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Desperate times, desperate measures
Have you ever been desperate? How about at your wit’s or rope’s end? Have you ever been in so much pain that you would try anything to get some relief? I have been there. One summer I was having ...
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Sports teaches us a lot about life
I have enjoyed watching the playoffs in the National Football League. The Super Bowl is this coming Sunday Feb. 1, 2009 where the Lombardi Trophy will be awarded to the team with the most points. ...
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Jobs, riches trump environment
“Be careful when you talk about saving the forests,” a wise mountain politician told me when I was campaigning in his home county. “A lot of your potential supporters make their ...
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Wood is the key to a barbecue
There is one great question that North Carolina politicians have argued about for generations. The views of the protagonists are intractable and held with passion. What is this divisive question t...
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Decision making? Don't bet on it
Last week the New York Times released its list of “100 notable” books of 2008. Two North Carolina books made the list. Want to guess which ones? If you keep up with North Carolina lite...
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