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The Nature Corner: Three ways of experiencing a thunderstorm, Part Two

By Ernie Marshall One of our most famous images of Benjamin Franklin is of him flying a kite ...

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You Decide: What will the Fed do?

By Dr. Mike Walden During my 43 years of teaching economics at North Carolina State University, my favorite ...

FLOOD

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One on One: Bland Simpson’s North Carolina

The next time somebody asks you to describe North Carolina, pull out and read aloud this quote from ...

BENEFITS

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Social Security Matters: Ask Rusty – Will my Social Security be reduced in the future?

By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor, Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I started Social Security ...

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Memories and Musings: Rows of family history

By Gene Gallelli “You’re one of the few people I know who enjoys grocery shopping,” says my daughter ...

TOGETHER

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Gig Line: Leave no leaf unturned

Several weeks (columns) ago, I wrote that the Veterans Administration had sent letters out to veterans (or their ...

FLOOD

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One on One: Wiley Cash – another big success

By D.G. Martin When we first read Wiley Cash’s debut novel, “A Land More Kind Than Home,” we knew ...

TOGETHER

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Gig Line: Woke or broke?

The recent live commemoration services acknowledging the attack on our nation September 11, 2001, was a stark reminder ...

FLOOD

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One on One: Losing our grandchildren and finding them again

By D.G. Martin In some North Carolina houses, this is a time of empty rooms and empty spaces. ...

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Memories and Musings: Suburban Solitude

By Gene Gallelli After being discharged from active duty in the Navy – my ship’s home port was ...

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