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North Carolina politics can be exhausting. The past few weeks have brought us wrangling over redistricting and constitutional amendments, conflicts between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican lawmakers over disaster relief and a gas-pipeline fund, and […]

I recently had the unique opportunity to sit down to a delicious gourmet feast at Alfredo’s on the square in downtown Clinton with a charming, new-found friend. We talked about life, love and what drives […]

This past Monday, I was driving in the highway construction area on Sunset Avenue here in Clinton. There was little traffic and, although it was hot, the weather was sunny and clear. It was a […]

• There is a band of water vapor and gases including carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere surrounding our planet earth. This band reflects solar heat back to earth that would otherwise escape into […]

My wife is angry at the government. No surprise there, I suppose — we do have a great deal in common. To be more specific, my wife is angry with the city of Charleston, South […]

As a timid boy of 10 years old, I sat quietly at my desk and patiently waited for the teacher to call my name only to learn I was not on the class roster. It […]

During the Vietnam War, John McCain’s aircraft was shot down. McCain ejected but the process broke both of his arms and a leg. He was taken prisoner, and one of his captors broke another bone […]

“Superfly Jimmy Snuka” bounced off one of the four ropes in the wrestling ring and flew across the floor and ricocheted off the opposite rope before hooking his opponent “Macho Man Randy Savage” with his […]

In the aftermath of a scathing report from State Auditor Beth Wood about mismanagement in North Carolina’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) warehouse, some state lawmakers are renewing calls to end the government liquor monopoly in […]