Cold and far from home
As your folks gather today to celebrate Christmas, don't be surprised if somewhere between the presents, the feasting and the fellowship, Uncle Joe or Cousin Jane gets a faraway look in their eyes.
The ice storm next time
The power blinks off at our house every couple of weeks, good weather or bad.
N.C.: 'Nuff chaos
I've lived in North Carolina for 55 of my 60 years, so believe me when I say that the dreadful weather that has whipped our butts of late just ain't right.
Tough breaks for N.C.
It is hard to comprehend the hard times Eastern North Carolina has endured lately.
Raleigh: Barney's town
Raleigh has never been good to folks from Mayberry.
Life, as defined by cars
Most guys' brains are overworked.
Truth elusive in Pineland
Officials use sympathetic words such as "tragedy" and "misunderstanding" when discussing the killing of Army 1st Lt.
Diversity ideals diverted
There are few things more amusing to cynics than shattered ideals -- so, go ahead, tell me how those of us who believed in the brotherhood of man were gullible fools.
Small group is big help
Some people are good at talking the talk.
Boo to aging goblins
We adults have a lot to answer for.
Real fair remains same
If you're looking for an opinion on which company provides the best rides at the State Fair, you'll have to ask someone who gives a flying flip.
Whipped in name game
Elizabeth Dole may have spent the past 40 years away from North Carolina, but her sweet-as-pie social skills, honed by generations of Southern ladies, were not dulled by her sojourn with the Yankees.
Filling some big paw prints
I was saddened when I heard Rex was dead.
Keeping voters in the dark
In North Carolina it is the Year of the Mushroom, which might explain why politicians are keeping us in the dark and feeding us manure.
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