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The holiday spirit is creeping up on me

We put up our Christmas tree over the weekend. I know it’s a little late for most of ...

Columns

The war on Christmas, then and now

In 2004, former conservative TV commentator Bill O’Reilly announced that his archenemy, the political left, was waging a ...

Editorials

Still plenty of work to be done

The long-awaited reinforcements in North Carolina’s battle against COVID-19 will soon be here. Earlier this week, we learned ...

Columns

Write again… Our exciting octogenarian life

Hello again, friends. Thanks for meeting me here today. Today’s column is not today’s column. Boy, that doesn’t ...

My Turn

Regaining autonomy: Support for Medical Aid in Dying

Throughout life, individuals are empowered by making their own decisions, but in the final stages of life this ...

Columns

The effects of marijuana during pregnancy

As cigarette use has declined to its lowest levels in our country, there has been a notable increase ...

Columns

How to care for your poinsettia

I was in Wal-Mart last night picking up gifts for a ministry that our church does called Starlight ...

Columns

Washington’s newest resident bird of prey settles in

Washington residents and city employees have sighted our own downtown Cooper’s Hawk on multiple occasions over the last ...

Columns

Write again… Let us seek the sunlit uplands

Well, here we are, friends, on the cusp of another year. If not the “cusp,” then dang close ...

Editorials

SROs will be tough to replace

Our public schools could be just a few months away from losing their school resource officers. Based on ...

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