Columns

Local Bridge with Myrnie McLaughlin

Forcing your partner Folks are talking about this New Minor Suit Forcing (NMF) bid currently in vogue and ...

Health

David Freeze: Gotta Run

It’s a passion and Thibodeau chased it Originally from Caribou, Maine, Rick and Suzanne Thibodeau moved here in ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: ‘Sleep shrinks the brain’

So says a new article in the February edition of Scientific American. New research by Dr. Cirelli in ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: From the sublime to the ridiculous

The recent 3 days and nights of rain (still 37 short of Biblical proportion) made many impressions upon ...

Lifestyle

Lynna Clark: Beneath the load

Beneath the Load The cutest little bluebird couple has made a home in the box outside my window. ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Henry B. Waiters: A mother’s main responsibility

If parents will not provide for their children, they are worse than beasts to their young. If they ...

Faith

Doug Creamer: God is in Control

            I normally write my column on Monday evenings. Last Monday was like all the rest. My day ...

Lifestyle

Linda Beck: Quotes on faith

For the past 24 years, I have been collecting quotations written by others. I love sharing these with ...

Columns

Local Bridge with Myrnie McLaughlin

So many doubles We’ve plowed this ground before but a simple review never hurts. Of the myriad of ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Medical rating systems bring unintended consequences

We rate everything now. Google, Facebook, TripAdvisor are a few of the many internet based platforms where people ...

Lifestyle

Patriot spotlight: William Sharpe, part 2

This series of articles is brought to you monthly by the Catawba Valley Chapter of the North Carolina ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: A Lowe’s Spring

Stopping in Lowe’s recently, it was evident Spring had arrived. In fact, Lowe’s had earlier already gotten the ...

Lifestyle

Carol Hallman: ‘Break the Silence’ Sunday

It was the summer before she went to high school, she was 13 that year. She went to ...

Faith

Doug Creamer: Expecting

            Last weekend began like most weekends. It felt good to have the workweek behind me and I ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: Priorities

2017 is moving along. How is that New Year’s resolution going? You remember. We were going to exercise ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: Chemicals are back in the news

Recently my friend Fred sent me a NYTimes article titled “Are Your Sperm in Trouble?” The article reports on ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Windshield wipe

Windshield Wipe Somewhere in my early teens I remember hearing something to the effect that each day of ...

Lifestyle

Local Bridge with Myrnie McLaughlin

Carol Bachl: Newest Life Master Congratulations Carol for attaining your goal. She and her favorite partner, Judy Gealy, ...

Health

Barbara Garwood: A Caregiver’s Life

Dementia and Communication – A Positive Approach We all know that caregiving is stressful, but we often forget ...

Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: Spring Break

            If you were to ask a typical college student about spring break you would most likely encounter ...

Lifestyle

Linda Beck: Only God can

There are many things that only God can do, but sometimes a lot of people don’t believe that. ...

Lifestyle

Lynna Clark: Hold the cheese please

Have you ever gone through a situation or been sick so long that you hate life? You’re just ...

Lifestyle

Mack Williams: Recent two-day wind

Recently, the weatherman predicted a great wind (or maybe a lot of small, strong breezes bound together, achieving ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Immune system and socialization

What would you say if I told you that your immune system is involved in regulating social behavior? ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee: The Gift

It is beautifully wrapped. It has your name on it. It was sent to you by someone that ...

Lifestyle

Doug Creamer: Happy Easter

            We didn’t really have much of a winter this year. Since winter wasn’t taking charge, spring decided ...

Lifestyle

Local bridge with Myrnie McLaughlin

Was harm done? Can opponents be penalized for making a “false” or misleading bid in the auction which ...

Columns

Mack Williams: Reflections on reflections

No, this does not concern some type of confusing, concentric Matryoshka doll-like reflections nestled one within another, nor ...

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