Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: We knew our history

Time was, we knew North Carolina history. If you knew Claude Pickett, or you know James Lloyd, Terry ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: Our art reflects our selves

Time was, we had pictures on the wall. Often they came with the furniture. Blue Boy and Pinkie ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: The Farmer’s Almanac and other signs of bygone times

Time was, it’s time to plant your greens. Some people already have, but it’s not too late. Go ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: Try it, you’ll like Iit

Time was, we ate liver. We didn’t like it, but we did it. They never asked if we ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: Varmints roamed a less ‘civilized’ world

Time was, there were critters out there. In the woods, right behind the house, every once and a ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: Come ‘set’ a spell on the porch and relax

Time was we had porches and screen doors. Usually on the back el of the kitchen across from ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: Rediscover the lost art of penmanship

Time was, we wrote in cursive. Handwriting was learned by repeated ovals and if we were lucky enough ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: Define the sacred and protect it

Time was, there were things and places sacred. If ever you visited cathedrals or reliquaries, you immediately knew ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: Dictionaries and the words we say — or don’t

Time was, we used a dictionary. Each desk had one, together with a Roget's Thesaurus and maybe a ...

Lifestyle

Clyde, Time Was: The lines went down

Time was when the lines went down. On a sweltering summer solstice night without our friend “Juke Pyer,” ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: These are the lines of our lives

Time was, we spent a lot of time standing in line. Remember elementary school? We lined up for ...

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