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Community Columns

The days of the Coronation Ball

Our high school days were full of activities that gave us all new experiences none of us had encountered before. As freshmen in high school, ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, January 6, 2020 6:58 pm

Columns

The people of Farm Life

There is a section of Martin County that is known for two Cy Young award winners, Gaylord and Jim Perry, and all of their accomplishments ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, December 30, 2019 6:26 pm

Sports

Encouraging youth to take up wrestling

I am so glad to hear about the resurgence of wrestling in our area. It used to be one of the better programs in the ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Tuesday, December 24, 2019 12:50 pm

Community Columns

The longest day of the year — Christmas Eve

If all goes as usual, this column will be published on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, so it’s appropriate to tell you how my Christmas Eves of ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, December 23, 2019 5:01 pm

Community Columns

The work that went in to being a paperboy

Washington used to have three newspapers that citizens could get on a daily basis, The Washington Daily News, The News & Observer and The Virginia ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, December 16, 2019 7:24 pm

Community Columns

I remember it like it was yesterday

Back when I was in school, after being promoted from the eighth grade (junior high now) to the ninth grade, we were then considered freshmen ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, December 9, 2019 6:11 pm

Community Columns

Adventures at the ‘dry cleaners’

Stopping by the “dry cleaners” the other day, I was fortunate to see Ethel Pearl Gardner who, like several others including myself, considered it our ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, December 2, 2019 6:01 pm

Community Columns

The Thanksgivings of yesteryear

When this article is published it will be Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and one that I enjoyed as a ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, November 25, 2019 6:35 pm

Community Columns

Decades later, the untold can be told

During my youth there were a limited number of places that a young man could take a date. The drive-in, the Turnage and Radio View ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, November 18, 2019 5:38 pm

Community Columns

A rite of passage

Another “rite of passage” into manhood came the day a young man could chew tobacco! Now, this may not appeal to many ladies as much ... Read more

by Harold Robinson, Monday, November 11, 2019 7:16 pm

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