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Doug Creamer: Jesus was a teacher
By Doug Creamer I have been teaching professionally for 39 years. Where has all that time gone? Over that period of time that I have ...
By Doug Creamer I have been teaching professionally for 39 years. Where has all that time gone? Over that period of time that I have ...
By Toi Degree N.C. Cooperative Extension Spring has sprung, and what better time to pick the winter blues than to start your spring cleaning! Nothing ...
By Ann Farabee • Cancer • Sick • Too busy • Hurt by criticism • An inmate • Love an inmate • Stressful job • ...
By Ashlie Miller Like Aesop’s fables, spring trees and plants tell stories of something worth learning or remembering. Some tales have emerged from folklore tied ...
By Lyndsey Maloney Rowan Public Library In association with the N.C. Science Festival, Rowan Public Library is hosting a variety of special STEAM programs throughout ...
By Laura Allen N.C. Cooperative Extension Do you have a child ages 5-18 (as of Jan. 1) that you would like to get engaged in ...
By Ann Farabee My early experiences with a worship service took place when I was 13. It consisted of passing notes back and forth between ...
By Doug Creamer Someone recently asked me if I enjoy writing. Writing my column is enjoyable most days, as I am relating how I see ...
By Ashlie Miller The signs of spring are peeking through. The daffodils have already trumpeted their readiness for the new season. Wow, they have been ...
By David Lamanno Rowan Public Library Calling all lovers of music! Rowan Public Library has some current and upcoming programing to keep your world going ...
By Doug Creamer Last week was the annual State DECA Competition. DECA is an association of marketing students. You may be wondering how I know ...
By Alesha Woods Rowan Public Library I have always been enchanted by fantasy stories of dragons, wizards, knights and unlikely heroes who go on grand ...
By Doug Creamer When I was in college, our church organized the college students into groups and sent us out on campus to share our ...
By Ann Farabee For you have been my hope, my confidence since my youth. — Psalm 71:5 As a 13-year-old, I began attending church and ...
By Melissa Gephart Rowan Public Library When librarian Paul Birkhead purchased Lego in Focus: explore the miniature world of Lego photography for the Rowan Public ...
By Ashlie Miller Convincing a child to wear a coat in the South is no easy task, especially on a cold but sunny day. Persuading ...
By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension The 2022 Census of Agriculture results were released on Feb. 13 by USDA. “For over 180 years, the Census ...
By Bethany Geiger Rowan Public Library Did you know that National Deaf History Month is right around the corner? Why not celebrate by learning American ...
By Laura Allen N.C. Cooperative Extension Now is a great time to enroll your children in 4-H. In North Carolina, 4-H runs on the calendar ...
By Ann Farabee How are you? Fine. Your call is important to us. Really? Why am I on hold for so long? I hate to ...
By Ashlie Miller By now, you may have learned that I am a bit of a dendrophile — just don’t ask me to name the ...
By Doug Creamer I remember growing up hearing the expression: “A penny for your thoughts.” It probably needs to be updated to, “Five bucks for ...
By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension Spring will be here before we know it. With that in mind, you want to start planning out your ...
By Leslie Foshee Rowan Public Library Join Rowan Public Library and our featured storyteller, Duane DeBerry to learn about Black Groundbreakers in History and then get ...
By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Too often, crape myrtles are cut back to bare trunks because this abuse will yield more flowers. This type ...
By Toi Degree N.C. Cooperative Extension February is Canned Food Month, but you can celebrate the convenience and affordability of canned food all year ‘round. ...
By Ashlie Miller Being a fan of anything is an intriguing thought — the idea that we have an innate desire to esteem or glorify ...
By Doug Creamer I’ve been feeling under the weather this past week. Some may say that I’m feeling under the weather because we haven’t seen ...