Category: 2010
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The sentimental cynic: New Year’s resolved
THIS IS WHAT I SAID: "My New Year's resolution this year is to have no New Year's resolution." Well, that didn't work. All the major American holidays have some bad…
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The Christmas Story, the North Carolina edition
IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON, I thought I would share my column space with my wife's cousin, Bobo Herring, who is from Traphill over in Wilkes County up in…
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All the news that fits — and then some
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UNC players Austin and Quinn reinstated for bowl
CHAPEL HILL — In an unprecedented decision, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has reinstated former University of North Carolina defensive tackle Marvin Austin and defensive end Robert Quinn, who had…
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Wit and wisdom attributed to Winston Churchill
THIS WEEK, 136 YEARS AGO, on November 30, 1874 to be exact, one of the great men, historians and wordsmiths of the past century was born. Winston Churchill served as…
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TSA gropes to balance traveler safety and satisfaction
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Continuing to grope for an answer to the conundrum of how to provide enhanced security against terrorists who are targeting airline travel while it tries to satisfy…
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State of California to be sold to China to pay debt
Apologies again to my readers. Due to preparations for an upcoming family reunion, I have not had the time or energy to write my regular column. In its place, I…
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Gonna make herself welcome wherever she goes
I AM NOT SAYING I had anything to do with it but… I am hard pressed to say it was a coincidence. (Especially since I don't believe in coincidence.) Two…
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I’d like for you to meet my friend Skipper
WHEN I WAS YOUNG, maybe three or four years old, and our family was living on Marshall Terrace in Danville, Virginia, my best friend was named Paul. (We called him…
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I wuz robbed! (Yeah, and so wuz the robbers!)
I was in a convenience store recently when it was robbed. Even sitting here at my computer I can see the frightened look in your eyes. No, it wasn't a…
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