For old times, for Nancy
Sheehan: Some people share their greatest intimacies in the car, when everyone is facing forward, moving and looking straight ahead.
Two years for death, 160 for break-ins
Sheehan: On Tuesday morning, I was sitting in a Hoke County prison, interviewing inmate Derrick Twyman about his endless sentence for burglary.
Cut care, invite trouble
Sheehan: Reading the list of local and state luminaries police say were threatened with bombings and worse by Raleighite Angelos Vangelos, you knew there had to be some noses out of joint.
'Slow' won't cut the ice
Sheehan: Maybe they just think alike. Maybe that's part of the problem.
A speech for kids to live by
Sheehan: No knock on Oprah Winfrey, Desmond Tutu or Joe Biden. But I recently heard a graduation speech that put all these luminaries to shame.
What the Easleys forgot
Sheehan:We once had a pastor who used to tell his teenage children when they would go out with friends, "Remember who you are."
Bigwigs' lesson is my joy
Sheehan:Many years ago, I received an e-mail message from a reader that began, "It must be sooo hard to be Ruth Sheehan. It must be hard to be so negative, and suspicious and cynical. I pity your children." The message really hit home.
Women, take this to heart
As candidates line up for local elections, one name has been missing from the chatter: Jessie Taliaferro, the former Raleigh City Councilwoman unseated by Rodger Koopman two years ago.
Second chances scorned
Sheehan:Rosemarie Newman got the news last week, as she was preparing to present the first scholarship in memory of her son, Sadiki Young.
Hundreds join Marie's fight for life
Sheehan:In mid-January, 16-year-old Marie Neal was feeling great. The vivacious teenager was at the top of her game. In less than a week, she was on a liver transplant list.
Wait for help was too long for vet
Sheehan:William Andrew Przybylski was ready for a new life.
In an austere year, Allen's raise rankles
Sheehan:I sat in the Raleigh council chambers Tuesday afternoon filled with anticipation.
The résumé doctor is in
Sheehan:Steve Kollman was right proud of his résumé. And why wouldn't he be? His former employer, Nortel, had paid $10,000 to help him fashion a buttoned-down version of the classic.
Certify births of stillborn
Sheehan:It has been five years since Heidi Leggett gave birth to a beautiful, but stillborn, baby boy named Hunter.
A sister recalls Eddie Hatcher
Sheehan:Ginger Ammerman was working as an assistant in a doctor's office in San Antonio in 1988, when she got a call from a friend.
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