Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: Rest and family

            Like most, our family usually gathers for holidays. There is always more food than an army could ...

Lifestyle

Sarah Logue: the importance of special days

April 10th was National Sibling Day. I saw this on Facebook, so I sent out a salute to ...

Lifestyle

Tonya Skelly: Pray Rowan will gather May 4 to observe National Day of Prayer

I believe in God our Father. I believe in Christ the Son. I believe in the Holy Spirit. ...

Columns

Kate Forrest: Seasons of Salisbury: April

Kate Forrest In my grandparents’ living room, there was a 1960s era oil painting of a summer scene: ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Marie-Louise

I had to change the subject of this week’s column because of a friend’s death, occurring as abruptly ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: Why is sleep important? Part 1

Sleep has always been a necessary function of everyday life for all mammals. From an evolutionary perspective this ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: Ground bees are beneficial

Someone asked me about some type of bee flying in their backyard, wondering what they were and if ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: I felt something

   The news spread quickly. The Notre Dame Cathedral was in flames. It was a part of ...

Faith

Doug Ceamer: Alive at Easter

            Why do we believe our leaders, especially our church leaders, have their lives together? We believe that ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: Blackhaw: Lovely blooms, and hardy too

You may see a smattering of white blooms dotting the woods and outlying areas in Rowan County. From ...

Health

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Is Zach Marchinko on the way to becoming Rowan’s best ever runner? It isn’t often that I read ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: My Ebeneezer

I recently sang at a church, whose budget is such that it must move Wintertime services to its ...

Columns

Kent Bernhardt: I guess the yolk’s on me

  It was called “the incredible, edible egg” once upon a time by advertisers who wanted us to ...

Faith

Jeff Long: Our ultimate home

We all have probably visualized our ultimate retirement home at one time or the other. Today, I want ...

Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: Spiritual muscles

            I am only a few days away from adding another candle to my birthday cake. The years ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: Break through

375 Red Rover. Red Rover. Send Ann right over. There was never any doubt. For this game, my ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: ‘Closing in 3 Days’

The other day, the automotive service station which I regularly patronize had upon the door a sign expressing ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Teri and Philip: Best month the program as seen in several years

I knew we had two good participants for 2019 right away. They are interesting and making good things ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: Proper lime application guidelines

Spring has arrived, and many are excited about their yards and gardens. Adding lime to lawns and gardens ...

Lifestyle

Kent Bernhardt: The intersections of life

  We sat frozen in the moment, our eyes meeting for the first time. We knew not what ...

Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: Render to Caesar

            Have you done your taxes yet? Several people have asked me if I do my own taxes ...

Columns

Ann Farabee: Give it up

   What an important job Moses had! As magistrate, he was a lawgiver and judge among the ...

Columns

Dr. Henry Waiters: The last three wars on Earth

Jesus’ description of the last days events: “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Some Social Security matters

I recently stopped by the local Social Security Office to see, at age 68, whether things had changed ...

Lifestyle

Darrell Blackwelder: Fences and roadways are a-bloom

Yellow jessamine/Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is now in full bloom on fences and trees along roadsides in North ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: Resistant starch

Resistant starch continues to emerge as a valuable part of a modern diet to enhance gut health. From ...

Lifestyle

Gotta Run

Early in January, the Road Runners Club of America announced that Salisbury had been designated as a “Runner ...

Faith

Lynna Clark: The man by the window

I heard a story years ago about two old men who shared a room in a convalescent home. ...

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