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Hard to believe Christmas is nine days away.
Growing up, I remember mom and dad usually put decorations up during the first weekend of December.
It was always the same Saturday as the annual …
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12/27/20
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Virginia Street School is gone now.
It was razed a few years ago after serving generations of children in the north and south western areas of Goldsboro.
Children then were eased slowly from …
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12/27/20
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RALEIGH — May I tell you a bit about the pioneering Campbells of eastern North Carolina?
The patriarch of the family, minister James Archibald Campbell, founded a school in Buies Creek in …
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12/22/20
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Poinsettias are a very common site during the Christmas holidays. You can find them in a wide range of colors from reds, pinks, marbles and whites. With proper care, poinsettias will provide color …
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12/16/20
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RALEIGH — As of November, North Carolina’s state government has some $4 billion in unreserved cash in its General Fund, plus well north of $1 billion in its rainy-day account and other …
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12/15/20
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Greetings and happy holidays from the Wesley Smith Chapel Community and from Elder Kenneth and Mother Vesta Freeman and the St. Luke Church family. I pray and hope everyone had a safe Thanksgiving …
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12/9/20
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Everyone most likely remembers in detail their favorite Christmas toy during their growing up years.
Mine was a duck on wheels. The wings flapped and it quacked when it was pulled by a rope or …
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12/9/20
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Board games used to be my thing, especially Monopoly.
My cousins and I played it most of the time we gathered for either the holidays or family reunions.
I always chose the shoe.
Many times, …
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12/9/20
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Winter weather is here and activity in the garden has slowed down. For gardening enthusiasts, their green thumbs might be itching to be outside doing something in the garden during this time of year. …
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12/9/20
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RALEIGH — Despite the current spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths, there is good news on the not-so-distant horizon. Three effective vaccines are in the pipeline. Some North Carolinians …
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12/8/20
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RALEIGH — If the Republican Party were only the party of white men, it would never win an election.
When discussing electoral matters, we all tend to use the political equivalent of …
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12/8/20
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Who wants a second stimulus check?
I certainly do.
And I know who could profit most — the “mom-and-pop” shops that have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic that’s …
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12/8/20
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