, and one giant sandwich

Who doesn’t love a good strange story? They can be quite entertaining, always including an element of unexpected ...

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Time to compete on the biggest world stage

By the time you read this column, the Olympics will be underway. They’re being hosted in Paris, France ...

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College education still has something to offer

I read an article last week from Associated Press about the results of a recent survey on people’s ...

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Ampersand history, spelling divergences, and other English quirks

Having a job where you write all the time means that you’re often dealing with all kinds of ...

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Shine a light: solar energy questions deserve answers

One of the first stories I covered when I started working for the newspaper in 2017 was a ...

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Just forget it….okay, I did!

I thought of a good opening to this week’s column, but then I got distracted somewhere along the ...

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Summer is here and so is the heat

As I write this week’s column, summer is officially beginning and it’s bringing the heat with it. The ...

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Musical instruments with names as fun as their sounds

Music is an integral part of life. We listen to it in our free time, while we’re driving, ...

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Exploring the highways and backroads of the Roanoke-Chowan

Over Memorial Day weekend, I took a day trip to Raleigh. I’ve made this trip countless times, so ...

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