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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...

Robin’s Eggs and Graduation

For weeks I have been watching a mamma Robin diligently tend her nest in the climbing rose bush outside my back door.  While...

Recipe of the Week: Grilled Salmon with Roasted Corn Relish

As I gazed upon my son’s desk today I smiled, the truth stood before me – his desk tells the story of who...

Can America Survive—History Says Yes

One of the oddities of history seems to be that each generation thinks current political events are new under the sun; nothing like...

Writing the Weekly Column Not for the Faint of Heart

Writing a newspaper column can be somewhat of a challenge.  The process begins with an idea and hopefully ends with a written product...

Creating Stories On the Road

“Camp Dark Hollow is on route 311 – on the left side of the road ; there’s a sign at the entrance. You...

Fear Is Sometimes a Good Thing

How many of us were afraid of our parents while growing up?  By afraid, I don’t mean that we thought our parents would...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason