Columns
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Wearing my heart on my sleeve
While I can not speak for every soul that has ever dared to put ink to paper, I can say for me, at least, my emotions are tied to my ability to write. Most authors will tell you to never trust anything you write during the spring, and I would…
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Embracing the Saturn Return
As I write this, I’m still 26 years old but by the time this column is published, my Saturn return will officially begin or in other words, it’ll be my birthday.
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The sharpest tool in the shed
Like everyone, I’ve been doing my spring cleaning when I came across some old college notes. That discovery led me to reflect on a fundamental question: What did I learn in college? I could delve into the technicalities of a SWOT analysis or summarize AP style writing guidelines, but the…
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Breaking Trust
I have never been someone who puts much stock in astrological signs or the Chinese zodiac. My theory has always been why look to the stars for your answers when you can look to the One who made those stars?
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Breaking free from the trap of comparison
I recently had a meaningful conversation with a friend about the act of comparison. Whether we like it or not, we all do it — who has the better job, car, or life. As much as I try to avoid this behavior because I believe it’s the killer of happiness,…
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What the doctor ordered
Unlike me, my doctor is popular, so it’s impossible to get a physical unless I schedule four months in advance.
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To help or not to help — is it worth the risk?
I hate when I see someone hitchhiking or seemingly stranded on the side of the road — especially when that someone is a woman, even more so at night. It is deeply ingrained in my nature to want to help and I always have to remind myself — giving a…
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Telling you how I really feel
While recently driving through my local Walmart parking lot, I noticed snatches of scorched brown fronds peeking out from between the bars of Walmart’s Outdoor Center and I was overcome with disgust as I knew them instantly to be my former springtime nemesis; the Boston Fern.
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Part One: My thoughts on Jane Doe
Certain outcomes can and always will be hard to accept- especially when one is consumed with knowing all the answers. The case of Wadesboro’s Jane Doe is one that has captured the attention of not only Ansonians but now through social media, the world. And it is one that leaves…
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Part One: What we know about Jane Doe
WADESBORO — Certain outcomes can and always will be hard to accept — especially when one is consumed with knowing all the answers. The case of Wadesboro’s Jane Doe is one that has captured the attention of not only Ansonians but now through social media, the world. And it is…















