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Columnists

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for those whose locale has four separate seasons, those who do not have them and...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

FRED FIRST: Changing of the Guard

The theme for the Lenoir Words Writers Group this month is AUTUMN. And since I...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Thanksgiving

Households throughout the Ninth District, our greater commonwealth and the country are preparing for Thanksgiving. Discussions are occurring over the method of cooking the Thanksgiving...

MELINDA MYERS: Selection and Care of Living Holiday Trees

Dress up a potted dwarf spruce, Norfolk Island pine, lemon cypress or topiary Rosemary or lavender plant for the holidays and enjoy its beauty...

Shocking: The Biological Role of Static – And The Memory of Webs I Have Known

In former days I would have had rather much to say about this very interesting article on the role of static electricity in the...

RANDY HUFF: The Indispensable Attitude of Gratitude

I want to learn to be thankful and taste the surpassing joy of a grateful heart. The joy of Thanksgiving has been deep in my...

BOB BROWN: The Bondage of Self-Interest

Last week, Dr. R. Jonas Collins, skillful, multitalented, warm and personal oral surgeon, stood by my side.  Smiling, he said, referring to the recent...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Same Old Democrats – The False Claim of Misogyny and Racism in The Election Results

It was not the matter of being misogynist that rejected Vice President Kamala Harris for Presidency. Neither was it the color of her skin...