Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: It has not been a quiet week

By Doug Creamer For the Salisbury Post My wife and I used to listen to Garrison Keillor’s radio ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Mother’s Day column, after the fact

 I couldn’t think of anything new about Mother’s Day, as I’d previously written much about my late mother ...

Lifestyle

Lynna Clark: Not in a flatbed Ford

My friend Ann picked me up in the Red Rocket. She’s a sturdy ol’ gal. I’m speaking of ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Keep moving

Movement   I often struggle with finding the sweet spot between preaching and teaching. I don’t like preaching, ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: False dandelion: an intriguing weed

Nobody will argue that this is one of the best springs in years for blooming trees and shrubs. ...

Columns

Ann Farabee: The beauty college

   Ahh… it was my favorite day of the week— Saturday. All because we got to go ...

Columns

Doug Creamer: The end and the beginning

With retirement getting closer, I have tried to begin the process of cleaning out my stuff. Should I ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Erma’s Restaurant

I almost misspelled this as “Irma,” as in 1963’s “Irma La Douce” (and in a similar vein, thought ...

Lifestyle

Roger Barbee: A time to pause

Mrs. Bumgardner, a neighbor who farmed the land that now lies below the waters of Lake Norman, gave ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Teenage female issues

When it comes to teenagers, we are often so busy messing around with behavioral issues and preparing for ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: Kousa dogwood

Our native flowering dogwood blooms are gone, however there is another interesting dogwood now in full bloom. Kousa ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Kenneth Todd completes the OBX 200 Yes, Kenneth Todd likes to run long distances, this time the entire ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: Meet Savannah

   Meet Savanah. 7 months old: She was diagnosed with neuroblastoma – a type of cancer – ...

Lifestyle

Catherine Costello: Take a moment

Wow! May, the month of spring flowers, celebrations and preparations… for June weddings, summer vacations and beach time. ...

Faith

Lynna Clark: Roses and fishes

“I like your big panties,” my sweet friend said. Everyone at the table stopped talking. The look on ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Why is sleep important, part 3

Finally, the other elephant in the room related to sleep is STRESS. Stress alters the function of the ...

Lifestyle

Susan Shinn Turner: Sisters vs. the bug

For 2½ years now, I’ve taught a memoir writing class at Trinity Oaks. Each month, my students and ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: New path, outside and in

My radius (not the bone) has been limited, as my 2000 Alero has the opposite problem of the ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: Whiteflies are making your shrubs ugly

Many flowering shrubs are in full bloom looking their best in years. However, some shrubs are developing unsightly ...

Health

David Freeze: Teri and Philip: Vacation influences results

Both Teri Shaw and Philip Martin have been making great progress, but vacation loomed as part of April’s ...

Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: Spring cleaning

           I love spring except for all the allergies. Everything is coming back to life and growing so ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: Don’t forget to remember

   It was only Tuesday, but the week was already a tough one. Situations that needed my ...

Lifestyle

By Dr. Henry Waiters: Is one church as good as another?

With comments by Joe T. Odle Joe T. Odle and I agree that many believe it makes no ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Spring with a twist

When Spring’s warmth begins to pervade, when flower and tree buds swell prior to “popping,” Winter’s cold only ...

Lifestyle

Kent Bernhardt: Till we meet again, and again

  By the time I finish this little essay, I’ll be due at a meeting at my place ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Why is sleep important, part 2

So far we know that humans at all ages will suffer from memory dysfunction and brain sewage cleanup ...

Health

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Upcoming races and other tidbits May is currently the busiest month of the year for Salisbury and Rowan ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: Wash those feet

   There was never a doubt as I lugged that metal tub in to our women’s ministry ...

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