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2016 Lewis Preaching Series features Dr. Ray Jones

In 2006 First Presbyterian Church of Salisbury began the Lewis Preaching Series to honor the 24 years of ...

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Oscar Ramirez: An infallible but unused tool

By Oscar Ramirez Imagine someone who would use an old Underwood or Royal typewriter when a modern computer ...

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Susan Shinn column: Hot yoga

I recently learned about the creator of hot yoga. It’s Satan. Lucifer. Beelzebub. The Prince of Darkness. Yeah, ...

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Wayne Hinshaw column: Sexiest forms of creativity

There is a quote from an unknown source that says, “Penguins mate for life. That doesn’t surprise me ...

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Mack Williams column: The big melt

Still in last week’s mood, not writing about massive snow because I’ve seen it before, I’ll write about its leaving. Of ...

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Gotta Run: Winter Flight reflections and a talk with Grace Kahura

The 2016 Novant Health Winter Flight 8K was another success in its 33rd year. Some of the highlights ...

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Linda Beck: Lord, prop me up

After we bought the old home place from my husband’s mother, he began to destroy some old sheds ...

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Dr. Chris Magryta: Micronutrient No. 4 — Selenium

Selenium: a trace mineral found in some foods and the earth.  It is a mineral primarily necessary as ...

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Local Bridge with Myrnie McLaughlin

Snow and ice closes game Our Evergreen game was cancelled Friday, Jan. 22 due to ice and snow. ...

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Dr. Chris Magryta: Micronutrient No. 3 — Calcium

Calcium: Third on my list of important minerals.  It is a mineral involved in many reactions in the ...

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Mack Williams column: The trailer

No, this week’s column doesn’t have anything to do with singlewides, doublewides, nor Desi and Lucy’s film, “The ...

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Gotta Run: Today’s a big day, and an injury update

The sun is up this morning on the most important running day of the year in Salisbury. The ...

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Kent Bernhardt: They called him Cloudy

Our recent bout of winter weather reinforced certain truths about folks in the south that I have always ...

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Ann Farabee: Are you in darkness?

I turn lights on. My husband turns lights off. I turn lights on. I love the light! Whatever the ...

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Mack Williams: Programmed

The other week, I saw a concrete-bordered flower garden just off the street, that particular material identifying it ...

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Local Bridge with Myrnie McLaughlin

Over the past weeks we have paused giving hints on bidding and play. Today we’ll resume technical issues ...

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Gotta Run: More on Winter Flight and some early noteworthy runners

A week ago this morning, I ran for the first time this winter with snow falling. Out well ...

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Patti Kadick: Unexpected, maybe

I know am not the only one often eager to talk about . . . the best ever ...

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Jeff Long: Too many chiefs

“Too many chiefs and not enough Indians”; a common paraphrase, not referring to our Native American friends, but ...

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Gotta Run: Winter Flight news, and when to take a day off

With just two weeks left before Rowan’s biggest race, news about some of the competitors is coming in. ...

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Mack Williams: ‘Star Wars’ memories ‘awaken’

I finally saw “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (Episode VII), with my son Jeremy and daughter-in-law Rose. The ...

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Kent Bernhardt: The lengths, they were a-changin’

“Give me down to there, hair! Shoulder length or longer! Here baby, there mama, everywhere daddy daddy…” A ...

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Local Bridge with Myrnie McLaughlin

Once again it is time to name the winners of the June Evans and the Phil Sowers prizes. ...

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Kent Bernhardt: Goals

Now that a lot of us are sitting beside a pile of broken New Year’s resolutions, I think ...

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Local Bridge with Myrnie McLaughlin

There are two tournaments coming up near us this month. Morganton is having another week-end sectional from January ...

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Mack Williams: Walking down the streets on an overcast day

This week, my car has been on the “fritz.” (I’m reminded of a not-so-nice campaign slogan used again the ...

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Lynna Clark: The wrong picture

My kindly contact at the Salisbury Post dropped me a line to inform that she needed a different ...

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Gotta Run: Beginning runner’s class, Winter Flight and Rowan’s marathon man

With a dose of cold air and harsh wind this week, winter running has returned. I’m sure glad ...

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