Category: 2007
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Fighting Gobblers under attack
THIS IS WHAT GENEROUSLY DONATING YOUR TIME AND ENERGY to edifying the denizens of Orange County will get you. After defending the honor and dignity of North Carolina and its…
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A Southern sibling rivalry
MANY NORTHERN TRANSPLANTS SEEM CONFOUNDED by this Carolina/Carolina thing that surfaced as a result of a football game between the respective universities of North Carolina and South Carolina. (Please note,…
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Poor excuses for Duke football
BEFORE THE FOOTBALL SEASON STARTED, USA Today handicapped the ACC championship race. They gave the odds for Duke winning at 500 million to one. Of course, USA Today is noted…
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Prophets, prophecy and me
A THOUGHT KEEPS PLAGUING ME: Could it be true that Dr. H. Mitchell Simpson, Ph.D., senior pastor of University Baptist, has called me a prophet? Unfortunately, it is reported by…
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Espousing free speech in academe
RECENTLY, THE BANNER OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH was raised high across academe, including on our very own Chapel Hill campus, in defense of Duke Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky. And, in…
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Mixed results at the state championships
IT HAS BEEN SAID that 90% of life is just showing up — but that's not always true. I held a job working for the state once and based my…
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Still watching “The Man Watching”
THIS IS DEFINITELY IT, Coach Dorrance. After two decades as a fan, you had convinced me there was no need to pay attention to home openers. Then I open up…
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Celebrating Club Nova’s community
I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE of being part of several exceptional communities. One of the more remarkable is Club Nova. In case you have never heard of Club Nova, it…
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One long day at Trinity School
FADED AND JADED AS I AM after teaching all sorts of things at all sorts of levels to all sorts of ages for the past 40 years (I have done…
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One last chance for Butch Davis
NOW THAT A FEW WEEKS have passed and I have had a chance to recover from our defeat in the Blue-White Game, I think I have calmed down enough, I…
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