Community Columns
Write Again … Inspiration redux
Inspiration. In the early morning quiet, enjoying my coffee, an idea for a column emerged. Yes! So. I set about transferring the idea from my ...
Inspiration. In the early morning quiet, enjoying my coffee, an idea for a column emerged. Yes! So. I set about transferring the idea from my ...
Our good friend and almost-a-neighbor, Eleanor, dropped off a note to us recommending a “beautiful story on TV” a short while ago. It was titled ...
Nellie Miles Paul, my Incomparable First Wife’s grandmother, about whom I have written in the past, was, without question, the finest poet our fair town ...
As you know, Memorial Day is Monday. And also, as you know, this annual observance began right after the Civil (nothing about it was “civil”) ...
It was a very nice day in early May, the temperature in the high seventies to low eighties. Perfect. There was a delightful breeze, and ...
It was a very nice day in early May, the temperature in the high seventies to low eighties. Perfect. There was a delightful breeze, and ...
Joe Liles. You have never heard of him, nor is there any reason you should have. So. Who is he? A wonderfully talented person who ...
It’s an anthology of short stories for seniors, so the title proclaims. Actually, the full title is “The Mighty Ant: An Anthology of Short Stories ...
Good morning. Well, if our paper was still being delivered by carriers, it would be morning. Not so, now, of course. The change in delivery ...
Our very good friend Ray Midgett — one of our town and region’s most notable historians — passed along a book for me to read ...
The East Carolina Pirates versus the Memphis Tigers is one of four games on Saturday’s college basketball slate…
The No. 19 Memphis Tigers (12-3, 2-0 AAC) will attempt to continue a three-game winning stretch when hosting…
On Friday, January 24, 2025, the Charlotte Hornets (8-27) face the Portland Trail Blazers (13-24) at 7:00 PM…
The East Carolina Pirates (8-7) will try to snap a three-game losing skid when hosting the Tulane Green…
The Los Angeles Clippers (20-17) are 9.5-point favorites as they attempt to extend a three-game home win streak…