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Maybe this will be your time to quit
If you want to get an idea of how powerful an addiction to cigarettes can be, take a look at the last few episodes of last season’s Discovery Channel series “Deadliest Catch.” One of the fleets’ C...
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This grown man is not going to wear baby pajamas
I’ll be 47 years old next week and, my wife, bless her soul, got me a set of one-piece pajamas for my birthday. If you’re not familiar with this type of sleepwear, they are footed-pajamas similar ...
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My Southern Expressions
Part Two A week later, the old man adjusted himself on the bench, as he looked up, he noticed a very good looking, and fashionably dressed young couple walking his way. The man was very neat looki...
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The most interesting of all?
Who is the most interesting North Carolina political figure yet to be the subject of a major biography? Former Governor Jim Hunt, you say. Good guess, but Gary Pearce’s biography of Hunt will hit ...
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Ask Duke
Duke is a sweet Chihuahua mix who has no advanced degrees but a lot of life experience and a big heart. He is one of those dogs that everyone goes to for advice on just about any topic, pets and...
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Stock cars and bootleggers—the real story
What is North Carolina’s favorite sport? For lots of North Carolinians it is stock car racing—the NASCAR variety. Even those of us who are not NASCAR fans take pride in a sport that we think ...
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Dear Duke
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Dear Duke, I just moved and my neighbor has a big German Shepherd. The dog is about a year old and plays with the two little boys who live there with no problem. What worries me is that every tim...
Dear Duke: Keep your cool this summer
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Dear Duke, The hot weather is making me so cranky! I moved here to get away from the snow up north, but these North Carolina summers are too hot for me. I don’t feel like I can complain because ...
Hershey goes to the movies
by JT Smith
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I’m not sure how my wife convinced me to take her and our dog, Hershey, to a movie. Actually, it was a drive-in picture show in Henderson. Somehow, she even talked me into driving my brand new car ...
Gospel hymns bring back pleasant childhood memories
by JT Smith
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Last week, I was flipping through the channel’s when I happened upon a show featuring country music star, Alan Jackson, performing a series of old gospel hymns. Jackson sang several of my favorite...
If you could have just ten, what books would you keep?
by DG Martin
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What if you had to choose just ten books to last you the rest of your life? It is a question I ask sometimes when I look around my room and see so many unsorted books stacked up everywhere. The...
Heartbroken over losing my easychair
by JT Smith
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One of a man’s most treasured relationships is the bond he shares with his recliner. When surveyed, men often rank the recliner second only to the TV as their most prized possession. Over time, ...
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