This is my last column. It closes out a 60 year career for me, and is also the official end of this newspaper. It has served the Mount Olive and surrounding area since 1904. I have been writing …
One twist of the knob and the microfilm rewound itself onto the plastic reel. The microfilm reader …
It’s defeating to see a newspaper you tried to save die on your watch. But as I look back at the …
RALEIGH — When I first began covering state politics and public policy in the late 1980s, North …
Sunday was tough. I lit a candle in memory of my dad and headed out the door to his favorite …
In a couple of weeks our nation will celebrate its 246th birthday. That is a lot of years of hearing …
Remember when your mama used to say, “I’ll slap you into next week?” She meant it, and the …
Technology is amazing. It’s annoying, too. Remember when phones with a rotary dial hung on …
Last week, the North Carolina Senate passed House Bill 755, the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” …
The next two weeks are special for high school students throughout Wayne County. You will turn …