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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...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Mary’s Sweet Bunco Mix

Friendships, we all have them - Some deep, some casual, some ever-changing, some solid as a rock. Like with anything in life, we...

Hippos in Tinker Creek

Last week I found evidence of hippos in Tinker Creek.  As an ecologist, I wasn’t surprised.  My fellow scientists and I see their signs...

Young Love is Tougher than Any of Us Remember

From long ago: Among the more fascinating dramas taking place within this home is the timid emergence of heterosexuality in sons Chester and Cailan....

Preacher’s Corner: After the Hurt

Can you remember the last time someone hurt you?  It probably will not take long to answer that question, because all of us...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Perfect Apple Pie

Last year I put an apple pie recipe that I had been using for years in the Happy Chef. It was a very...

Handing Off the Future: What Will We Leave Behind?

I lift two heavy buckets of green beans fresh from the garden up onto the kitchen sink. The knees of my old worn khakis are...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason