Columns

Ann Farabee: Ready to renew?

   The reminders kept coming. I paid them no attention. As I walked in, employees would cheerfully ...

Lifestyle

Roger Barbee: Denigrated by tradition

The phrase “Doubting Thomas” is an all-too familiar one used to describe one of The Twelve. It has ...

Columns

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Every so often, I just need to catch up on some small things to do with local running. ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Fall color fail (at least where I live)

The local weatherman said it was due to there being too much heat for too long (kind of ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: Making your poinsettia last all holiday season

Poinsettia producers spend almost 5 months producing beautiful holiday plants that provide just a few weeks of enjoyment ...

Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: Family

The holiday season is officially upon us. Retailers have been pushing the holiday season for a couple of ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: Influenza facts

Influenza season is starting. “During 2010-2016, the incidence of symptomatic influenza among vaccinated and unvaccinated US residents … ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: Shopping?

       Shopping? How did Black Friday go?   Black Friday is the name for the ...

Faith

Dr. Henry Waiters: The marriage institution

When God created sea life, birds of the air and beasts of the field, He created them male ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: It must be Christmas; the cactus is blooming

The holiday season is officially here, and Christmas cactus are now in full bloom at local garden centers ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: How long does the common cold last?

A common question that carries controversy, even from my colleagues. In a literature review published in the British ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: What if?

I had another piece prepared; but life intervened (as it can, and does). I got off the phone ...

Health

Katherine Ward: A letter to those dreading the holidays

If you’re struggling with the loss of a loved one, the holiday season is one of the worst ...

Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: Happy Thanksgiving

  I love my church. We are a close-knit family. We have people from the age of one ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: The pilgrims

         The days must have felt like an eternity – and they slowly turned ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Flurries

Just the other week, I was checking weather.com’s Danville predictions one night, especially the hourly version (usually more ...

Health

David Freeze: Gotta Run

A friendly rivalry fuels success There is a recent Gatorade commercial out that suggests the best way to ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Quick thoughts

1) Developmental delay is on the rise. The prevalence and trends of childhood developmental disabilities in the U.S. ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: Irregular winter weather takes a toll

Irregular weather patterns take a toll on landscape plants and flowers, especially those that have just been planted. ...

Lifestyle

Bill Bucher: The Nutcracker Ballet – Salisbury’s performance treasure

When my wife and I first moved to Salisbury in 1993, we brought with us two young daughters ...

Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: Peace about the future

I have always had a sense that I knew where I was going in life. I remember once ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: Whack-a-Mole?

  He was surrounded. He was on the run. He was hiding. Often. In Psalm 3:1, David said ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: Composting is a win-win process

Composting is an excellent way to eliminate spent leaves and help the environment. Composting also conserves moisture and ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Walling up in the mall

One rainy day before Halloween, I returned to my old indoor exercise walking haunt, the mall in Danville. ...

Columns

Doug Creamer: One final harvest

With the arrival of the really cold air, the gardening season has come to a close. I had ...

Lifestyle

W. Gerald Cochran: ‘Elegance, Charm, & Drama’ symphony review

By W. Gerald Cochran, M.D. The Salisbury Symphony presented a spectacular concert on Saturday, November 9th in the ...

Columns

Ann Farabee: Did you fall?

     Did you fall? It is not something anyone would ever want to face. He was ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Martin twins continue successful running Jonathan and Matthew Martin from China Grove just caught the attention of the ...

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