Archived Results for November 2009

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Fairy tales do come true, but oh what a winding and precarious road they can take.
The Beaufort County School System has just lost the best Superintendent they have had since 2002.
Aboard the Elizabeth II, modeled after the 16th-century sailing vessel that brought the colonists to Roanoke Island, our favorite visiting writer finds himself buoyed by excitement and history.
"Bad Day at Blackrock?" It's a 1955 Western where the day started bad and got progressively worse. As an allegorical reference to the Board of Education it is most appropriate.
A Washington High School tradition, Stunt Night, observes its 46th year and this year's production did not disappoint.
The inaugural Art Walk on Thursday, November 19, 2009, was a huge success for the shop owners, and moreover, the art lovers who filled the streets of Washington, North Carolina.
Just about 13 miles west from the heart of Washington, DC is a piece of our nation's history: forgotten by some, never known by most, but it remains the C & O Canal.
Clint Eastwood directs this classic, for which he won the Oscar, and he proved, once again, in his role as former gun for hire, William Munny, that he is also a great actor.
This wonderful sparkly blanket was, in my vision, reminiscent of a Currier and Ives series of prints in my snow draped town of Washington, North Carolina.
Once a vagabond of the road, and now a man of letters, our visiting writer finds the courage and the stamina to make a life change after forty.
In its short and profound history, Washington, DC has befcome one of the most important cities in the world. I enjoy searching for its fundamental beauty.
Royal "Died Tragically Rescuing his Family from the Wreckage of a Destroyed Sinking Battleship"
Wilmington native Claude Howell was considered one of the North Carolina's artistic treasures.
Ashley Woolard kicks off his bid for the United States House of Representatives, 1st District seat.
Michael Corleone, the youngest son of the venerable Don, grew into the role of the crime family's Godfather, but it was never a good fit.
This Francis Ford Coppola classic, about a man trying to hold his family together while seeking the American Dream, launched the careers of a number of America's greatest actors.
The Francis Rogallo Kite Festival has become a yearly event, at Jockey's Ridge, celebrating the flying of specialized kites.
Commissioner Hood Richardson is still trying to get the school system to disclose how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) works. Good for him. Bad for the school system.
Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Scott Shriner and Pat Wilson are back at it with the latest Weezer album which brings the total as of the time of this writing to be their seventh studio album.
Goose Creek State Park reminds me of my youth on warm summer days along the shores of the Pamlico, where no one lived. Where only the natural world knows the terrain; that what inhabits the forest.
This British Comedy, hailed by some as the best in years, is all talk and little believable substance.
Inman is driven toward his inevitable purpose in this love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War in Virginia and North Carolina.
The mayor and three out of five council members are out in Washington. Adam O'Neal and the boys hold down the fort in Belhaven.
The ever changing sky tells a story that influences our activities most everyday - especially at the beach. This article is a compilation of the auspicious beginnings and the conclusions of each day.
The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse resides in a new home along the waterfront in Manteo.
Beaufort County Commissioners vote unanimously to send their joint resolution to the Beaufort County Board of Education for their approval.
The Burrows and Chapin Art Museum, in Myrtle Beach, exhibits Soul's Journey: The Creative Process.
The current United States Congress and the President of the United States are simpatico on this one issue: There will mortgage the twin futures of our nation and our children to get into office.
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