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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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Fire tax vs. public safety vs. local volunteerism

To the Editor: Recently, the Severn Volunteer Fire Department came before the Northampton County Board of Commissioners to ...

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Quality R&R on a rainy OBX

I found myself humming the song “Rainy Night in Georgia” on several occasions last week even though I ...

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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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Crime doesn’t pay, but it can be funny

They’re back…those criminal masterminds who are – okay, let’s call it realistically based upon their lame-brain actions – ...

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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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The true meaning of courage

It took a man, unable to use his vocal cords and without the motor skills that you and ...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR -- FEATURE SPOT

Communication, or a lack thereof

To the Editor: The Northampton County Board of Commissioners composed of Chairman Charles Tyner, Vice Chair Geneva Faulkner, ...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR -- FEATURE SPOT

Biden’s path forward

To the Editor: Since President Biden lost the Presidential debate to former President Trump on June 27, countless ...

COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT

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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Harold Miller remains the Godfather of EV

Like most of us who have reached age 70 and beyond, Harold Miller doesn’t maneuver on two legs ...

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Julie Shields and Bearfield Primary are a perfect match

To the Editor: When I moved here in 2013 I knew very little about the area except for ...

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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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Celebrations of life and death

Most all of the faces looked familiar. Some had lost weight; some walked a bit slower, and most ...

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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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