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Thumb Suckers, Ice Hockey, Political Muscles
Based on my very unscientific research, ice hockey team parents are the calmest, nicest, quietest — and coldest…
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Ernie Pyle’s Battlefield Death Touched Nation
DANA, Ind. — Thinking the danger had past, he and a soldier raised from a ditch and became…
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Leaves Falling Without Usual Pretty Colors
I blew leaves for the first time this fall on Saturday. Not a lot. But it was the…
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Long Layoff Doesn’t Dim Coaching Skills
LEESBURG, Va. — Things looked bleak for the West Loudin Bandits. Only seven teammates — girls, ages 7…
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Moving Crew Braves Rain, Hurricane
In a curious case of bad timing, we moved my second born out of Chapel Hill on Saturday…
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Traffic Circles; West-Davie’s River Rivalry
There was something very familiar about a recent idea about adding another traffic circle in Bermuda Run. Alert…
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‘Magnificent 7’ Remake Slays Lots Of Bad Guys
How many more dead cowboys will it take before they finally heed one of the sacred commandments of…
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Gas Shortage Puts Drivers In A Frenzy
The big gasoline tanker rolled into the Lowes Foods gas station in Bermuda Run on Sunday afternoon, and…
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Hillary Clinton ‘Double’ Has Local Roots
You’ve heard about Hillary Clinton’s body double? No? You must live under a rock and miss out on…
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Marion Native Survived Little Big Horn
MARION — I brake for historical markers. Returning from a day-long drive through the northwest North Carolina mountains…
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