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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...

Carpe Diem

I recently came across those familiar words, “For everything there is a season.”  Many know it is from the Bible, some know it is...

Instilling the Love of Language and the Written Word

Staring at a blank sheet of paper reminds me of Dr. Mahler’s class, English 10, at Mary Baldwin College in the early ‘50s. When...

Preacher’s Corner: The Gift of Lent

Many people see Lent as a somber season of heavy clouds and weary faces.  Some grew up fasting during Ash Wednesday and the...

After Divorce, Slow Down

It is an unfortunate reality that divorce is so common in our children’s lives today.  Some would say that we don’t see divorce as...

The Happy Chef: Steak-Cut Oven Fries with Blue Cheese Dip

So Lent is here and once again I am choosing to give something up. (This year it is cheese again - a HUGE...

Local Talent: A Vibrant Future

Every person has a breaking point – that moment when frustration begins to boil into anger.  I am hovering at that point and feel...