Unhappy new year for some
Sheehan: At the end of every year, I try to follow up on a few stories told in my columns. This year, there are fewer happy endings than I would like.
Angel heralds a fresh start
Sheehan: To others, Lisa Douglas' talisman would be no more than a cheap dime-store ornament. But to Douglas and her daughters, the chipped and tired-looking angel has been their "patron saint of adventure."
If you see abuse, use backbone
Sheehan: Most days, I don't have to deal with critiques until I arrive at my desk.
Academy dodges hot seat
Sheehan:Alittle over a week ago, Cary Academy's head of school, Don Berger, sent out an e-mail message to parents (and students) indicating that a longtime teacher had resigned, effective the previous day -- Dec. 7.
If you see abuse, step in
Sheehan:The little boy at the next table started screaming just as Susan Ohmann and two friends were finishing their meals at a Mexican restaurant in North Raleigh last Friday.
Holiday is a trial to family
Sheehan:Toni Massenburg used to do up Christmas right. Every year, she and a friend would go to Christmas craft shows, looking for quirky new doodads. She decorated every room in her house -- including the bedrooms and the bath.
Please, give us a sign
Sheehan:I went hunting for downtown Raleigh's new Capital City Grocery store the other day.
Trailer of tears at DMV
Sheehan:Alvis Thomas Williford acknowledges he doesn't have a lot of "book-learnin'."
Celebrity is no role model
Sheehan:Maybe you missed the picture last week. I wish I had.
Thanks for the boys
Sheehan:Sharon O'Donnell and I arrived at the cafe, and the support group meeting immediately commenced.
Complex was high on life
Sheehan:Mary Jackson still stops by her old apartment building every day.
Baptists, heal thyselves
Sheehan:When I learned about the Baptist State Convention banning churches friendly to "unrepentant" homosexual behavior, I thought of one of my favorite lines from Jon Stewart.
Family waits for justice
Sheehan:Last week brought a tough anniversary for Keith and Cindy Wiggins of Ahoskie.
Monks spoiled election
Sheehan:Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you Durham County's own Ross Perot.
She was not short on clout
Sheehan:First of all, if Ruth Easterling was 5 foot 1, I'm a 6-foot-2 leggy supermodel.
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